The cricketer was proud of his progress as a batsman and invited
his mother-in-law along to watch him play, hoping to impress her.
At the crease, he turned to the wicket-keeper and said ‘I’m anxious
to do well and really hit this ball. That’s my wife’s mother over there.’
‘Don’t be silly,’ said the wicket-keeper. ‘You’ll never hit her at two hundred yards.