Down the Middle

Yesterday wasn't the first time Kent have lost on the last ball to Middlesex in a One Day Final.

There was the one in 1984 where Tavare took off Derek Underwood too soon.

And two years later there was the one where it was so dark you could hardly see the wicket from the Compton Stand.

We console ourselves with the thought that Allen Stanford probably hasn't realised that Middlesex doesn't actually exist, and therefore has all the geographical relevence of Brigadoon. Once the billionaire finds out, he's bound to withdraw their invitation to the big party.