22-09-2020, 15:00
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July 2019 we beat BAE Preston to top Division 6 of the Palace Shield it was our last win, as usual our lack of chronic lack of anybody to bat more than 20 overs being the main problem,
We managed only one three figure team score throughtout the season as on Satuday after a good start we folded fairly quickly.
One difference on Saturday was the wicket it was bone dry and hard given the wickets we have played on this season, this was a first.
What wasn't a first was we lost the toss and on a warm afternoon we took the field, against a side (Fylde) who play in the division against us.
We took two fairly early wickets which brought wily campaigner John Marsh and Will Smith who nudged their way to about 70.
Have played against John many seasons ago when enduring a brief spell at Great Eccleston, last time I bowled had him dropped first ball he made 50 plus.
Twenty five years later I get his wicket caught at short mid on.
Winder was next in with Smith they took singles when they could and hit the bad ball for four. We thought we had Winder run out but sportingly changed the decision when it was clear he had not been run out due to the stumper not having the ball in gloves.
Sporting decision cost us a shed load of runs, after the departure of Smith, Hebblethwaite and Winder turned ones into twos and we started to go around the park, the last couple of overs saw Winder sending the ball into outer space he made 78 not out. For us Pollard took 3-25 from 8 overs.
And now to the batting bit, in his first innings next season Tom Gregson will be hoping to avoid a hat trick of first ballers, 0-1, Messers Clayton and Webster both got to double figures and things were looking good, once these two had gone it was the usual quick hello and good bye to those who were bowling at us. McKenzie got 4-20, my magnificent duck was a cue end of the bat over the stumper to Winder at first slip who stuck out his left hand and the ball stuck.
We finished with a run out which summed up the season's batting.
The plus points we played when all looked lost in March and thanks to all those that made it possible.
Back next season hopefully will actually get to watch some games as well.
July 2019 we beat BAE Preston to top Division 6 of the Palace Shield it was our last win, as usual our lack of chronic lack of anybody to bat more than 20 overs being the main problem,
We managed only one three figure team score throughtout the season as on Satuday after a good start we folded fairly quickly.
One difference on Saturday was the wicket it was bone dry and hard given the wickets we have played on this season, this was a first.
What wasn't a first was we lost the toss and on a warm afternoon we took the field, against a side (Fylde) who play in the division against us.
We took two fairly early wickets which brought wily campaigner John Marsh and Will Smith who nudged their way to about 70.
Have played against John many seasons ago when enduring a brief spell at Great Eccleston, last time I bowled had him dropped first ball he made 50 plus.
Twenty five years later I get his wicket caught at short mid on.
Winder was next in with Smith they took singles when they could and hit the bad ball for four. We thought we had Winder run out but sportingly changed the decision when it was clear he had not been run out due to the stumper not having the ball in gloves.
Sporting decision cost us a shed load of runs, after the departure of Smith, Hebblethwaite and Winder turned ones into twos and we started to go around the park, the last couple of overs saw Winder sending the ball into outer space he made 78 not out. For us Pollard took 3-25 from 8 overs.
And now to the batting bit, in his first innings next season Tom Gregson will be hoping to avoid a hat trick of first ballers, 0-1, Messers Clayton and Webster both got to double figures and things were looking good, once these two had gone it was the usual quick hello and good bye to those who were bowling at us. McKenzie got 4-20, my magnificent duck was a cue end of the bat over the stumper to Winder at first slip who stuck out his left hand and the ball stuck.
We finished with a run out which summed up the season's batting.
The plus points we played when all looked lost in March and thanks to all those that made it possible.
Back next season hopefully will actually get to watch some games as well.
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