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Meet Ponce, Terrence Ponce — Welsh debonair, master dramatist, and self-proclaimed connoisseur of the finer things in life. But by far Ponce’s greatest love is the gentlemanly game of cricket, a sport he insists is best played with a bat in one hand and a drink in the other—whether it’s lager, wine, whiskey, cider, brandy, gin, sherry, port, ale, stout, vodka, rum, tequila, or even the occasional absinthe.But when his father-in-law, the conniving Bevan Bexley, exploits his sway on the Welsh County Cricket Association’s board to boot Terrence from his beloved Northcowl cricket team, Ponce is exiled to the ragtag misfits of Saint Piven’s Cricket Club—infamously the worst amateur side in all of Wales (at least the pub serves the beer cold).Now, Ponce must captain a team featuring an irritable wicketkeeper older than cricket itself, a mullet-rocking Aussie womaniser, a short Sri Lankan with a baffling love for steaks, and a surprisingly talented fielder who happens to be a pretty brunette. Alongside them is Kitty, Ponce''''s ever-loyal nanny, who’s determined to keep him in line (or at least sober enough to swing a bat).With St Piven''''s first victory in over six decades on the line, Terrence faces a cricketing duel against his former teammate, the smug Lance Tuffy—a man Ponce suspects is dating his ex-wife. Terrence knows that being a gentleman might mean limiting himself to just four pre-match drinks to reclaim his honour and teach Bevan, Tuffy, and his former club a lesson they won’t soon forget.A rollicking, irreverent ride perfect for fans of The 12th Man.