Mother: That’s him. 1940.
Imran: He was head prefect.
Mother: All the boys crossed their arms in photos back then. So young, so fit. We thought we could live forever.
Imran: I feel he’s still here.
Mother: But he’s not. I don’t see him sitting in the chair.
Imran: Today he would have been 100. Missed by only six months. A good innings though.
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Voice-over
Life as a cricket match? A birthday party for a man who wasn’t there, just missed hitting a century, but who nonetheless displayed great technique, timing and teamwork. Other cricket metaphors apply in this case: he kept his end up and scored a good batting average.
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