After two hopeless performances, I arranged what should have been a rather easier match. Let’s face it, the
I won the toss, and realising that we needed as much batting practice as possible, decided we’d bat first. To be perfectly honest, their bowling attack was fairly innocuous, so I can only conclude that some of you weren’t taking this seriously.
Our first wicket fell when Carol edged the ball to the keeper: 31-1.
CB sliced the ball to the slips: 43-2.
Steg was given out LBW: 72-3.
Christopher edged the ball to the slips: 83-4.
I was clean bowled: 87-5.
Richard also edged the ball to the slips: 93-6.
Phil was bowled: 102-7.
As was MinCat: 106-8.
Vicus was given out LBW: 114-9.
Tom was bowled, leaving us all out for 117.
A bowl of oranges was presented to us for tea.
I felt their batting line-up probably posed no challenges to our modest total, so said that
everyone could have a bowl, while I took the other end, and tried to keep things tight.
Vicus bowled an opener in his over: 0-1.
My first ball clean bowled the other opener: 4-2.
My second ball also took a wicket: 4-3.
Phil dropped a caught-and-bowled chance.
The next over saw me hit for four boundaries, and I considered taking myself off, but things
changed rapidly in the next over, as Tom bowled a man with his first and third balls, and achieved an LBW with his 5th: 28-6.
I took a wicket the next over: 30-7.
Two overs later I took another, and another (giving me a five-fer) and then a hat-trick to finish the match: 32 all out.
We mustn’t crow. I anticipate stronger opposition next week.
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