Woke up bright and early with every intention of going to the Club for the early morning roll up...until I opened the curtains, checked the weather forecast on and put the TV on... There was a 95+% chance of heavy rain, it looked dark and gloomy and England were due to resume their first innings in the Second Test.
What a wise decision: the heavens duly opened and we had non stop rain all day AND I got to see one of the best session's Test cricket ever. The brutality of Stokes's batting was very impressive and it was also fun to hear all the records tumbling throughout the day. I am very jealous at the thought that friends Richard and Gavin will actually have been at Newlands to see what will have been a special day.
I did go into the Club at lunchtime to wish those who were there a Happy New Year. I spent around half an hour in the pro Shop chatting to the guys there to make sure that all is properly set up for January. After that I went to speak with Tom to make sure that some of the events in January are also in hand: all looks good!
Back home for supper with AJ and Aggie: this really marks the end of the Festive Season. They go back to work a full week tomorrow, Kathryn has cleared up all the decorations and taken the tree off to the recycling. As ever, the house feels a bit bare without all the Christmas paraphernalia....
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