Dearest gentle reader,
A scorcher across at Tony the Tiger’s Cage for the 1s on Saturday.
We kicked off with a solid warm up soundtracked expertly by yours truly before an absence of tossing skills from James Dangerfield sent us out to bowl first.
A strong start with both James and Daragh Edwards taking wickets the latter of which was an over exaggerated diving catch by Christian McLoughlin at second slip. But in all seriousness it was the second week Chris has taken a speccy so we probably should give him some credit for that.
Sadly this is about where we peaked for the day as the hosts began taking advantage of the advantageous batting conditions on a pitch that resembled the M25. Turns out dropping a bloke who scores 122 (78) isn’t the smartest thing you can do on a cricket field… if only someone had told me this earlier on (sorry Coxy).
A valiant effort from Michael Cox saw him pick up 4 wickets with Dangermouse returning to pick up another prior to a growl of declaration from captain tiger brought the innings to a close.
333-7 dec (47)
Hydration break
We looked to be positive in the chase as our resident beaver (Beaven Fernando) and Max Joseph put some balls to the fence before perishing. Chris and Hugh Hyslop batted well together for a period putting on 65 prior to Chris’ demise (a good 44).
Redacted segment describing a questionable run out decision
Slop passed 50 before running past one looking to put a dent in the chase and it was at this point the hatches were battened down. Daz and Mike were our proverbial tortoises returning to shell and defending the remaining balls, whilst I became very clammy thinking about the prospect of having to bat out for the draw.
A losing draw but not all doom and gloom. 4 wickets for Mr. Cox, 59 for the burfday boy and some impeccable chat from myself.
Home next week to Brentham to see us to halfway. A great opportunity for us to demonstrate our bouncebackability (31 points on the scrabble board).
Love and Champagne
Dan Bint x
(Enjoyer of Mahou, Tuchel out, “Are we the baddies?”)