Bill Reeves
Bill Reeves
William 'Bill' Reeveswas an English cricketer, who at the conclusion of his playing career became an umpire, officiating in five Test Matches. According to Dudley Carew he was "the Sam Weller of umpires, quick of retort, ingenious of smile, unfailing in friendliness". R.C. Robertson-Glasgow wrote: "If silence or dullness fell upon the game, there was Bill Reeves to put it right."...
absolutely blanket hurry reason sure until
It is just that the blanket is not completely taut yet. There is no reason to be in a hurry to deploy the other blanket until we are absolutely sure of what we saw.
bike found race run second struggled took turnaround
It took me a while to get going in the swim. After the second buoy I was strong. I struggled on the bike because this was only my second race of the year. But the run went really well. I got to the turnaround and found another gear.