Adelaide, Australia
23/1/2007
Today Nu Zilland played the Ukanistan Cricket team in ODI cricket at the Adelaide Oval. The Ukanistanis did well to restrict Nu Zilland to 210, but after this a tragic event happend.
In the second innings, the Ukanistan cricket team did not take the field to bat. The dressing rooms were searched, followed by the entire stadium, and all confirmed reports indicate the Ukanistan cricket team were nowhere to be found.
In the vein of "The show must go on", Ukanistan officials at the ground acted quickly and managed to rustle up some guys who had some experience in Country Cricket, but mostly only from the back yard. Despite their valiant effort they only managed to reach a score of 120 before being bowled out in the 37th over.
After the match, the Ukanistan cricket board refused to assist police in tracking down the Ukanistan team, saying they were pleased with the effort of the stand ins, and grateful the real team didn't come out to bat, because that would have been 'truly humiliating'.