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Dear Residents, Easter is now over, and we await the summer with bated breath. Here at Modern Magazines we are really looking forward to some family time and ever hopeful the weather will be good for us all to get out and about. Spring, where we are now of course is a great time for airing out the old, cleaning, getting rid of unwanted ‘stuff’ and putting a fresh touch to our environment. Have you finished all your decluttering this year? The advertisers inside are here to help and would love to hear from you. Don’t forget to mention us! Our aim each month is to bring you good local trades people and services, right to your door. In addition to that we want to let you know what is going on locally and give you interesting news that may hopefully help make you smile. After all life is what we make it, but sometimes it can be tough, so if we can alleviate even a little bit of stress, then we are very happy. Maybe you have a good news story to tell yourself? If you do, please email us at localdata@modernmagazines.co.uk We may well be able to tell everyone about your uplifting message. Let’s share the good times. We sincerely wish you a marvellous May!

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Money Matters: Martin Lewis

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about his background running a lighting design company. When I got my break in television, I was running a lighting design company. It wasn’t easy, but I always carried with me a driving passion for the subject. My work on Grand Designs and a few other things has taken me away from the subject, and I am perhaps not the expert I once was when it comes to lighting, as now my expertise is spread rather more across whole-of-whole elements, but I do think any outdoor space can look absolutely spectacular with garden lights. It’s something that’s only really become commonplace over

the past couple of decades, thanks in no small part to some very costeffective imports from abroad. I love lights that resemble fireflies dancing on your rose bushes, or glowering lamps that mimic the dying embers of the barbeque as the warm night stretches out before you, glass of rosé in hand. Fairy lights are an obvious and easy choice to brighten up an outdoor space; just make sure they are the waterproof kind purchased from a garden centre, not leftovers from the Christmas tree. Designs these days come in an array of colours and styles, from dragonflies to lanterns and teardrops, and are ideal to adorn arches, fences and trees. To light up paths and flowerbeds, solarpowered stake lights are best.

They dig into the dirt, are almost invisible as they charge during the day, then transform into glimmering jewels at night. If you’re the kind of person who opts for a ﬁre pit over a fancy gas barbecue, there’s a good chance you’ll want your outdoor decorations to be equally primal. Lanterns are a fantastic way to instantly add a touch of class, whether Scandinavianstyle tin or mosaic Moroccan glass, while outdoor candles in buckets are a budget option, and anything with citronella scent will also deter bugs. For a festival feel, you can’t beat bamboo Tiki torches that are lit using oil, because sometimes, only ﬁre will do. Whatever outdoor space you are looking to light up, less is generally more, and the subtleties will shine through the darkness if you allow them.

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Money on my mind...the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers. In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at taking ﬁnancial responsibility for ourselves in these post-pandemic days. What the Coronavirus pandemic has given us, probably more than any point in the past 50 years, is an idea that we can turn to a bank, or the government, or a charity, for help and support. And I won’t deny that, in some examples, these entities have stood up and there has been a feeling of support and community. Yet I think we all realise that can only go so far. We have now emerged out of the darkness of the pandemic, and slowly but shortly the directive is that we have to fend for ourselves again. I don’t doubt some support remains, but I wouldn’t expect it to last forever.

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in its best possible condition before this date. The day after a Best Before, it’s still perfectly legitimate to eat. With some canned goods, it’s still perfectly okay to eat them three or four years after the Best Before date. So, use your nose to smell it, use your eyes to look at it, use your senses to decide whether it’s right for you. Just by diminishing that, and by having a decent shopping list and proper menu planning, you will cut down waste. That’s not just good for your pocket, but also good for the environment.

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Can’t stop Driis He’s an acclaimed actor, DJ and director, so naturally Idris Elba needs to stay in shape to keep up with his relentless schedule. Not one to do things by halves however, the charming 49-year-old reveals why no challenge will ever be big enough. Idris Elba wants his epitaph to read: “This guy reminds me of the things that I want to be doing but I’ve not done yet - because he never sat still.” It also happens to be his life motto and explains his powerful and pressing desire to grab life by the throat and pack as much as he can into his time here. “I’m someone who has a hard time staying still, I’m always in a restless state,” Elba admits. “People often have dreams and desires but wind up just thinking about them instead of going out and doing them. I need to feel like I’m always moving forward and doing as much as I can instead of just wondering about it. That’s why I love throwing myself

into as many different characters and stories as I can and living out different adventures. You just need the will to go out and do it!” That logic explains why the London-born star continues to tread a varied and experimental path with the choices he makes. From TV drama, with the perennially successful Luther, which he is currently ﬁlming and will return this year, along with outward bound movie Beast, last year’s spectacular Suicide Squad, and even animated voiceover work in the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie; if a project excites him, he’ll do it. And when not on ﬁlm sets, the handsome Hackney native loves to stare danger square in the face. For his 2015 Discovery channel show, Idris Elba: No Limits, he took part in drag racing, broke a land speed record and stepped into the ring as a professional kickboxer. “Some guys want

to be toned or want to jog for miles, but my ultimate fitness goal is to be fight-ready.” When it came to the actual fighting – as chronicled in Idris Elba: Fighter – Elba ended up outdone by more skilled fighters, yet the experience came with a valuable lesson. “I changed my diet and my fitness routine completely – I feel I have much more energy now eating mainly fish, chicken, lots of fresh vegetables and salads… things like that,” he says. “That’s a big deal for me because, while I don’t fear getting old, I certainly don’t want to give in to it. I feel I still have a lot more to give – professionally, physically, mentally – and I think all men of my age and older should believe the door remains open to achieve whatever they want. “You’re only here once… so prolong it!”

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the May Stargazing Page. Highlights this month are mostly early morning events, including planetary conjunctions, a lunar eclipse, two meteor showers, and Mercury close to the Pleiades in the evening.

Moon

May’s full moon occurs on the 16th, and if the skies are clear, those of you awake from 3.30am to 4.30am will witness a total lunar eclipse in the southwest, where the Moon should go a reddish-brown colour.

Phases of a total lunar eclipse

International Space Station

The ISS can be spotted every day this month, with up to three overhead passes in one night. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavensabove.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Events

Two meteor showers occur this month. The Eta Aquarid shower peaks in the early hours on the night of 5 – 6th May, and is caused by debris from Halley’s Comet burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. It is best seen in the east. Comet Schwassman-Wachman-3 is responsible for the Tau Herculid meteor shower which falls on the night of the 31st May – 1st June, and although quite high in the western sky, the meteors will be hard to spot in the dawn light.

Aldebaran – red giant star

Mercury Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters)

Mercury

The innermost planet can be seen low in the northwest after sunset from the 1st until mid-May, when it becomes harder to spot as it moves closer to the Sun. Try looking at around 9.45pm on the 2nd, where it is located in-between the Pleiades cluster and a thin crescent moon (see ﬁgure).

2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

Venus

Venus is dazzling away in our morning skies, rising around 4am in the east. It has a close meeting (called a conjunction) with Jupiter on the 1st May.

Tree required here to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Jupiter

Mars

The red planet can be seen just before dawn, also rising around 4am. On the 29th it too has a conjunction with Jupiter.

Jupiter & Saturn

Both gas giants are visible in the morning. Saturn rises ﬁrst around 2.30am. Jupiter is visible to the lower left, rising around 3.30am. 14

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Please include trees as both events are close to the horizon. Mars is mean to be slightly smaller. Dawn light for both please

Moon

Phases of a total lunar eclipse

Aldebaran – red giant star

Mercury Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters)

2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the impact his iconic Ground Force series had on the nation. I get asked a lot about Ground Force, the TV programme I fronted for ﬁve years from 1997, and the impact it made on gardening, as a whole. To be honest, I don’t like to talk up my achievements too much, but I will admit this was one of the real successes I will always look back on with fondness. That’s not so much for any personal reasons, and I certainly don’t think my horticultural knowledge was called on in the same way it has been with other gardening shows I’ve done over the years. Instead, the pride I have for Ground Force stems from a place where we managed to start something of an outdoors revolution.

Not only were we at the forefront of a new brand of reality TV (that wasn’t a talent show or a singing contest). It was in people’s homes, in their lives, and focused on the idea that people could come together from all over to make a difference. All the people involved in Ground Force came from different backgrounds and offered very different ideas in the process of transforming a chosen family’s back garden, but it worked. My role was probably one of the easiest – almost just an anchor man pulling the whole thing together, however clumsily! The show’s success provoked a whole raft of other home reality programmes where people’s dreams came true… usually. And I say that on the basis of some of the awkward transformations Changing Rooms embarked on! Yet for the most part, this brand of telly was incredibly successful – think DIY SOS, Property Ladder, Amazing Spaces, Grand Designs, Location Location Location and others. At the heart of it is exploring human nature and putting

ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and seeing how they react. Everyone who agrees to take part is looking for something, and the lucky ones are the ones who ﬁnd it and know when they have found it. After all, our gardens will never be absolutely perfect places – nature sees to that – but Ground Force certainly got them close to that for a time. As the TV crews departed, I would always suggest to the homeowners they should just sit in or look out over their garden without feeling conditioned to keep it in a certain way. Life isn’t like that – it evolves, as do our outside spaces, and we should let it. As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”… or tidying the garden!

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Getting Wild About Gardens The buzz of a bee… the sweet scent of honeysuckle… the splash of a frog hopping into a pond… chattering birds in a hedge. These precious moments are not only delightful to experience in our gardens, they’re vital if we’re going to protect, restore and reconnect UK wildlife. Since 2013, The Wildlife Trusts have partnered with the Royal Horticultural Society on our Wild About Gardens initiative – encouraging everyone with a garden to provide food and shelter for wildlife. In fact, you don’t even need a garden to get involved: window-boxes, a bee brick in your wall, or flower-rich balconies can all make a difference. Wild About Gardens follows a different theme each year, inspiring gardeners to help a different species. For example, in previous years we’ve separately championed hedgehogs, bats and butterflies. So, why is it so important for us to dedicate our own patch to wildlife? Well, almost 90% of UK households have a garden. This equates to over 20 million gardens, which, incredibly, covers a larger area than all 2,300 Wildlife Trust nature reserves combined. With many UK species in decline, using these spaces means we can collectively make a huge difference to our struggling wildlife. It doesn’t even have to involve lots of time and money because letting nature take its own course can often be the best way. Try leaving a patch of grass to grow wild and you’ll soon have lots of new visitors, plus it can work wonders for our own wellbeing.

We’re dedicating this year’s Wild About Gardens to our high-flying summer visitors – swifts, swallows, and house martins. While these amazing migrant birds rarely touch the ground and only remain in the UK for a few months a year, there are still ways we can help them. Swifts and house martins were recently added to the UK’s Red List for birds, meaning they’re seriously threatened, have suffered severe declines, and require urgent action. The simplest thing you can do is let a patch of grass grow long – this will encourage insects in your garden and provide food for birds. You can have a similar effect by planting a colourful, insect-friendly wildflower border. Creating a boggy garden patch will provide mud that swallows and house martins use to build their nests. And to provide a home for a swift, consider installing a swift box or brick. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have a team of volunteer Wilder Garden Champions who can offer free personal advice on how to make your spaces wilder to benefit you and nature. For more details, visit: hiwwt.org.uk/ request-gardening-consultation Photo: A garden wildflower meadow will attract insects and help birds by David Kilbey

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Ferrari’s Diamond Design It was 75 years ago, in 1947, that the very first Ferrari hit the streets; and while in the time since various manufacturers and designers have looked to emulate the Prancing Horse’s mould of motoring magnificence, very few have been able to. As iconic a sight as you will find on road and racetrack, to celebrate the company’s milestone, we look back on the history of Italy’s most prestigious automotive manufacturer. The legendary Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) began his motoring career as an Alfa Romeo driver in 1924, but within five years he had gone on to found the Scuderia Ferrari – which assisted gentlemen drivers in racing cars – in his hometown of Modena. In 1938, Alfa Romeo brought the Scuderia under its control, but Ferrari disagreed with the move and left in 1939 to set up his own racing company. Under the terms of the split from Alfa, Enzo was unable to use his own name on his race cars until years later. Horsepower The soon-to-be-iconic Cavallino Rampante (prancing horse) was adopted from the emblem of Italian WW2 fighter ace Francesco Baracca, who painted the design on his

plane. Enzo Ferrari was given permission to use the design from Baracca’s mother, who believed it would bring the car manufacturer good luck. Ferrari placed the black horse on a canary yellow background (the colour of Modena) and topped it with the tricolour of Italy. The rest, as they say, is history. The first Ferrari The first racing car to bear the Ferrari moniker was the 12-cylinder 1.5-litre Tipo 125, which was released in 1947. Just two models of this original car were created, neither of which exist today. A winning formula The first Ferrari driver to claim the Formula One World Championship was Alberto Ascari, taking the top spot in 1952. Scuderia Ferrari has produced the most championshipwinning drivers – 15 – since Ascari’s maiden victory. The most famous of these include Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher – who won

ﬁve consecutive titles – and Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari also holds the top spot when it comes to the Constructor’s Championships, with 16 victories from 1961-2008, and 239 F1 race victories in total. The 200 Club The Ferrari F40 was the last car approved for production by Enzo Ferrari himself, and was the ﬁrst road car to break the 200mph barrier. The new breed of Ferraris The latest and most ambitious vehicles to roll off the company’s production line have been the Ferrari LaFerrari and Roma models – the former is equipped with an F1-derived hybrid solution that combines an electric motor capable of producing over 150 CV with the most powerful version of Ferrari’s classic V12.

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General Knowledge Crossword #015

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Across Clues: 5. Splendid (11) 9. Dowsing technique with pendulum (9) 10. Well prepared speech (5) 11. Supplement (3) 12. Imposition (5) 13. Concise (5) 15. Withdraw (6) 17. Facile (6) 19. Province (5) 20. Happen (5) 21. Able to (3) 23. Rascal (5) 24. Distinguished (9) 26. Condition (11)

Down Clues: 1. Vessel (5) 2. Lifeless (9) 3. 1 (3) 4. Motivates (8) 6. Element (6) 7. Narrow holder (11) 8. Revive, renew (11) 14. Personify (9) 16. Conclusive (8) 18. Feature or story (7) 22. Operating (5) 25. Improve health (3)

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QUIRKY FACTS by Mica Bale Have we reached May already? Yes, with the spring weather hopefully beckoning summer, what are your plans for the warmer months? Perhaps you are looking forward to enjoying some of the county’s greatest beauty spots. Parents and grandparents, where are you taking the kids to explore Hampshire this year? Thankfully the holidays are still a few weeks off so why not sit down and whet your appetite for what the county has to offer with another handful of quirky facts?

With its inspiring landscapes, Hampshire has often been a favourite haunt of writers and poets. In fact,

know this Andover-born gentleman, many have come to complain about the thing he discovered. Yes, this 19th century surgeon and physician is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Baker’s Cyst, named after the doctor himself. Specialising in bone and joint concerns, he was the first to describe a form of knee pain that would go on to be named after him. So, next time your knees cause you pain after a spot of

Bank, near Southampton has hosted many a famed

gardening, you may have this Hampshire

literary name. Mary Elizabeth Baddon who wrote the

physician to thank for his Baker’s Cyst.

greatly acclaimed Lady Audley’s Secret took up residence along with her husband in the village and the hosts welcomed their friends, the likes of Virginia Woolf and war poet Rupert Brooke Have you visited the beautiful Hacket Pond in the New Forest? Although admittedly larger than the average pond, it is the biggest body of water in the New Forest. Hacket Pond is a place of tranquillity not only for humans but also for the animals, with human contact being limited with no swimming or boats permitted in order to protect the local animal life. The pond is also an important area for wildlife and plantlife. In fact, 90% of Britain’s rarest plants can be seen and with 75% of all species also on site, dragonflies and damselflies are thriving at this special slice of the New Forest

William Morrant Baker - although many do not

Did you know that Elizabeth Bather was the first female to be promoted to the high role of Chief Superintendent? Born in Winchester, Bather was already a noted trailblazer. She had joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at the start of the Second World War and rose to the equivalent rank of Wing Commander by the end of the war. In peacetime and now

ready for a new challenge, she joined the police force, becoming Chief Superintendent by 1946.

The Worthys is a cluster of several small parishes and villages. One of these settlements is Headbourne Worthy, a former manor that had once been held by the great-grandson of King Edward III, Richard of York. Another worthy resident was the legendary Laurence Olivier along with Vivien Leigh. Their home was reportedly a bungalow on School Lane where they stayed when Olivier was stationed at the nearby RNAS Worthy Down..

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William Morrant Baker - although many do not know this Andover-born gentleman, many have come to complain about the thing he discovered. Yes, this 19th century surgeon and physician is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Baker’s Cyst, named after the doctor himself. Specialising in bone and joint concerns, he was the first to describe a form of knee pain that would go on to be named after him. So, next time your knees cause you pain after a spot of gardening, you may have this Hampshire physician to thank for his Baker’s Cyst.

ready for a new challenge, she joined the police force, becoming Chief Superintendent by 1946.

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Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s Pear & Almond Cake Introduction

This soft, dense, almondy cake can be served warm for pudding with lashings of cream, or cold with a cup of tea or coffee. Firm Conference pears should work a treat here.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Grease a 20cm diameter, springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. 2. Put a saucepan over a medium heat and add 25g of the butter. When it’s sizzling, add a tablespoon of sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add the pear quarters and fry in the buttery caramel for ﬁve to ten minutes, until they start to brown and soften (the time taken will vary greatly, depending on how ripe the pears are). Put to one side to cool a little.

3. Put the remaining butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and ﬂuffy. Beat in the two eggs, one at a time. Whizz the whole blanched almonds (if using) in a food processor for about a minute, to grind them. Tip them into the cake batter (or add the readyground almonds), then sift in the self-raising ﬂour and fold in gently. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange the pieces of pear on top of the cake.

4. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife pushed into the centre comes out clean. Place the tin on a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or cold.

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Puzzle Page Answers Quick Crossword Solution #015 Answers: Across: 2. Ant, 5. Mammal, 7. Unable, 9. Billionaire, 10. Degree, 11. Planet, 13. Elicit, 16. Priest, 18. Idioblastic, 19. Recede, 20. Encalm, 21. Tar. Down: 1. Marble, 2. Alpine, 4. Sleeve, 6. Malpractice, 8. Animalistic, 10. Due, 12. Tot, 14. Loiter, 15. Tablet, 16. Prayer, 17. Suckle.

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Blue Peter [1958]

Dragons’ Den [2005]

Match of the Day [1964]

The One Show [2006]

Countryfile [1988]

Only Connect [2008]

Bargain Hunt [2000]

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Bowls’ Big Weekend 2022 BBW is an initiative created in 2021 by Bowls England. Clubs in the New Forest area, along with hundreds of Bowls Clubs throughout England, will be hosting Open Days and Events on one or more days from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th May. Details will appear soon on the Bowls England website, www.bowlsengland.com. Just click on Bowls Big Weekend 2022, put in your postcode and you will find a local Club that is hosting an Event, register your interest, and then all you need to do is go along and enjoy yourself. Totton & Eling Bowls Club will be hosting an Event on Saturday 28th May from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Phone 023 8086 8846 for more information. All equipment will be provided, including for players with disabilities. Bowls is fun, sociable and suits all ages and abilities.

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Totton & Eling Cricket Club Totton & Eling CC are looking forward to a busy summer!

The first XI are back playing at the highest level, in the Southern Premier League. We will host many prestigious fixtures, including Lashing’s world XI, Hampshire Ladies, Solent & Southampton University’s, the MCC and 50 strong touring side from Sydney, Australia! Our thriving Junior section for boys and girls, commences their outdoor coaching program in early May, with new players most welcome. This year we will be running both All-Stars and Dynamos ECB courses catering for players from 6 years onwards. Contact richard.dibden@tottonandelingcc. co.uk for details.

TOM CHEATER EARNS HAMPSHIRE ACADEMY CONTRACT

seamer, Tom is also an outstanding fielder and works exceptionally hard on all aspects of his game. He recalls a T&E coach telling him in those early years “not everyone can bat and bowl in each match but everyone will field in each and every game.” At the age of 8, Tom was referred for regional trials by T&E and he progressed into the Hampshire Primary Squad from the age of 10. Still playing every game possible for T&E Juniors, Tom started to play adult cricket from the age of 12 and was selected to play for the 1st XI from the age of 14. Over the last 2 seasons, Tom has played an increasingly influential role for the T&E 1st XI and alongside strong performances for Hampshire Under 16’s, Under 18’s and a few matches for the Academy last season, he impressed the coaches at Hampshire enough to reward him with his first Academy contract.

16-year-old Totton & Eling starlet Tom Cheater has been rewarded for his outstanding 2021 season with the offer of an Academy Contract at Hampshire CCC. Last season Tom played a key role in helping Totton & Eling 1st XI gain WELL, DONE TOM AND promotion to the Southern Premier CONGRATULATIONS FROM League, alongside a very positive year for EVERYBODY AT the Hampshire County Age Groups. TOTTON & ELING Tom’s Journey CRICKET CLUB! Tom joined T&E training at the age of 5 and started his journey on our Junior Cricket Pathway. When asked by the coach whether he’s a batter or bowler, he confidently declared “I’m an all-rounder” and this has proved to be the case. As a tottonandelingcc.co.uk hard-hitting batsman and first change 28

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