Protecting Lady Cricketers

 

Drive on the BBC last night had an article about an eco-friendly box for cricketers.

I'm always reminded of a story I heard many years ago in the 1960s.

Dave Stringer was a cricketer, who I worked with at Enfield Rolling Mills, for a vac job, whilst still at school. He used to play for Edmonton in London and one week their umpire had officiated at the women's Test Match the previous week.

Over a few drinks after the match, someone asked the umpire whether women wore any protection down there. The umpire said he'd been curious too and had asked one of the women that question. She said yes and had then asked him what he thought they called them.

The umpire had no idea.

He was then told they were called "Man Hole Covers".