so you don't like the jazz context. well, how about something from cricket then:

MATHEW DOWMAN, having saved Nottinghamshire`s bacon against Warwickshire in the previous match, again took on the mantle of saviour of a side deprived by injury of senior batsmen Paul Pollard and Paul Johnson.

But for the young left-hander`s phlegmatic and mature 125 not out - his second century of the season - in a stay of 380 minutes, Leicestershire`s ploy in bowling first on a relaid pitch that was as green as the county`s cap would have been an unqualified success for the next highest contribution was 32 by acting captain Tim Robinson.