2nd XI v Whitwell
Sookys Last Stand
A badly depleted 2nd team travelled to high flying Whitwell. Missing 6 regulars through a combination of holidays and 2 weddings (who gets married on a Saturday in the cricket season for Gods sake?) Whitwell batted first on a low, slow dusty track.. However T.C. begged to be taken off after 2 very expensive wayward overs saying I cant run in on this sh*t! But then Sooky came on as 1st change and almost immediately bagged the scalp of Whitwells premier batter and skipper Alan Draycott. This however brought in their Aussie Overseas who after a quiet start got dug in and made a few.
Despite skipper Alfie (2 for 33 off thirteen overs) keeping the batters reasonably quiet the total crept up. Whitwell did lose wickets regularly . Matt Alford replicating Shane Warnes ball of the Century to remove one, T.C. returning to claim 3 scalps including the Overseas, Sooky also finishing with 3 wickets and the rare sight of Roo Peat bowling to claim his first ever league wicket (caught at extra cover by Alfie making amends for the one he dived over the previous ball!) and Whitwell were all out for 174.
In reply Papp got off to a fair start but only the classy (and handsome) Steve Thomas looked comfortable on a pitch that was getting increasingly lower and slower. My Owd and Roo fell cheaply bringing Sooky to the crease which moments later created scenes reminiscent of Braveheart!
With Sooky on strike, a loud appeal went up for a caught behind with Sooky touching his pad to indicate what the ball made contact with on the way through. The umpire straightaway said "not out". This resulted in Sooky being surrounded by a crowd of opposition players yelling insults (the nature of which are unrepeatable here) to which Sooky replied waving his bat "I not afraid to die, but I take some of you with me! "
After order was restored Papp continued to lose wickets with even the classy (and handsome and suave) Steve Thomas succumbing eventually for a gallant 62. The outcome was inevitable after his dismissal and Papp were dismissed for a paltry 110 with 9 overs still to be bowled.
Points: Papp 4 Whitwell 20
A badly depleted 2nd team travelled to high flying Whitwell. Missing 6 regulars through a combination of holidays and 2 weddings (who gets married on a Saturday in the cricket season for Gods sake?) Whitwell batted first on a low, slow dusty track.. However T.C. begged to be taken off after 2 very expensive wayward overs saying I cant run in on this sh*t! But then Sooky came on as 1st change and almost immediately bagged the scalp of Whitwells premier batter and skipper Alan Draycott. This however brought in their Aussie Overseas who after a quiet start got dug in and made a few.
Despite skipper Alfie (2 for 33 off thirteen overs) keeping the batters reasonably quiet the total crept up. Whitwell did lose wickets regularly . Matt Alford replicating Shane Warnes ball of the Century to remove one, T.C. returning to claim 3 scalps including the Overseas, Sooky also finishing with 3 wickets and the rare sight of Roo Peat bowling to claim his first ever league wicket (caught at extra cover by Alfie making amends for the one he dived over the previous ball!) and Whitwell were all out for 174.
In reply Papp got off to a fair start but only the classy (and handsome) Steve Thomas looked comfortable on a pitch that was getting increasingly lower and slower. My Owd and Roo fell cheaply bringing Sooky to the crease which moments later created scenes reminiscent of Braveheart!
With Sooky on strike, a loud appeal went up for a caught behind with Sooky touching his pad to indicate what the ball made contact with on the way through. The umpire straightaway said "not out". This resulted in Sooky being surrounded by a crowd of opposition players yelling insults (the nature of which are unrepeatable here) to which Sooky replied waving his bat "I not afraid to die, but I take some of you with me! "
After order was restored Papp continued to lose wickets with even the classy (and handsome and suave) Steve Thomas succumbing eventually for a gallant 62. The outcome was inevitable after his dismissal and Papp were dismissed for a paltry 110 with 9 overs still to be bowled.
Points: Papp 4 Whitwell 20
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