Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, well known cricket umpires

[vilakins]

The Basin Reserve is indeed filled to capacity today for the charity "fill the basin" cricket match for Christchurch. There aren't just famous cricketers there, but also actors, mayors, and a Prime Minster, John Key, who hit a four off one of Shane Warne's (very easy) balls during the break to get $100,000 for Christchurch.

Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman are umpires! How cool is that?

It's still on now, but sadly not on TV; I'd be watching otherwise.

Comments

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would very much like to watch! Um...cricket has always been a mystery and a true attribute of "Englishness" :-)
It is great way how to help!!!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

A lot of my overseas friends laugh at the very idea of it! A one-day match or the new very short Twenty-20 is very easy to watch though.