‘Right,’ said Captain Emma, facing her team of Visitors, which included Ogres, Gnomes, Fairies, the Demon, Finn and the other Elves and one other human, Autumn, who was feeling distinctly unwelcome. It was as if they knew she was mainly a part of the side in order to keep an eye on them. ‘So, by now everyone knows the laws of the game -’
‘Err,’ said the Gnome wicket keeper, Fred, putting his hand up, ‘I think I’m missing a few of the many different ways players can be out?’
‘Don’t worry,’ Emma said breezily, ‘all up to the umpires, you just keep shouting “howzat” and every now and then it’ll turn out to be true.’
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