Faulconbridge

Did you know that the Blue Mountains town so named uses half the alphabet, all the vowels and no repeat letters? Neither did I until Doug Walters told me.



Yes, you read right, I went to an OBU long lunch to hear the cricketing legend and boyhood hero of so many NSWelshmen give an address on our chances in The Ashes tour. In better circumstances, there still might have been some point in speculating but instead, Doug retold some funny stories of Jim Higgs and other bowlers who couldn't bat and other tales from tours of old.



I have a wonderful recording of these gentlemen playing the bagpipes which I will upload later.
Doug Walters sat next to me on the bus ride to the pub after lunch - what a thrill! It was then he told me about Faulconbridge. Probably knew that piece of trivia as the result of too much time on his hands in the sheds, or Dressing Rooms.



This is the view of Rose Bay from the Club. Not bad for an August afternoon.



This is CYC, Rushcutters Bay early morning.
Doug spoke for almost an hour, a polished performance. His reward was a nice bottle of scotch and countless handshakes from awe struck men. He's given up the smokes but remains a very down-to-earth celebrity. Glad to have met him.

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