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Phil in Groovy7 for 14! How good is that?
TWCC
made the trip to Hadlow Down once more, not looking forward to the
variable conditions, only to return home with that warm feeling that
comes from thoroughly winning. Not that we play to win at all costs,
but there seemed little point in avoiding a win once it became an
option.
To the plot; skipper Brock had carelessly booked his hols and left his side in the tender care of last season's skipper; not a happy thought, and with unburdened abandon Jim won the toss and put Moulsecoomb in to bat.
"We've had the edge on Moulsecoomb over the last few meetings," he explained, "and we're sometimes a bit wobbly chasing. Put runs on the board and I think any total can be a bit of a challenge for those batting second at Hadlow Down." And so it proved.
Phil Checks the scorer got it right
Unfettered by the pressure of having to score runs, Paul and Mikey didn't; both succumbing to balls that kept low - the usual Hadlow Down issue.
Mikey (left) and Paul (above) were in long enough to be caught on camera.
In came first Tony, and then Jonathan, to take the match over and do the first of the two jobs; score lots of runs. Tony, although admitting to not really feeling in, did score prolifically against some difficult bowling. The ball continued to keep low, but this didn't stop Tony cracking three 6's and seven 4's in his 73 before wandering about once to often, looking a bit dazed by then, and being stumped.
Jonathan, playing with great care and watchful attention to every delivery, took the bowling for five 6's and seven 4's in his total of 79 not out. Skipper Simon, umpiring for the latter stages of the match, was captivated by Jonathan's innings; "What was particularly impressive was that, even at the end of the innings, Jonathan was, when presented with a potentially difficult delivery, i.e. straight, still watching it all the way onto his bat and giving every ball the care it deserved." Moulsecoomb did bring on the openers again for quite a spell at the end of the innings in order to try and stop the run chase, and it did work. The scoring slowed right down and TWCC were held to under 200; 189 for 3. Plenty of batting unused in the pavilion, but scoring was difficult at the end, although Steve's pull for a single to square leg boundary showed what might have been possible if Tony had got out earlier. Mind you, if Steve had been able to read his map a bit better he might have been higher up the order.
Tea was taken with Phil smoldering about how few overs Moulsecoomb had bowled at us (34) thus denying us runs, but little did he know what was in store for him. Seeing the ball keeping low from Pavilion End, Jim put Phil on to open knowing that of us all he is the man who will bowl it straight. In his second over the first of his many wickets fell to him, the ball keeping low and hitting the stumps. These weren't bad balls made good by the wicket being weird; these were straight and slightly swinging balls making batsmen play down the wrong line, and then, if the ball kept a little low, sneaking around and under the bat. In order to take the wickets the balls had to be good, and they were. Nigel took a wicket and Matt was unlucky bowling well for no reward, whilst Phil wheeled away claiming 5 in his first spell. Once sated Phil was taken off and replaced by Mikey who bowled the odd good ball and a good number of odd balls, and then George who whistled a few past the off stump and who had a catch dropped on the square leg boundary. But we had a match to win as the available overs lessened, and so Paul came on to take two wickets for 13, and Phil returned first to claim his 6th wicket, and then to wrap the game up with just one over to spare by taking his 7th. 7 for 14 off 10.1 overs - remarkable. The runs that Tony and Jonathan scored ensured we faced a Moulsecoomb side who barely ever tried to go for the runs, but unless we took the 10 wickets a win would not have resulted, so it is to Phil we owe the victory. And to the skipper of course, for asking him to open from the end he didn't want to bowl from.
To the plot; skipper Brock had carelessly booked his hols and left his side in the tender care of last season's skipper; not a happy thought, and with unburdened abandon Jim won the toss and put Moulsecoomb in to bat.
"We've had the edge on Moulsecoomb over the last few meetings," he explained, "and we're sometimes a bit wobbly chasing. Put runs on the board and I think any total can be a bit of a challenge for those batting second at Hadlow Down." And so it proved.
Phil Checks the scorer got it right
Unfettered by the pressure of having to score runs, Paul and Mikey didn't; both succumbing to balls that kept low - the usual Hadlow Down issue.
Mikey (left) and Paul (above) were in long enough to be caught on camera.
In came first Tony, and then Jonathan, to take the match over and do the first of the two jobs; score lots of runs. Tony, although admitting to not really feeling in, did score prolifically against some difficult bowling. The ball continued to keep low, but this didn't stop Tony cracking three 6's and seven 4's in his 73 before wandering about once to often, looking a bit dazed by then, and being stumped.
Jonathan, playing with great care and watchful attention to every delivery, took the bowling for five 6's and seven 4's in his total of 79 not out. Skipper Simon, umpiring for the latter stages of the match, was captivated by Jonathan's innings; "What was particularly impressive was that, even at the end of the innings, Jonathan was, when presented with a potentially difficult delivery, i.e. straight, still watching it all the way onto his bat and giving every ball the care it deserved." Moulsecoomb did bring on the openers again for quite a spell at the end of the innings in order to try and stop the run chase, and it did work. The scoring slowed right down and TWCC were held to under 200; 189 for 3. Plenty of batting unused in the pavilion, but scoring was difficult at the end, although Steve's pull for a single to square leg boundary showed what might have been possible if Tony had got out earlier. Mind you, if Steve had been able to read his map a bit better he might have been higher up the order.
What's that coming over the hill ?
Tea was taken with Phil smoldering about how few overs Moulsecoomb had bowled at us (34) thus denying us runs, but little did he know what was in store for him. Seeing the ball keeping low from Pavilion End, Jim put Phil on to open knowing that of us all he is the man who will bowl it straight. In his second over the first of his many wickets fell to him, the ball keeping low and hitting the stumps. These weren't bad balls made good by the wicket being weird; these were straight and slightly swinging balls making batsmen play down the wrong line, and then, if the ball kept a little low, sneaking around and under the bat. In order to take the wickets the balls had to be good, and they were. Nigel took a wicket and Matt was unlucky bowling well for no reward, whilst Phil wheeled away claiming 5 in his first spell. Once sated Phil was taken off and replaced by Mikey who bowled the odd good ball and a good number of odd balls, and then George who whistled a few past the off stump and who had a catch dropped on the square leg boundary. But we had a match to win as the available overs lessened, and so Paul came on to take two wickets for 13, and Phil returned first to claim his 6th wicket, and then to wrap the game up with just one over to spare by taking his 7th. 7 for 14 off 10.1 overs - remarkable. The runs that Tony and Jonathan scored ensured we faced a Moulsecoomb side who barely ever tried to go for the runs, but unless we took the 10 wickets a win would not have resulted, so it is to Phil we owe the victory. And to the skipper of course, for asking him to open from the end he didn't want to bowl from.
Once again we're treated to the Captain's Excuses!
"None required, I feel."
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"None required, I feel."
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