Twenty four years ago I was asked to manage the Sydney South Eastern Junior Cricket Association's Weblin Shield under 15 rep side. Our first representative game is set for Sunday, 29 November 1998 against Canberra at Stirling Oval in Canberra.
My first thoughts. Canberra. For a junior under 15 team. What the. Its 300 k's away. Second thoughts. This will present quite a few challenges. The players are subsequently given the option of going down the Saturday night or doing it all in the one day.
Some of the boys opt for the latter, no doubt worried about the cost of an overnight stay. So 5:00 am on the Sunday of the game I pick up four of the players in my black Ford LTD,
