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german ground hopping trip friday 3 april sunday 5 april.2025.

a very warm welcome from the magical and historical city of berlin. for one of my many pilgrimages to the land of beer, sausage, and affordable football. the 1st of 4 games in 3 days in germany. offering number one comes from the stadiom litchenfielde, regionalligga north ost action. hertha zelendorf vs rotweis erfert, who hail from the former east germany.  this, the 4th tier of german football.  13th vs 3rd.  to obtain promotion, you have to win the league, and the 6 winners of the various regional leagues play off for 3 promotion spots. eerfert, however, are some way behind the leaders locomotive Leipzig.  7 pm kick off, on a glorious berlin spring evening.  but the biggest question of the weekend, how many bratwurst's can davis manage over the weekend?  i magaged 11 on a trip in 2019. watch this space...   full time   from last night and honours even with a 3 all draw.   an error strewn game lacking in quality with several howlers ...

Sunday 27 April 2025.

the sun is shining, the ale is flowing,   the sound of leather on willow is echoing, and all is well   with the world.    welcome to amesbury avenue, for my first cricket of 2025. 1st round waddilove cup action. knock out cup for teams in the aire wharfe league. thackley currently 90 for 3 after 20 of an allotted 45 overs vs skipton.  both teams ply their trade in division 3 of this league.    mid innings break at amesbury lane, and thackley rack up an impressive 347 for 7 off 45 overs. skipton requiring a run rate of 7,5 to chase this one down. thackley were 80 for 3, but that was as good as it got for skiptom, before a 132 run 4th wicket partnership between robbie williams who departed for 51. 100 runs later followed overseas pro from brisbane nick burford, 176 with 22 4s and 9 6s. 3 for 51 best of the bowlers.   skipton already 7 for 1 off 3 overs.  result from amesbury Avenue,  and thackley through to the next round with a resoun...