Anyone For Tennis - Cream

From the 'GOODBYE' Album

An earlier than usual start was called for yesterday as my 'surprise' outing was nearing. Probably the first and last time I will ever say "it was a good job numbers were much decreased in the traps" as time was of the essence. By the time we had planned to leave all traps had been processed, photographs taken and all insects logged, the Cream of the Crop being:-

 OBSCURE WAINSCOT
a scarce and much sort after Insect I believe and a welcome addition
to the Property List

and quickly joined by
UNCERTAIN

PHOENIX
was new for the year

and by 11:30 I was showing my ticket at the Main Gate of

WIMBLEDON

 Lawn Tennis Club

 Plenty in store and what has now become known as

 BAGSY'S BULGE
was filling rapidly.
A wander around, just to get the feel of the place, was well in order

 and at Court No. 9

play was just about to start.

 We were destined for higher places but with time to kill the stroll continued.

 ARE MY SEAMS STRAIGHT CORPORAL?

 Ah! the Steward with the drinks.
My company for the day was Daryl, eldest son of Hugh and Janet,
and let's not forget Husband of Cath!
He also made a fine Chauffeur

 By 13:00 we had taken or seats on
Centre Court

 to witness the first match of the day,

 LADIES SINGLE
not a 'full house' by any means and even the

 ROUGE'S GALLERY
was deplete.
Only recognised 2 faces and even then may not get the names right.
Front row 4th from left Duke of Kent?? and 6th from left
Camila Parker-Bowles?

 Miss Radwanska

went on to win the bout in under one hour.
Good Game!

 were next up

 The Toss Up

 The BBC at work,

 along with

Hawk-Eye - OUT!

 and while Dimitrov looked the fitter of the two both played some fine shots

 but he did win convincingly and in short time.

 Final game of the day was the one everyone had come to see,

 and included the only name I had heard of (not surprisingly)

 NOVAK DJOKOVIC

 The 2 young ladies sat next to me told me that the chap diagonally
in front of us was

 JIMMY CARR
someone else I had never heard of, who is said to be a Comedian??

 Now here is a 'proper' Celeb and someone I readily recognised from
my own generation.
ANN HAYDON JONES
winner of 5 Grand Slams including the 1969 Wimbledon Title
beating the legendary Billy Jean King.

 For those, including myself, who thought Stepanek was going to
be a 'walk-over' there was to be a rude awakening.

 The man played 'excellent' tennis

 over the 3 and a quarter hour contest with the score

not really telling the tale of the game.
A most enjoyable day experiencing yet another of life's milestones
with Many Thanks to both Daryl and Hugh for the opportunity.
Cor Blimey here comes the Heavy Rain better get this Posted!

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