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QUESTIONS

FULL of delicious

flavours. SERVES 4

When porky

met Beefy...

Compiled by Charles Legge

TODAY’S RECIPE:

Summer fruit compote

Method

QUESTION

What are the
strangest
examples of animals stopping
sports matches?

PerhaPs the most famous incident was
when a pig stopped play during the 1982-
83 ashes series.
On day one of the first Test at The
Gabba, sydney, a group of aussie
veterinary students smuggled an
anaesthetised pig into the ground in a
large cool box. The poor porker had the
words ‘Botham’ painted on one side and
‘eddie’ on the other, a reference to the
physiques of the england players Ian
‘Beefy’ Botham and eddie hemmings.
Once revived, it was released onto the
pitch. There is hilarious footage of
stewards trying to apprehend the creature.
Botham thought the episode was hilarious;
the taciturn hemmings less so!
england’s 2007 tour of sri Lanka saw
several animal-related incidents. a warm-
up match was delayed when a pair of
cobras had to be removed from the
outfield. In another match, a family of
scorpions was found under the covers.
During the Test Match at Kandy, players
and officials had to dive for cover when a
swarm of bees invaded the pitch. after a
few minutes, the bees dispersed and
england returned to fetching the ball. a
brilliant 152 from Kumar sangakkara
won the hosts the match.
a hedgehog briefly stopped play during
Derbyshire’s Championship match
against Gloucester in 1957. Players tried
to shoo the invader off the pitch, before
Derbyshire wicketkeeper George Dawkes,
who had the benefit of gloves, picked it
up and removed it from the field.
John Finch, Chesterfield, Derbys.

One incident that has stuck in my mind
for 42 years took place during an ashes
series. The fifth and final Test Match of
the 1977 series took place at The Oval.
england had already won the series 3-0
thanks to the triumphant return of
Geoffrey Boycott.
The fifth Test took place against a back-
drop of several leading players on both
sides having signed for Kerry Packer’s
World series Cricket — or Packer’s Circus,

as it was dubbed. The game was a dead

rubber and, interrupted by bad weather,

was probably not the greatest entertain-

ment, when a black dog appeared on the

outfield and held up play. essex left arm

seamer John Lever gamely picked up the

bewildered animal and carried it off.

The footnote to this story was that Daily

Mail cartoonist Jon produced a cartoon

of the incident for his Jon’s sporting

Types. It showed Lever carrying the dog,

and had the caption: ‘I’m sorry, but Mr

Packer sent me on to disrupt play!’

Steve Trump, Upminster, Essex.

In FeBruary, a black cat stopped play

during everton’s 3-1 defeat to

Wolverhampton Wanderers, evading

capture for several minutes as fans and

reporters cheered it on.

There were several cases of chickens

invading the pitch at Blackburn following

their take-over by the Venkys Indian fast

food chain.

The first example came in 2012, with

striker yakubu retrieving the bird from

the goal before handing it to a steward.

Perhaps the most important invasion

took place in 1987 when Torquay met

Crewe alexandra in the final match of the

season. With Torquay needing a goal to

avoid relegation, a fractious crowd saw

police dogs deployed and, with seconds

remaining, a German shepherd called

Bryn escaped from his handler, ran onto

the pitch and bit Torquay right-back Jim

Mcnichol on the leg.

With Mcnichol injured for five minutes,

the referee was forced to halt the game.

Once the game resumed, a re-energised

Torquay side sprinted up the field and

netted the crucial goal to save the team

from relegation. Bryn was given the keys

to the city. Mcnicol required a tetanus jab

and 17 stitches. The pair later made up.

Si Jones, Liverpool.

QUESTION

Why are woollen

jumpers called

sweaters?

reFerrInG to jumpers as sweaters is a

form of american english. During the

late 19th century, when it was believed

profuse sweating while exercising was a

good form of weight loss, athletes in

training often wore heavy-knitted tops in

order to sweat — so the point of a sweater

was to make the wearer perspire.

It was later realised that sweating causes

dehydration instead of weight loss, but

the name had caught on. During the early

years of the 20th century, it came to refer

to a warm piece of clothing that covers a

person’s upper body and arms.

sweater is a collective term that

includes cardigans, so has a broader

application than what British people call

a jumper.

The noun jumper is unrelated to the

verb jump, but is derived from a modified

form of the French jupe, used to mean a

short coat in the 19th century. It applied

to the sort of shapeless outer garment

worn by workmen that we call a smock.

In america, a jumper refers to a dress

worn over another dress. This dates back

to the Thirties and the all-in-one infants’

jumper. It might amuse some americans

to hear an englishman say he is going to

put on his jumper.

Brits in the u.s. would be better off to

refer to a pullover, another word for the

garment that means the same thing in

both countries.

Emilie Lamplough, Trowbridge, Wilts.

QUESTION

Is there a female

equivalent to the

title esquire? If not, why not?

The previous answer explained that

esquire is a male suffix derived from the

French escuyer, meaning a boy servant to

a knight.

however, ten years ago as part of my job,

I spoke to a woman lawyer in the u. s.

When I queried why she used esquire after

her name in her correspondence, she

explained that in the u.s., a qualified law-

yer of either gender is entitled to use it.

Ian Adlington, Sampford Peverell, Devon.

: If his family had followed a

conventional surname structure,

would Oliver Cromwell have been

called Oliver Williams?

Ellen Barker, Melton Mowbray, Leics.

: Does the name Alexander have

the most diminutive forms — Al,

Alex, Sandy, Sacha, etc?

Justine Griggson, Perth.

Q: What was the secret to the

longevity of HMS Hermes?

Brian Gavigan, Eastleigh, Hants.

Q

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Ingredients

Picture: GETTY

Pitch invader: A pig with ‘Botham’

on its side disrupts the 1982-83 Ashes

4 large plums, stoned

and cut into wedges

200g punnet of

blueberries

Zest and juice of

1 orange

25g soft light

brown sugar

150g punnet of

raspberries

TO SERVE: Thick

yoghurt and honey

(optional)

1 Cook plums and blueberries in a small pan

with the orange zest and juice, sugar and

4 tbsp water until slightly softened, but not

mushy. Gently stir in raspberries and cook for

one minute more.

2 Remove from the heat and allow to cool to

room temperature. Serve with yoghurt and a

drizzle of honey, if you like.

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