Last November I set up a store on our local oval selling daniel(ink.) t-shirts for the first time. It was part of the Darlington Arts Festival and the weather was so bad I thought they would cancel the whole thing! The guy in the store next to me, Terry, loved my tees and bought one for himself. He told me he has three sons and one of them is in a wheelchair, so he knew it’s not easy to look after someone in a chair.
Terry also plays cricket with the Darlington Social Cricket Club. He asked me if I was interested in scoring for them. I said yes, but I was nervous. I didn’t know one thing about cricket! It’s not a game I had ever participated in. But, all the players have been really understanding, helping me to score if I miss something and explaining the game to me, and I’ve made lots of friends there.
I enjoy going down every weekend. It gets me out of the house for a few hours and they have the best afternoon tea ever! Great sandwiches, lovely cakes, fresh fruit, biscuits, and the team help me make tea or coffee. Cricket anyone?
Featured image courtesy of Darlington Social Cricket Club Facebook Page (2022)
