Sunday XI vs.
Lancing Manor, 20th June
Biffa
Top edged an extravagant pull onto his helmet grill
and was caught, at least he didn’t look any uglier than when we started. An
uncolemanesque effort behind the timbers with a catch, a share of a run out and
only one bye was undoubtedly the main reason we won a game we should have lost.
Tits
Bored everyone rigid with another plodding effort,
this included the oppo and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won a game we
should have lost.
Hibbe Jr
Caught behind for two runs early doors meant he spent
a large part of the afternoon in a white coat. Was still umpiring when his old
man came in. Snorted audibly when Tits (the other batsman) opined Hibbe should
be batting further up the order and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won
a game we should have lost.
Thornton’s
Toffee
First Sunday duck. Brilliant spell of fielding at
gully is the closest we can get to a reason why this is undoubtedly the main
reason we won a game we should have lost.
Zim
Spanked 25 quick runs and proceeded to mop up the
rabbit stew on offer with four wickets at the death and a share of a run
out. This was this is undoubtedly the
main reason we won a game we should have lost. Sunday side have now decided
that anyone scoring 100 fantasy points on a Sunday is in jug territory. However
none of the rest of the team are worried.
Flayer
Bowled a good but unlucky spell from the pavilion
end, Saved our bacon, not to mention our tea, by rushing back to Ansty to get
cups and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won a game we should have lost.
Hibbe
A Bothamesqe performance with 25 runs including a
maximum plus two crucial wickets was undoubtedly the main reason we won a game
we should have lost.
Pike
7.3 overs into a maximum 8 over spell and a second
non-fer off the weekend looming, then Pikey dislodged their opener (they were
64-0 chasing 123 at the time) and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won a
game we should have lost.
Ruff
Blatted a four at the death before ungallantly
leaving Brucette high and dry, that’s Ozzies for you. Bowled one maiden over
for one wicket at the death and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won a
game we should have lost.
Cricket
Girl
Wasn’t allowed to bowl and only scored one run but
was beaming at the end of the game as she realized that Hibbe’s generosity with
lifts had left here pocketing not one but two taxi fares between Ardingly and
Staplefield. Kept our score to 123 when we probably scored 131 thereby
confusing the opposition and this is undoubtedly the main reason we won a game
we should have lost.
Staplefield
Skellie ct 8
Tits ct 42
Hib Jr ct 2
Toffee ct Quack
Zim ct 25
Flogger ct 6
Pike b 6
Hibbe b 25
Ruff st 5
Yvanisovitch 1*
Extras 11
TOTAL 123
(or 131, you work it out!)
Pike 8-0-23-1 Flayer 6-1-33-0
Hibbe 7-1-29-2 Zim 7.5-0-28-4
Rough 1-1-0-1
Staplefield won by either 7 runs or possibly 14 runs