[Match report courtesy of Captain Ralph]
Following the loss of our ‘home’ fixture a couple of weeks prior due to inclement weather, we were grateful to play ‘away’ albeit still at Chiswick against sometime friends, Marauders, on a balmy summer's evening. Skipper Ralph lost the toss in keeping with the season to date, and Marauders chose to bat first on what appeared to be a decent wicket. Dodgers welcomed a couple of new recruits in both Tom and Cam (both via Will), and handy recruits they would prove to be. 😊
Abhi and Jack opened, and both bowled with skill and, in Abhi’s case, no little pace, taking a wicket apiece. First change were Charlie and Satya, the former managing to take 3 for despite initially struggling to find a decent length, whilst Satya in rare circumstance was subject to some heavy tap from opposition skipper Usman, who ended on 44 not out. Will and Cam then combined to great effect to close out the innings, taking 2 well deserved wickets each and keeping Marauders down to an eminently chasable 103.
Our reply began with Charlie and Mike getting us away well, the latter bowled by a decent one nipping in, and Mike playing nicely off his legs in his usual style to retire on 25 from 19. Following Charlie’s dismissal, Cam then showed prowess with bat as well as ball, scoring fluently and playing shots all around the wicket, which led to his own retirement in quick time on 25 off 16. Friend of the club Dave H managed to bowl Karan early, which was a shame as he looked in good touch and had got off the mark with a sumptuous straight drive which promised better things. Debutant Tom, playing some Connell-French-esque hoicks to leg, and Stockers then dovetailed nicely to keep us ticking over at a good rate, meaning we reached our target in good time with in excess of 4 overs to spare, earning themselves well deserved red-ink in the process. Following our comfortable victory the majority then retired to the bar for a well earned beverage of choice.
Man of the Match votes: Cam 8, Tom 1, Matt 1, Mike 1
Comments