nath, I was the doggie as well...
In your former life, you were a dog!
C'mere boy; in your former life you were a terrier named Tetley who hailed from the Yorkshire Moors. The cutest puppy on the entire farm, you were so adored that the Wetherby Cricket Club chose you to be their mascot. You absolutely loved the attention; your duty of barking while your team clapped in, the new batsmen; the opportunity to find lost cricket balls and most of all the sumptuous teas between innings. Unfortunately, you fell out of favour when your sister gave birth to Illingworth, a snot-nosed young pup who used to walk on his back legs for attention. As Illingworth's popularity grew, the team began to neglect you. They also started to tell you to "shut tha' mouth" when you barked at interesting moments in the game. They started to give Illingworth the best scraps from the tea and they banished you to the kitchen when you bit the wicketkeeper's mother. After much moping and grieving, you decided to be happy for little Illingworth. So, armed with your new contentment, you found it in yourself to support him and the Wetherby Cricket Club from the sanctuary of the kitchen. You didn't see much cricket but you certainly got your fair share of scraps!