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Sep 8, 2020, 8 tweets

At Wormsley, a Lords Taverners XI featuring a host of cricket legends - including 2005 Ashes hero Matthew Hoggard - are confined to 147/9 off their 20 overs.

A good display from the lads...

And me? One year after I bowled that great Test cricketer, Andrew Caddick, is it possible that I dismissed ANOTHER TEST LEGEND? IS IT???? IS IT???!!??!!!!???????

#FF @benfalkwriter, who caught Matthew Hoggard out in the deep off one of my perfectly pitched inswinging yorkers. He is a wonderful, wonderful man, & I love him very, very, very much. Please do follow him.

Two other heroic performances should be highlighted: 3 wickets for @CCampbell_Agent, including a wicket first ball, & @peterfrankopan, whose performance on the boundary was to fielding what the Theodosian walls were to ancient fortifications - unpassable.

News that I’ve dismissed yet another England Test cricketer is greeted by @jonawils with unconcealed joy

You can’t argue with the scorebook...

What a wonderful day it was. Huge thanks to everyone who organised it.

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