Thank you for a terrific day at the cricket. I entered The Weekend Sun competition for tickets to Tauranga's second Black Caps versus Proteas match on October 24.

I won two tickets which was terrific. I wasn't going to go as the tickets were a bit beyond my means.

I was able to take a retired friend, who is a cricket fanatic, and she brought me up to date with who's who and supplied the sandwiches.

The last time I went to a cricket match Richard Hadlee was bowling and I think Bruce Edgar and John Wright were opening.

The game has a few new twists now, but the essentials are still the same. Single combat - Mano et Mano – one bloke with a huge piece of wood and another with a rock (ball) each trying to dominate the other.

Medieval combat at it's best. And just when it looked we were going to get rolled for a paltry 100, up stepped our tail-enders wagging like crazy and driving the opposition nuts. Awesome!

Bay Oval was buzzing and I'll be back next time the Black Caps are in town.

P Knights, Mount Maunganui.