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A quick return fixture with Wrea Green at their picturesque ground on the village green, as with last week Wrea Green won the toss and this time decided to bat first which in the end proved to be the right decision. Their team was more akin to what I suspect would be their second team compared to last week.
Their total of 88 was more than a match for us but credit the home side they knew the wicket and bowled better on it than we did although we didn't bowl badly.
Out of the total of 88 Green must have scored 99.9% on the leg side, anything short was sent to the boundary. We got two early wickets Cassidy who got a far few last week was bowled by a full toss, Jamie Todd whacked his first ball for four his second bowled him, both wickets to Steve Richards. Kieron Todd was run out by Dave Lever, Myers went quickly and we were in the box seat however we were struggling to get rid of Thistlethwaite and Aswar.
We had chances to break the partnership the best went to Tom Gregson and down it went.
Even skipper Duffield bowled Thistlethwaite and then Aswar decided with little batting to come was the time too send everything skywards it worked until he was bowled by Ian Amos for 33 was a match winning innings.
Richards 3-22 the best figures of some non to bad bowling figures.
With 45 overs to get the runs Gregson played on in the first over to Aswar who would end up with 4-11 from his 8 overs, Richards and Abbot put on a useful partnership before both fell to Aswar then it was a regular pocessionof batsman to and from the wicket, the wicket now had completely died we managed 1 boundary only.
Jefferson ended with 4-5 and Green won by 51 runs, me a scratchy 6 could have been out numerous times but got some luck to say the least before being stumped last man out.
First visit to a pub in 4 months