Selected Pictures from the 2005 Chemical Physical Society Sports Day

Main event: The Annual Cricket Match - Staff versus Students


The highly demanding deck-chair event - everyone an expert
 

Crisp score-keeping helped keep the game on track
 

The new ball is called for after just two leg overs
 

An expert eye cast over the score sheet
 

The warm-up
 

Nice try, Doctor - but it's still only the warm up
 

A confident start by the student team
 

Good shot, sir!
 

Here she comes.....
 

...and there she goes
 

"Which ball have I caught then?"
 

An excellent demonstration of the Hampster Dance (click here for the real thing)
 

Despite this impressive performance by the Students, the Staff gave them a sound thrashing, beating them as they did 200 for 7 to 140 runs all out.

And just off scene an interesting addition to the day. Not everyone has a sports ground with their own private aricraft and stud farm:


 

I'm looking a gift-horse in the nose??
 

The place was infested with mosquitoes
 

more aircraft than one needs in their back yard