OUR OZZIE BESTS THEIR OZZIE

Sunday XI vs. Henfield, 2nd May

 

Once again Invitation League side Henfield complete with their overseas professional (true) failed to beat us and boy were they narked at the end. Here’s what happened.

 

Tits won the toss and on a lovely warm afternoon bizarrely decided to field first. A marathon spell from Cheddar (aka Pike) was a masterly piece of jug-avoidance as he cleverly put down a caught-and-bowled chance that would otherwise have given him a five-fer. Windy wheeled away from the other end and the opening pair kept them to 37 for 4 off the first 20 overs. All the bowlers chipped in with a wicket except Splasher B who once again was our only wicketless bowler. Why on earth was he on first change? But a disciplined and enthusiastic bowling and fielding display saw them held to 156 for 8 at tea.

 

A poor start saw us at 25-3 with Splashy, Tits and Papa Barker all back in the hutch. But a stand of 63 between Wiz and Biffa put us in the box seat for a while. Finally a restrained Skelly couldn’t hold back and was stumped off their spinner – well their slow bowler anyway. Davross promoted to number 6 strode out to join Zim and they carried the score along to 94 whereupon the game changed. First Davross slashed at a widish one which looped up to point for an easy catch.

Out strode The Moormanator, the light of battle glinting in his eye.

 

Kev’s first (and last) ball pitched about 18 inches outside leg stump and Kev immediately placed both legs outside leg stump ready to employ his trademark legside paddle. Unfortunately he completely missed the ball which then ricocheted off his pads onto middle stump. Clean bowled off the last ball of the over.

 

With the advice of his skipper ringing in his ears and on 49, Zim hioked the next ball to mid-on and in 3 balls we’d gone from 94 – 4 to 94-7. Well, this is Staplefield. Yvann came in , they brought back their Ozzie pro, but Yvann’s made of stern stuff and with her old man umpiring at the other end, got into line with everything and boy did they get frustrated. Arguments between their captain, bowlers and slips abounded, which we all enjoyed immensely. Finally Windy was out in the penultimate over but Pikey, our last man, was well up to it and gallantly ran a quick leg bye of the first ball of the last over so he faced it rather than Yvann. Not that she’d have minded…….

 

Henfield 156-8

Cheddar                18-5-31-4              Windypops            10-2-28-1

Splashy 5-3-10-0                                Nabob                    8-0-50-1

Yvanisovitch    4-0-23-1      Ambresirlionel     3-0-9-1

 
Staplefield

Splasher B                    ct                                0

Tits P B                          lbw                             7

Cornflake T H               ct                                11

Vorster Z                        ct                                49

Lord Skeletor                st                                15

McRoss D                     ct                                2

Sir L Revvin                   b                                 0

Windy S                          c&b                            16

The Nabob                    ct                                0

Girl C                              n o                              2

Pike C                            n o                              0

EXTRAS                                                            20

TOTAL                                                               122

 

Match Drawn