Mr A.K. Grabham of Bickenhall, recalls that
between 1920 and 1939 Bickenhall had a very good cricket team at staple
Fitzpaine, Curland and Bickenhall. The Rector, Rev. Cooke, played himself and
took great interest in the team. Lord, Portman, the president of the club, often
played himself and arranged games, sometimes getting County players to come and
play such as Mr. John Daniell (Somerset Captain) and Mr. Robertson Glasgow and
others. Mr. Sammy Woods, an old Somerset
“In one match I had made 60 runs, Lord Portman
was so pleased that he sent his butler out to the wicket with a drink for me.
The butler said, “It won’t hurt you,” so I drank it. I was out the next ball.
It was whisky!”
4 comments:
'Whisky' does NOT have an 'E.' Tsk!
E by gum - you can tell i don't drink the hallowed nectar.
Well in the writer's defence/defense, since there was no stipulation that it was Scotch whisky there is in fact nothing wrong with his spelling. Irish whiskey, for example, takes the "e", and in all countries other than Scotland, Canada and Japan, it is also spelled "whiskey".
Yes but THEY are WRONG!
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