Fish and Chips arrived at Kingston’s state of the art facility early as always, to a surprised Head Coach Tim Scott. ‘Wet the bed boys?’ Tim asked. ‘Just keen’ was my reply. The real story was that I had been to banjos for a coffee and eggs benedict pita, and it had taken a lot less time than I anticipated. We went about our normal cricket morning routines, with a pitch inspection and plenty of chat about agricultural stuff we don’t really know that much about. The pitch had a wet patch reminiscent of my bed sheets in primary school. Plastic sheets would have been handy. The knights rolled in one by one and we started to prepare for a warm up, although one fast bowler was missing. The man we call ‘The Duck’ was nowhere to be seen. Nobody was concerned however, as Duck works on his own clock. Tim called us in, armed with his usual enthusiasm, positive reinforcement and a fresh Clive Palmer quote, we had everything we needed to get the job done. The Duck rolled in after 10 o’clock and we proceeded to warm up in windy and fresh conditions. Glenorchy didn’t not lose the … Continue reading A Knight’s Tale: the story of Kingborough’s first win.