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LORDS 2004 |
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Every great sport has its Mecca for fans - for Football it is Wembley, for Tennis, Wimbledon, and for Cricket - Lords. It was therefore a great honor when Scott McCarthy and Kevin 'The Ape' Ticehurst stepped inside the famous cricketing arena to see Middlesex take on Sussex in Frizzell County Championship action |
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| Ape eagerly awaits the train from Burgess Hill station to London | While McCarthy also looks forward to losing his Lords virginity |
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| The roof of the practice pitch behind the Nursery end comes into view | Is it some sort of spaceship? |
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| Inside Lords, looking across the famous ground | The Pavilion, venue of many famous cricketing scenes |
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| The spaceship up close - which is actually the Natwest Media Centre | One of the impressive stands |
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| The scoreboard displays the Division One table | Ape looks forward to the days play |
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| McCarthy too is expecting a good day of play | The game gets underway |
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| Is there a better way to spend a summers day? | No cricket game is complete without the customary newspaper - in Kev's case, The Sun |
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| Sussex face the Middlesex attack | It is a wonderful day to hear the sound of willow on leather |
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| Ape can hardly bear the joy that going to Lords brings him | The players troop off for lunch after a hard morning session |
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| Kev tucks into his over priced bacon BLT baguette | While McCarthy enjoys a splendid sandwich of cream cheese and lettuce |
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| We are given the rare opportunity to tread the Lords outfield | McCarthy stands in front of the pavilion |
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| The media centre in all her glory | The wicket that was being used for the days game |
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| Looking across Lords from the Nursery end | The view across this fine arena |
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| Play resumes, and Middlesex have an early wicket | Lords is also home to the National Cricket Museum - this board lists all the English players that have scored Test centuries here |
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| McCarthy meets one of his many fans | While Kev also agrees to pose with the lucky gent |
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| The cricket world cup | McCarthy is delighted to be underneath something that has been held by Shane Warne |
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| The richest prize in the one day game | McCarthy and one of the most famous sporting trophies in the world - the Ashes |
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| Kev practically wet himself when he saw this exhibit - it was a fine way to wrap up the day |