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Friday, November 17, 2006

[nilesfunnies] Fw: Cricket


Cricket
Two old friends, Alan and Richard, have been friends for as long as they
can remember; they're both now in their nineties. They both played
cricket avidly in their earlier days and are now devoted spectators of
the “Summer Game”.

One day whilst sitting at The Oval watching a game, Richard turns to
Alan and says, “you know Alan we've been friends for the last 90 years
or more and we've enjoyed cricket all that time”

Alan replies “Yes”

“Well” Richard continues “we've both had a good innings and are now
getting towards the point were we've got to carry our bat for the last
dignified last walk back to the pavilion”

“Yes” says Alan

“Do you think they have cricket in heaven?” asks Richard.

Alan replies “I don't know; but, if one of us takes the walk to the
pavilion before the other, let's promise that if it's at all possible,
we will come back and let the other know.”

“Sounds good to me” says Richard.

Anyway a couple of months later Alan gets ill and unfortunately a few
days later takes the long walk back to the pavilion.

About a week after Alan dies, Richard is asleep in bed; when about
midnight he is woken by a voice he recognises as Alan's.

Alan says “We agreed that the first one would come back and let the
other know if there was cricket in heaven.”

Richard answers “Yes”

Well says Alan “There is some good news and some bad news, which would
you like first?”

Richard thinks for a moment and answers “I'll have the good news first
please”

So Alan starts with the good news “There is cricket in heaven, and the
weather is always a warm spring afternoon.” He continues “All our old
friends are here and you have the strength and vitality of your youth,
so that you can bat and bowl all day without getting tried; and the
afternoon teas are to die for.”

Richard says ”That's great; but, what's the bad news then?”

Alan replies “You're opening the batting for us next Tuesday!”