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Sunday 04th May 2008 Well it's one game down for the II's and one loss.Thanks for all the effort boys. let's get a W next week. A factually correct write up is included on the results page. Chis Sunday 04th May 2008 Abertillery II's 191 for 7 Lost to Creigiau II 193 for 7 by 3 wickets. Well what can I say? We score 191 and lose. The day started fairly well if not spectacularly with Ronnie & me putting on 22 for the first wicket before Ronnie managed to york himself for 6. Next to the wicket was Jeff D. Jeff scratched around for 9 before giving the Creigiau wicket-keeper a regulation catch. ATCC 40-2. Better things are to come for Jeff this season I'm sure. Matty Ross came to the wicket looking a bundle of nerves and departed for 0 run out looking for run that was never there. Matty, I think you put too much pressure on yourself. Big things are to come from you for ATCC if only you'd give yourself a break! Tom Bradley came to the wicket and unfurled some lovely cover & extra cover drives that seemed to find the fielders until he played all around a straight one. I'd tell you what score we were on but the mathematicians that were doing the book have failed to note what the score was at the fall of this or any subsequent finish. Scorers B- Must try harder. By this time I'd started to find some form and a few boundaries and had passed my half-century. Stevie D came and went after middling a straight drive straight into the bowler’s hands. A foot either way and the umpire would have been signalling four. Tough luck D no need to apologise fella. Next to the wicket was Mike Doel. While not as his most fluent Mike helped take the score close to 150 if not passed it. 21 runs later he departed having been castled by Thomas. D N Sheen came and went for 2 caught at the wicket bowled Thomas. Despite not having a net or a game for a considerable time Dave gave his all as usual. By this time I'd passed three figures and was feeling pretty good, if tired. With just over 5 overs left Jack Evans came to the wicket and dug in for a valuable 8 mot out taking us passed 175 and on to 191-7. Brookes 120no Evans 8 no. After a nice tea with a good fruit selection and I'm led to believe Jaffa Cakes (they only contain one gram of fat per cake you know) Abertillery took to the field. Jones the Creigiau opener set about the ATCC bowling like a hoody on a defenceless granny despatching the ball to all parts passing his fifty in double quick time ATCC heads were beginning to drop until Matty Ross took the wicket of the other opener. However the other kept smashing the ball to all parts taking a particular liking to one Stevie D over. Just his pace today Stevie. I brought on Tom Brad and Golden Balls himself took a wicket with his first ball. Let's have more of that this year Tom. The Cawley brothers came on and bowled nest with Liam proving that he has a future with the ball if he bowls in the future like he did today. Aaron bowled decently but if he wants to do it in future will need to start wearing his spikes. Although looking at the score book boys Aaron took the wickets, seems their scorers were as educationally subnormal as ours. The skipper brought his self on next and three overs later was celebrating sending the Creigiau opener Jones back to the hutch for a sparkling 96. By this time the game was beyond us with not many needed off lots but Stevie D answered his captains call and took two Creigiau wickets in one over. Time for a great comeback maybe? But with very few runs to get and plenty of overs in hand Creigiau were able to see it through. Creigiau 24 points ATCC 10. High points: Liam Cawley bowled well and will get more overs if he continues to bowl this well. Mike Doel 7 overs without reward. Mike bowled with great maturity and will become the bowler we all know he is with more overs under his belt. Aaron Cawley- a bundle of energy in the field. A portly but nonetheless wise man said to me today "We'll play worse and win"...I hope so! I'm just off to my spectacularly large fridge for another bottle of Stella having earlier being humiliated on Wii Bowling by Mrs Chis & Chis Jnr. I'll be back and so will ATCC II's. Older log >> |