Siegfried Sassoon was a famous war poet.
He was a keen cricketer as well.
He usually positioned himself at mid-on.
When the batsman hit the ball towards him, often he could not find enough time to move.
The ball usually cracked against his unprotected shins.
He would be in pain but would pick up the ball and gently throw it underarm to the bowler.
And he was perhaps the worst catcher of the cricket ball.
According to his close friend Edmund Blunden, at his peak, he had a batting average of just under 17.
Blunden exaggerated.
It was much lower than that.
But, of course, at the end of the day, the participation and the enthusiasm matters....