Day 122 - Train Trouble

An Ofwat meeting up in Town at 0930: just take the 0827 from Cobham and Stoke d'Abernon and the Tube to Bloomsbury ... simples.  Or so it would seem: arrived at station to be greeted by "Train Cancelled Due to Train Fault" notice and had to do a rapid rethink.  Off to Esher (not an easy drive at that time of the day) to catch a train that got me there only 15 mins late: now I remember why I didn't enjoy the life of a commuter!

Fortunately, my meeting finished in plenty of time to allow me to get back to Burhill for my 2 pm match. Today it was a Jubilee Goblets fixture: the top six pairs from the main competition in May get to play against the Captain and Lady Captain, with the pair who record the best result winning a bottle of champagne from the Captains.  Today our opponents were Xenos and Kika: two very strong players who hit the ball a long way.  We were soon under the cosh: 5 down after 9 is not a platform for success!

A purple patch followed though and we got them back to 2 down, but we couldn't maintain the momentum and the game finished on the 15th hole: a loss for us by 4&3. But will that prove enough to win them their champagne? Watch this space...

Time for a shower, then on to the next engagement: the June meeting of the Social Committee.  Our Chair had a brainwave and instead of repairing to the stuffy Hospitality Suite upstairs we instead took up residence outside on the Terrace. I am sure that it made for a more efficient, and certainly more pleasant, meeting!

A quick check of the 4th ODI cricket score: yikes...time to rush home to see what happens...