The Tour 2009 - the collection of Jones the Sober
15th August 2009

Following on from the last set, comes the next chapter. Secretly taken by Jones the Sober, we have a startling collection of photos from inside the Tour. Life as we know it is over - and for some, it clearly should be!

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Steady Eddie ready to tour with a little apprehension in those eyes
Steady Eddie ready to tour with a little apprehension in those eyes
On the bus, Wyo, Alex, Thirsty & Junior
On the bus, Wyo, Alex, Thirsty & Junior
Big Malc veteran of many NH tours
Big Malc veteran of many NH tours
Stevie, Thirsty and Malc with what I hope is the fines sock in his hand!
Stevie, Thirsty and Malc with what I hope is the fines sock in his hand!
NH in a huddle - there's probably a jug and eleven straws in the middle
NH in a huddle - there's probably a jug and eleven straws in the middle
Strawpedo time!! and our first look at Wet Weather's tread getting a little thin!
Strawpedo time!! and our first look at Wet Weather's tread getting a little thin!
Welly's bicep - sometimes I worry about Jones
Welly's bicep - sometimes I worry about Jones
It's a tour! drink, play cricket, drink, sleep etc
It's a tour! drink, play cricket, drink, sleep etc
and drink, more drink etc
and drink, more drink etc
The traditional game of blow football. Take a tray, fill it with water, supply 2 straws and then blag two gullible drunks to play... then stand back
The traditional game of blow football. Take a tray, fill it with water, supply 2 straws and then blag two gullible drunks to play... then stand back
You start the game by ensuring the players are hunched over the tray ready to blow. WHAM, hit the tray= 2 wet players - Adam the Gullible one step forward!
You start the game by ensuring the players are hunched over the tray ready to blow. WHAM, hit the tray= 2 wet players - Adam the Gullible one step forward!
Next, take an unsuspecting cricketer and put a stump across the back of his legs. Encourage him to see how many times he can twist a teatowel around his hands and the stump; when truly trussed up, hang him between two tables and rock gently!
Next, take an unsuspecting cricketer and put a stump across the back of his legs. Encourage him to see how many times he can twist a teatowel around his hands and the stump; when truly trussed up, hang him between two tables and rock gently!
The gullible one!
The gullible one!
A beautiful days dawns somewhere up north!
A beautiful days dawns somewhere up north!
So, you may recall from the other collection that Steady said, 'I bet I can run through that and not get wet' - Mmmmm!
So, you may recall from the other collection that Steady said, 'I bet I can run through that and not get wet' - Mmmmm!
Well, if someone's hogging the bathroom there's nothing like a nice cool shower after a night on the booze
Well, if someone's hogging the bathroom there's nothing like a nice cool shower after a night on the booze
Did someone tell Adam that?
Did someone tell Adam that?
Glasses on, but no-one's at home!!
Glasses on, but no-one's at home!!
The Tyers'
The Tyers'
A pair of ... the two captains
A pair of ... the two captains
The tour pennant, and Des's thumb
The tour pennant, and Des's thumb
The gift of the bat from one Tyers to another
The gift of the bat from one Tyers to another
Wet weather checks to see if it has been used
Wet weather checks to see if it has been used
Happy that it hasn't, he accepts the gift
Happy that it hasn't, he accepts the gift