We are a London-based cricket club. Although we don't have our own pitch, we usually play our home fixtures in Greenwich Park. This blog records our regular triumphs and occasional failures.

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Forget 'Test Match' - it's Tim the '20/20' all-rounder as Cincers best BK in season's first win

Cincers made short work of old enemy BK thanks to a peerless all-round effort from Tim R.
The club chairman belied his 'Test Match' nickname and put BK to the sword in a quick-fire innings which won the game.
That was after he turned in a 4 for 23 spell to bring the oppo's innings to a rapid close.
After winning the toss and sticking themselves in, BK made steady progress till Chris P - in his new first-change slot - shook them up.
His 3 for 20 off 8 (40 over game, this) kept our old rivals right under the cosh.
Add some steady spin from Richard and an unusual bit of tight death bowling from the Skip (that's me), and BK got no further than 170 all out with one ball to spare of their allotted overs.
Enter a new opening combination of Tim and 'Daredevil' Dee who put on a brisk opening partnership that set us on the road to victory.
Where's there's a Cincers' innings, there's a hiccup.
And Dee duly provided that by belting down the track from the non-striker's end for a run that never was and being run out by a country mile.
Still, he had notched a rapid 33.
Tim continued on his merry way.
He knocked the stuffing out of BK by blocking the good balls but ruthlessly despatching the others to the boundary.
In other words, he played each delivery on its merits.
Apparently, it's in the coaching manuals.
As a result, we were always up with or over the rate.
When Test Match, sorry, Tonking Tim went for a fine 65, Simon M took over the reins before Tim M saw us safely over the line with four overs to spare.
There are other highlights but as this is being written weeks after the match (sorry), I can't remember them.
Was there something about a dropped catch off Richard H?
He'll tell us!
* Cincers' Man of the Match: Tim R.

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