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Having started the illustrious OTCC View from a Boundary and posting it on the web-site I consulted with the web guru Justin Jeffrey who suggested that I blogged it. So here is the first instalment of Blogger Ken’s ‘View from a Boundary’

Wed 18th April 2007

 It’s Wednesday morning, the morning after the night before. The night before, being the first senior outdoor net session of the new season. Who turned up? Surprisingly, the usual suspects. It was disconcerting being the eldest at the session. It was more disconcerting seeing Gavin bowling again!

Selection for the first full weekend of the league season was an arduous affair and extremely draining on physical resources. But, that was quickly rectified by consumption of the pick me up known as ‘Pintus Guinnessus’. The usual couple of hours massdebate and oral jousting was confined to ‘This is the 1st XI for this weekend’ and ‘This is the 2nd XI for this weekend’. Needless to say neither Riddler, (watching Arsenal give City a good hiding. Up the Gunners) or Merwe (watching the clock go round until Thursday) was at the selection meeting and hence it was a doddle!

Who the hell christened the illustrious Mr Hook- Funky Dunky? I’ve just had an e-mail from the aforementioned chap and it was signed with the new signature you see before you. Either there was an extremely bad poet in South Africa or the Castle Lager has gone to more than the head!

This could get very ugly as the season progresses as we could have all sorts of new names appearing. In fact, it would be great for members of the OTCC stable to come up with suitable monikers for others in the club and we can post them on View from the Boundary.

This weekends games see the newly formed Saturday 1st XI play last years third placed team Kettering Town. Shambles reliably informs this oracle that he has five excellent prospects. I believe he is still waiting for the other six to materialise!

The Sunday 1st XI and 2nd XI are in fine fettle after wintering extremely well. It’s just the summer that proves a bit of a problem. However, even Swanny at the Evening Telegraph refuses to predict the usual relegation this year. We must be doing something wrong!

I plan on updating this blog at regular intervals and would welcome any ideas from the readers, but please keep them clean!