Time for the weekly update.
The team we played yesterday hadn't had much luck, only winning one or two games so far. They do have a few decent batsmen though, but their bowling isn't all that great. Turned out to be a really enjoyable match.
We won the toss and elected to bat. Pretty much everyone made about 10 runs or so, our captain making a cracking 70. I batted ninth and was able to stroll out when we were in a position to tonk. It was a short-lived knock. :mrgreen:
Consisted of: 0, 6, 4, 0, 0, 1, 2, W. [icon_lol1. TBH, i was pretty disappointed with myself. I love coming in to bat when the match is at that stage, i just wasn't in my element though. [icon_wink
We ended up being bowled out for 162 off 30 overs.
I opened the bowling, managed to improve my economy, finishing with 1/19 off 7 overs. Would have had two but one of the lads dropped a bit of a sitter! Our captain, who opened from the other end had a bit of a mare, going for plenty of runs in his first spell.
As it turned out, there were four overs left where they needed 26 runs to win. So 26 off 24 balls. This led to the implementation of the 'everybody go back to the boundary' fielding tactic. :mrgreen:
Our captain came back on to bowl, and did so superbly, restricting them to only two or three runs in the final overs. The other chap who was bowling, was exceptional and arguably won the match for us. He ended up with 3/31 off 10 overs. Very precise bowling from both.
Anyway, really enjoyed that match. In the closing stages, you could just feel everyone in our team lifting, talking in the field, encouraging each other and generally really wanting to win. It was fantastic to see.
So, after 35 overs they only managed 6/151.
I also forgot to take some photos. icon_smile
But, if demand is there, i will post a picture of my cricket bat!
You guys must think i am odd. [icon_lol1.
