This Wellington man told his boss the cricket is still going and has not returned to work for eight days now
Sport Review #226
NEWSDESK: Wellington man Darren ‘Cable’ Carr has made the most of Test cricket’s impenetrable playing conditions to avoid doing work for eight days.
“The boss is Canadian, and knows as much about cricket as beetroot in burgers. I told him the Test is still going and he’s buying it. If he happens to go on Cricinfo I’m stuffed, but that’s unlikely,” said Carr.
After attending all five days of the Test, Carr is now just sort of hanging around the Basin permanently, buying and freezing a selection of hot dogs, chips and fried potatoes on sticks, and posts these to his social media feeds according to a content calendar to throw his manager off the scent. He still dials into Teams calls, carefully cropping his background to feature Pohutukawas and band rotundas only, not the Basin’s entirely empty seating.
Basin Reserve groundsman ‘Rolly’ Brampton said Carr has bought colour to the ground post-Test. “He’s no hassle, and generally moves quickly if we need to mow underneath him. I’m not sure how long he’s staying for, but if he’s still here for the next match, we’ll boot him out and make him buy a ticket to come back in, don’t worry.”
Carr would not confirm when he intended returning to employment as ususal, but identified the onset of late Autumn, his manager’s bike commute through the Basin Reserve and the BLACKCAPS’ tour of Pakistan as the biggest risks to his new lifestyle.
Thanks for reading - Richard
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