16-08-2021, 13:32
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Well a weekend in Kabul might have been a better option than this massacre, as skipper for the day hospital pass from the committee could be the phrase however when the first team skipper goes on holiday and two of his sons both first teamers also go, the second team skipper is also away and a lack of availability meant a slightly weakened first team meant a even weaker second team. The team selected didn't look two bad but the two first teamers we had were suddenly whisked elsewhere meant may be a long afternoon.
However Saturday dawned off to the league leaders and the fact there was rain forecast meant we had a greater chance of surviving grew. Winning the toss was key and I duly did that
The wicket was a road and by the 18th over they had rocked up 150-0 we had dropped 1 chance a catch behind of Steve Clayton who seeing he hadn't bowled this season put in a pretty decent spell.
The gplden arm of the captain bowled Hain and in the over we got the other opener Veera for 75 and 69 respectively, back in the game well almost from then on in it was carnage as Goodin and Fiddler sent the ball to all parts of the Globe although we did have Goodin stumped but as bowler didn't appeal we didn't get the decision he was about 20 at the time personally thought it was an interesting interpretation of the rules given I was 20 yards away and didn't know.
Our fielding wasn't the best our wonderful ability to misjudge the bounce the ball on the boundry cost us about 40 runs. As the innings wore on the fielding understandibly got worse, catches went down not easy when there is snow on the ball, ended up bowling to three men straight behind the bowler, a couple of late wickets and they declared having broken the Division 6 record.
Good point though none of them got a century
So we had 51 overs to get 353
An opening stand of about 70 was a good start however it did take about 30 overs, Steve Clayton scored 51 his first fifty for teh second team, Rob Abbott a bright and brezie 20 and Andy Bamford a qquick 18.
Steadfast at one end was Tony Horsfall who was playing his first match of the season to ensure this was the 55th consecutive season he had played a game. Tony likes to occupy the crease played in a game were he got 5 from 109 balls
He got 17 as the procession to and from the wicket began, with 7 balls to go we are 9 down and have the chance to deny them 3 extra points. Instructions to Jimmy tell Tom to block the last over out, first ball Tom, takes a run, next ball Jimmy is out guess there was something of a message confusion somewhere along the line.
Next week we have even less available
Well a weekend in Kabul might have been a better option than this massacre, as skipper for the day hospital pass from the committee could be the phrase however when the first team skipper goes on holiday and two of his sons both first teamers also go, the second team skipper is also away and a lack of availability meant a slightly weakened first team meant a even weaker second team. The team selected didn't look two bad but the two first teamers we had were suddenly whisked elsewhere meant may be a long afternoon.
However Saturday dawned off to the league leaders and the fact there was rain forecast meant we had a greater chance of surviving grew. Winning the toss was key and I duly did that
The wicket was a road and by the 18th over they had rocked up 150-0 we had dropped 1 chance a catch behind of Steve Clayton who seeing he hadn't bowled this season put in a pretty decent spell.
The gplden arm of the captain bowled Hain and in the over we got the other opener Veera for 75 and 69 respectively, back in the game well almost from then on in it was carnage as Goodin and Fiddler sent the ball to all parts of the Globe although we did have Goodin stumped but as bowler didn't appeal we didn't get the decision he was about 20 at the time personally thought it was an interesting interpretation of the rules given I was 20 yards away and didn't know.
Our fielding wasn't the best our wonderful ability to misjudge the bounce the ball on the boundry cost us about 40 runs. As the innings wore on the fielding understandibly got worse, catches went down not easy when there is snow on the ball, ended up bowling to three men straight behind the bowler, a couple of late wickets and they declared having broken the Division 6 record.
Good point though none of them got a century
So we had 51 overs to get 353
An opening stand of about 70 was a good start however it did take about 30 overs, Steve Clayton scored 51 his first fifty for teh second team, Rob Abbott a bright and brezie 20 and Andy Bamford a qquick 18.
Steadfast at one end was Tony Horsfall who was playing his first match of the season to ensure this was the 55th consecutive season he had played a game. Tony likes to occupy the crease played in a game were he got 5 from 109 balls
He got 17 as the procession to and from the wicket began, with 7 balls to go we are 9 down and have the chance to deny them 3 extra points. Instructions to Jimmy tell Tom to block the last over out, first ball Tom, takes a run, next ball Jimmy is out guess there was something of a message confusion somewhere along the line.
Next week we have even less available
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