{"id":10374,"date":"2025-05-11T07:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:36:29","slug":"what-memory-do-you-have-of-this-era-i-remember-myself-and-my-%f0%9f%9a%98-zees-couldnt-wait-for-a-friday-afternoon-wanderers-benson-and-hedges-night-game-the-alipor-toppies-had-about-30-pl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=10374","title":{"rendered":"Benson &#038; Hedges Cricket.What memory do you have of this Era ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321352958_1131629530851956_1825768560657562244_n.jpg\" alt=\"What memory do you have of this Era ? I remember myself and my \ud83d\ude98 zees couldn\u2019t wait for a Friday afternoon Wanderers Benson and Hedges Night Game. The Alipor Toppies had about 30 plus seats. Night Cricket, banter and running on the pitch to try to take the Neon stumps. The clapping on the advertising boards for Transvaal, the mini bats for autographs and the wait to play on the Wanderers pitch after the first innings. @asiflaher entertaining the toppies was priceless. My late Uncle Ismail Kola was a heavy TVL Supporter. He wouldn\u2019t talk to you if they lost. Kuiper used to Moer. TVL vs WP was war. Share your Memory. What a time @hoosainmayet. The echoes of \u201cComing in from the Golf Course End\u2026.#bensonandhedges #nightcricket #tvl #transvaal #wp #westernprovince #cliverice #wanderers #thebullring #daynightcricket\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I remember myself and my \ud83d\ude98 zees couldn\u2019t wait for a Friday afternoon Wanderers Benson and Hedges Night Game. The Alipor Toppies had about 30 plus seats. Night Cricket, banter and running on the pitch to try to take the Neon stumps. 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