Quoterie # 26

"It is a bit of an unexpected development," Tilt admitted yesterday, between consulting his health insurance policy and completing his will. "But we are looking forward to facing Shoaib. Most of our team are local boys and playing against him will be one of the highlights of our career. I usually bat at four or five, but I might drop myself down the order a bit for this one." Matthew Tilt, Captain of St. Georges from Telford in an understandably generous mood before he and his team of amateurs turn out in a match against Berkswell in the third division of the Birmingham league who will have Shoaib Akthar playing for them and trying to slowly make his way back to top-flight cricket after a long injury lay-off.