Raindrops
keen falling on my Bat
Arkadin vs Weekenders
Weekenders lost by
Sunday saw black clouds
and rain coming down in sheets. The weekenders were all agreed
that there was no possibility of any play whatsoever. But the opposition match manager
Julian is one of nature's true optimists and saw it differently.
So 8 of us dutifully trooped to a pub in Caterham
to show willing, certain we'd shortly be heading back to BandQ, childcare and the Sunday papers.
In fact a brief break in the
clouds gave us the opportunity to go to the ground, take the covers off
and start a 20-20 game. It then poured down but somehow inertia got
us all over the line.
We fielded and
our bowled pretty well, at least at first, with Dibley
nipping out the opener and then bowling his fellow Kiwi, Mark. Mark is noteable for talking constantly, being 7 foot tall and
constructed like Mount Cook. Last year he scored 80 in about 10 mins and he looked full of runs. So it was a hopeful start.
After that we did okay to restrict the opposition to a fair
score with the help of some Arkadin support in
the field and some good work behind the stumps from McDonald's right
foot.
In reply however, we failed
to build around Radcliffe's good start. The rain was cats and dogs by
now and the ball was stopping in puddles on the outfield rather
than zipping for 4. Orwell played a dedicated hand at the end
but we ran out of batting and overs, even
after Bailey and Husaini had another go
after blobs. (Note to Hogben... 9 not out second time
around, does that count to my average?)
The enclosed photos in no
way reflect quite how bloody awful the weather was...
But despite that it was a fun day for all,
particularly Arkadin who I think enjoy their
cricket more than any other team we play. Good luck to them.
Arkadin 146-5
Wolfendale 25 ret, Allen 0 Lawrence 20, Butler 19, Gilkes
9, Fitch 4, Irvine 25 ret, Hunter 25 ret, Gribbin 3*
Orwell 4-0-24-0, Dibley 4-0-17-2, Douglas 4-0-29-1, d'Inverno
4-0-31-2, Husaini 3-0-25-0, Radcliffe 1-0-11-0
Catches: Husaini 1, McDOnald 1, Sub 1 , Sub 1
WCC 97-8
Radcliffe 22, McDonald 4, Dibley 11, Douglas 12, Bailey 0, Husaini
0, Orwell 19, d'Inverno 8.