Catsfield
Sports News: An extremely interesting afternoon’s cricket at home versus Sedlescombe completed a busy weekend at the Playing Field. Catsfield batted first finishing at tea with 194 for 7, David Taylor scoring 31, Derek Fuller 46 and Andy Williams 51 being the main scorers. It was just like old times having Tony Taylor in the side skilfully finishing with bowling figures 10 overs, 3 maidens, 3 for 34, other wicket takers were Derek Longley 2 for 4 runs and James Wilson 1 for 37. Captain Keith Cook constantly changed the bowling trying to get a victory, but with only 8 wickets taken we ended up with a draw. During the match a German tourist called in to ask what game we were playing, we were just about to launch into the rules of lbw when she hurriedly left. It begs the question what do Germans play in the summer? Do they spend it in football training and if so, where does it get them? Speaking of which, the first of three friendly football matches starts on Saturday and the cricketers will be playing Brightling Park at home on Sunday.
Forthcoming Event: The St Laurence Church Flower Festival takes place in the church over the August Bank Holiday weekend, 23rd, 24th, 25th based on the theme ‘A Work of Art’. All the details of this and associated events in next week’s column, but make a note of the dates because it’s going to be well worth a visit! Finally as we all commemorate the events of WWl on the hundredth anniversary, the prize-winning ode written by John Overall for the show entitled ‘The Village Pump’ seems appropriate to include here.
The moon shone on the village pump
One hundred years ago
She drew her water from the sump
And thought about her Joe
Her son who made her very proud
They’d sent him off to France
To fight the war to end all wars
The village band that played so loud
Those pals who gave no backward glance
To shouts and cheers and roars
She still goes to the moonlit place
But Joe will go no more
He disappeared without a trace
In mud and dirt and gore
So now she comes here all alone
Without her darling lad
Never will he have a wife
Nor children of his own
She’s never ever been so sad
What a waste of his young life
The moon still shines unto this day
Their names now set in stone
Those village boys who went away
To fight and die alone
Their spirit was unshaken
They fought so we are free
Our futures will be brighter
By our brave young Sussex yeomen
Who died for you and me
And we always will remember
Jill Jarrett
Broadview, Bexhill