Negligible Minoritist

“There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.”

Ernest Hemingway

Ah Royal! Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Speaking to the Royal Deputy Head Prefect before the match he assured me that there would be some kind of result at this year’s Big Match. I don’t think even he was expecting this kind of a result.

As a friend of mine summarizes it …. “[H]igh Score, [A]ll Out, [F]ollow On – pwned”

As we watched the first and second days play unfold the memories of last year slowly drifted away washed away with the exhilarating euphoria of what can only be described as “pure pwnage”. As Ashan and the rest of the team recover from last nights shenanigans, let us spare a thought for Mowjood and co languishing in the arms of the minor staff of Royal somewhere.

Perhaps what annoys me the most is the fact that Royal did not make a fight or a match out of it and the only truly commendable achievement was that they dragged the match out till the last day.

At the end of the day Royal have only themselves to blame for what must rate as one of their worst performances in recent times. The toss aside, the amount of spilled chances (inclusive of both Ashan and Mazhair in the space of one ball) the silly dismissals and the amazing number of run outs leaves this writer truly astonished.

The way the third day played itself out – two run outs mind you one brilliant the other a gift seriously questions the mind set of the Royalists in this match. Its fine to go down fighting but silly capitulation is something totally different.

But ravings against the Royalists aside, hats off to the Thomians… Played like true masters. And the Thomian Souvenir with the Phoenix as its cover photograph best describes the Thomian mindset. They came out fighting and fought all the way.

Looking back on this match we will all be extra proud to have waved our flags, screamed ourselves hoarse and cheered you guys on. You deserved this. And whatever the detractors may say let us never never think that this was a result of some shamans magic. Going through some pictures of last years match when STC fought hard for the match, it can only be said “oh how the mighty have fallen”.

But in the best spirits of the Royal Thomian let me hope that next year will be different. That next year there will be a Match.

But for now allow me the luxury of basking in the happiness of exulting in pride and of living on a continuous rush of Blue, Black and Blue. For this year the Ides of March Came Early.