We've all been there ! Is there anything more frustrating than going on a cricket tour and it rains for days on end ?
If so, spare at thought for Archie Fairfax-Ross, the young South Wilts left-arm spin all-rounder, who is spending a soggy winter away playing for Mudgeeraba & Nerang District on Queensland's rain lashed Gold Coast, best part of 10,000 miles from his Hambledon home.
In an unexpected break in the weather, Archie did something unusual last weekend. He played cricket and got a bat, making the most of a rare opportunity at the crease to post 73, his highest score of the winter season.
"Since Christmas, our cricket has been pretty much rained off. We've been hit by cyclones, heavy rain and wind, with endless structural damage to properties. Last weekend was only the second time we'd played a Gold Coast League match since the break, but that, predtcably, was abandoned," he explained.
"We were in a strong position having bowled Alberton out for 163 and were 113-4 off 23.2 overs when the match was abandoned."
Archie led the run chase with a season's best run-a-ball 73, which included 12 boundaries.
Even though the match was abandoned as a draw, defending champions Mudgeeraba have topped the log at the end of the Gold Coast League programme.
"It means we've got a one-day semi-final against Palm Beach this Sunday and hopefully a Grand Final relish a weekend later," Archie added.
All being well, Fairfax-Ross should squeeze in a Gold Coast Grand Final before he - and 2024 South Wilts recruit Tom Cheater, who has been wintering in Melbourne - fly back to the UK and wash their kit in time for a trip to Malaga for a European t20 tournanent.
"We been invited to play for a Guernsey side in a tournament against teams from Austria, Estonia, the Isle of Mann and Spain. We're both very excited about going," he said.
If so, spare at thought for Archie Fairfax-Ross, the young South Wilts left-arm spin all-rounder, who is spending a soggy winter away playing for Mudgeeraba & Nerang District on Queensland's rain lashed Gold Coast, best part of 10,000 miles from his Hambledon home.
In an unexpected break in the weather, Archie did something unusual last weekend. He played cricket and got a bat, making the most of a rare opportunity at the crease to post 73, his highest score of the winter season.
"Since Christmas, our cricket has been pretty much rained off. We've been hit by cyclones, heavy rain and wind, with endless structural damage to properties. Last weekend was only the second time we'd played a Gold Coast League match since the break, but that, predtcably, was abandoned," he explained.
"We were in a strong position having bowled Alberton out for 163 and were 113-4 off 23.2 overs when the match was abandoned."
Archie led the run chase with a season's best run-a-ball 73, which included 12 boundaries.
Even though the match was abandoned as a draw, defending champions Mudgeeraba have topped the log at the end of the Gold Coast League programme.
"It means we've got a one-day semi-final against Palm Beach this Sunday and hopefully a Grand Final relish a weekend later," Archie added.
All being well, Fairfax-Ross should squeeze in a Gold Coast Grand Final before he - and 2024 South Wilts recruit Tom Cheater, who has been wintering in Melbourne - fly back to the UK and wash their kit in time for a trip to Malaga for a European t20 tournanent.
"We been invited to play for a Guernsey side in a tournament against teams from Austria, Estonia, the Isle of Mann and Spain. We're both very excited about going," he said.