What do you know about Bomaderry? I'd imagine not a lot. On January 25th, 2004, about 5.30 p.m., David Evans got up to bat in a cricket match in that fair town.
As he reached the wicket ... well, I'll let Bomaderry Cricket Club secretary, Graeme Sawkins take up the story:
"It wasn't even stormy at the time. We all said before the game started that if it was stormy then we'd stop play, but it was quite clear. David got up to bat and suddenly, out of the blue, a lightning bolt came down and hit his helmet, went through his body and shattered his bat. It left a hole in the ground next to the wicket where he was standing. Six or seven other players were knocked down with the impact."
Two fielders, including a 13-year-old boy, were injured. The umpire, square-leg fielder and umpire on the wicket end were knocked off their feet. A few seconds after Mr Evans was hit, a second strike injured two women at a property in Worrige.
Now my only question is if David knew those two women at Worrige or not.
Maybe we should learn to control our prayers better. It was over the other side of the world. That is some miss.
ReplyDeleteBut the important question is if the bails came off, which seems likely, was he given out?
ReplyDeleteDid it damage the strip on a length?
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad story. David Evans RIP News Report
ReplyDeleteEither way, Lord T, to him it was a bolt from the blue.
ReplyDeleteBill, an essential point. If half the pitch was obliterated, does that constitute the bails being disturbed and how would the dismissal be entered in the scorebook? Retired, obliterated?
Dearieme, it did a George Davies.
Gallimaufry, you found it!
What's a "George Davies"? What's a "strip on a length"? What are the "Bails"? What's cricket, anyway?
ReplyDeleteIt's code, Welshcakes. Google George Davis. :)
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