Okay, my worst day on a cricket field. I'll set the scene... A beautiful sunny afternoon in the west of Hertfordshire, I'm at the crease 40 not out, my team 9 down and we're chasing a further 20 odd runs to win and I'm batting with our walking wicket number 11 (who can't resist a big ol' swipe at anything pitched in his half).
The opposition captain (an off spinner) is bowling. Earlier in the over I'd flicked a leg stump half volley over square leg for 6 and was fortunate to see another similar delivery heading my way.
I realize very late on in the ball's trajectory that it is not quite as full as i first thought and in attempt to get a bigger stride in to reach the pitch of it I hyper-extent my back leg to the point where my knee dislocates! ... My leg collapses and the momentum of my attempted shot spins my body 180 degrees. In the final stages of my fall my knee crunches back into place and before I know it the sight of the stumps flashes before my eyes and my head is suddenly halted in it's tracks... I get a face full of Ash!
With the stumps broken, the opposition are awaken to the fact it's all over and in their exuberant celebrations, they take 2 or 3 minutes before they realize I'm writhing on the ground in agony with my mouth pissing blood.
I'm eventually carried off the field and with my knee strapped up I head back to the club and drink Guinness until the pain stops and I can laugh at the lads telling me with my swollen top lip I look like Leslie Ash.
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