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| Joy
turns to confusion, as McCarthy, Jones and Lloyd miss the train they
were supposed to be meeting the rest of the group on |
McCarthy
can't believe it, and holds Jones responsible for arriving late for the
pre-day Full English Breakfast |
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| While
Jones holds McCarthy responsible for cutting it fine with the timings |
Joy
again turns to confusion, as Bert managed to get us on an underground
train going in the opposite direction to Lords |
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| We
finally arrive at the stadium and meet the others. McCarthy pokes out a
rather ruined Funnels eye with his hat |
The
Barmy Army look forward to an exciting game in prospect, although disappointingly
only McCarthy and Funnel had made the effort to dress up for the
occasion |
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| The
home of cricket |
The
Pavilion |
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| This
stand housed the Lancashire fans |
The
now legendary McCarthy Industries timepiece shows us that Lords has no
floodlights to come on |
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| Funnels
attempts to sell his free C&G hat didn't work |
Bert
poses, as Jones looks delighted to lose his Lords virginity |
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| Funnel
spills beer all over himself |
Chris
Adams performs the most important toss of his life |
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| People
just couldn't believe how smart Funnel looked |
McCarthy,
complete with traditional cricket drink of Westons 8.2% organic cider |
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| The
scoreboard says it all |
The
Sussex players prepare for the final on their balcony |
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| Bert
shockingly spilt London Pride all over the back of this poor woman in
front |
Lancashire
celebrate their first wicket of the day |
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| Richard
Montgomerie the man to go |
Funnel
celebrates a four |
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| Kelvin
was superb, as he decided to just scream at a pigeon during a
particularly quite part of the game |
McCarthy
and Funnel hit the bar, and who should they see, but Tom Stewart |
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| Sussex
aren't looking too good in the early stages |
Lancashire
continue to do well |
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| We
wonder if this steward was being paid to do that |
Lancashire
celebrate another wicket |
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| Bert
enjoys a sandwich, a wise decision after spilling beer on that poor
woman, while Jones goes for a pint |
McCarthy
knocks back another pint of Pride - possibly one of the reasons why he
would go onto fall asleep for a period in the second innings |
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| Mushy
comes into bat |
Matt
Martindale looks on as the innings comes to a close, with Sussex posting
a worryingly low total |
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| McCarthy
and Funnel prepare to wander during the interval |
We
go deep into Lancashire territory |
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| McCarthy
enjoys a cheese and chicken pie, at a 'bargain' £4.20 |
The
jazz band were in position to entertain the masses |
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| Someone
put him out, James Kirtley is on fire |
Sussex
begin to take important wickets |
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| Carlos
was as happy as Larry, as he dances to Sussex improved performance |
Luke
Wright about to enter the attack |
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| Sussex
are putting themselves right back into this game, thanks to James
Kirtley |
Mushy
prepares to bowl |
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| Luke
Wright waves |
After
falling asleep, McCarthy decides to take on board a sugar based drink |
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| There
is a third umpires decision - Jones prays |
Not
out! |
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| John
and Matt sit tight, the game could still go either way |
Another
wicket for Sussex! |
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| Two
more needed for victory |
Kev
'the Ape' Ticehurst looks on nervously |
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| But
they've done it, Sussex are the C&G Champions 2006! |
The
fans celebrate |
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| John
and Mark are delighted |
It
was no doubt the outfits of these two stallions that inspired the Sussex
victory |
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| Jones
gets caught up in the heat of the moment |
The
trophy is lifted |
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| The
scoreboard is a pretty sight |
Lap
of honor time |
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| The
team celebrate |
A
wonderful day had by all! |
