average snow cover lasts 97 days per year. his definition of the word  was: "to make a noise as a cricket, to play cricket-a-wicket, and be merry". the following weekend saw him score a hat-trick of tries on his first start in a victory against canada. i would have ended up an alcoholic or a frustrated intellectual like my mother." at the end of may he was hitting .240, then he struggled during june, dropping to a .206 average. his only concern while in town is playing polo. 