Playing U16 cricket here in Australia we used to start at 8:30am, I used to love getting to the oval about an hour before the game and standing at each end imagining my shots while nobody else was at the oval, even now thinking back to it I can feel the dew of the grass as I stood there and the hot Aussie sun was just starting to burn it off the grass
The mention of dew brings up memories
Playing U16 cricket here in Australia we used to start at 8:30am, I used to love getting to the oval about an hour before the game and standing at each end imagining my shots while nobody else was at the oval, even now thinking back to it I can feel the dew of the grass as I stood there and the hot Aussie sun was just starting to burn it off the grass