Their second danger man was more stubborn and ended up scoring a fine century. As for our bowling, the Chairman and Selfish Batter took a couple of wickets each before undefeated captain JP brought on a new trio - Caroline, David and The Don - to finish off the innings for us. All three did us proud. None of us could believe it had been 9 years since Caroline had last played cricket, David marked his CCC debut with an emphatic wicket and The Don gave an indication of how useful he could be early in an innings with a couple of slips waiting for an edge.
BK ended on 214-6 in 35 overs. Once again, our opening batsmen had to show great discipline. Not at the crease but at the boundary, as the Chmn served up the usual feast.
We needed just over 6 an over. Selfish Batter and Jim got things off to a quick start, and we never really fell behind the required run rate after that. We put on 60 for the first wicket before Jim was caught behind for 22. Tim R and SB added another 20 or so before Tim R gave way to Tim M. After that, Tim cut and Selfish pulled us to a third wicket partnership of about 140. Tim ended on 59* (I think - please correct me Tim) and SB on 110*. We won the game with 9 balls to spare.
A fantastic day all round: a beautiful ground, a brilliant win and a boring FA Cup final for anyone who chose to sit in front of the TV rather than Rock up to the cricket!
Team: JP, Simon, Jim, Tim R, Tim M, Jack R, Caroline, Don, David, Andy O (10-a-side game). Thanks to the skipper for umpiring and to our new supporter for patiently watching the cricket and helping with the tea - you brought us good luck!
Result: Win
Scores: BK: 214-6 in 35 overs; CCC: 215-2 in 33.3 overs.
Season so far: P3, W2, L0, ?1
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