Being away last week I didn't report on our match - the less said the better, as taking advantage of winning the toss Malden Wanderers made use of a used track while it still had a bit of life in it before two young lads produced the spells of their lives to roll us over for, er, 38 (a recovery from 0/4, yours truly one of those back early after nicking behind). However, we got back to HQ to witness the most incredible fightback from our 1s against Woking & Horsell. Chasing 251 to win, we slumped to 71/8, the one saving grace being that our overseas player was still at the crease. Our 10 joining him, Dylan Patel, is someone who can hold an end up, and so it proved:
Surrey Championship (play-cricket.com)
This week with the return of the fast bowling of the in-swing bowler above and his brother we got on the board with a comfortable win over Epsom. We got off to a flier, putting on 48 for the first wicket before my opening partner got out to a worldy of a catch in the covers. I fell soon after for 20 in weird circumstances. The ball before 21 people at the ground thought I was plumb, the exception being our umpire. Next ball I tickled one down leg back to the keeper. A young lad, he had been appealing for anything remotely near the bat and I heard him go up as usual, but my honest instinct had kicked in and I started walking before realising he wasn't really convinced - he later admitted he didn't think I'd hit it. Grrr. Anyway we finished with 164, but our quick ran through them, finishing with 6/28 as we bowled them out for 81.
Surrey Championship (play-cricket.com)
This week with the return of the fast bowling of the in-swing bowler above and his brother we got on the board with a comfortable win over Epsom. We got off to a flier, putting on 48 for the first wicket before my opening partner got out to a worldy of a catch in the covers. I fell soon after for 20 in weird circumstances. The ball before 21 people at the ground thought I was plumb, the exception being our umpire. Next ball I tickled one down leg back to the keeper. A young lad, he had been appealing for anything remotely near the bat and I heard him go up as usual, but my honest instinct had kicked in and I started walking before realising he wasn't really convinced - he later admitted he didn't think I'd hit it. Grrr. Anyway we finished with 164, but our quick ran through them, finishing with 6/28 as we bowled them out for 81.