Match Report vs Eclipse
(bowl semi) 30 July 2024 @ Forest Farm (Skipper Jim,
Report DT)
Definition “to catch”.
Verb
1. Intercept and hold (something which is has been thrown,
propelled or dropped)
Cricket. Dismiss (a batter) by catching the ball before it
touches the ground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ8hJt99M4I A short video
on how to catch a cricket ball.
Right, ‘nuff said on that. What follows is a report
of the league and cup double match versus Eclipse, which will
contain no naming and shaming finger pointing or piss taking
(well maybe a bit)
The match was played and the pristine Diamond ground, home
of Cardiff Cricket Club. The weather was perfect(ish), a bit
too humid but lovely otherwise. I think skipper Jim won the
toss and decided to field. It was cup rules so 18 overs and
2 overs per bowler.
Dan and DT opened the bowling and Eclipse struggled to score.
DT took the 1st wicket with a speculative LBW shout, which,
if anything, was clipping leg. Thankfully the umpire thought
it was hitting middle and leg so off the batsman went. I think
there were also a couple of dropped catches in these first
4 overs. There was also a run out by “Super fielder”
Rhys.
NB: fall of wicket is not recorded and runs per over not
recorded till over 9 in our book
Liam Forster (Diesel! Four star! Get it?) and Steveo took
the next 3 overs with Diesel coming back for his 2nd over
later in the game. Both bowled well and Steveo was unlucky
not to get a wicket. (Can’t remember if there were any
dropped catches in this spell but probably). Score after 7
overs was (about) 41 for 2. Rupert and Will took the next
spells both bowled well Will not taking a wicket but Rupert
taking 2, both caught. After 11 overs 79 for 4. There may
well have been a dropped catch or two in this spel
At some point around now there were 2 Eclipse retirements
having reached 25. Maxi and Diesel (For his 2nd over) were
next up. Runs came a bit more freely in this 3 over spell
. 14 overs 105 -4. The Nylon Pylon and Robbo rook the last
4 overs and again bowled well Robbo taking 2 wickets but also
in this spell there were a couple of dropped catches. Eclipse
finished on 139 - 7 as there was also a run out from Diesel
in the last 4 overs. More than we could have/should have been
chasing but with batting down to 9/10 we could give it a good
go.
Rupert and Robbo opened with Robbo carrying on from his century
on Sunday with some lusty blows, one of which hit the clubhouse
bending one of the C’s whilst the scorers took evasive
action. (By that I mean an actual letter C, not calling the
scorers cunts). Rupert was 1st to fall for 9 with a couple
of fours, bowled. Will replaced him and, after a slow start
to tricky bowling got off the mark with a 6. Robbo retired
and Diesel went into bat ( I’m not giving up on this
nickname). He batted really well playing some great shots
but struggled to evade the fielders. He fell for 4 in the
8th 2-57.
Dan in next and he started scoring quickly. We were still
up with the required rate. Will was one away from retirement
when he chased a wide one and was caught. No real harm done
but a shame for Will. 92-3 off 13. Captain Jim next in and
didn’t waste any time scoring a 4 off his 1st ball.
He wasn’t there for long though falling in the 14t over,
Dan also retiring on 28 around now. Super fielder Rhys was
in at 7, lower than usual after damaging his hand in the early
overs before making a catch run out and some essential, athletic
(not said very often when talking about casuals fielding)
stops. Steveo in at 8. Both didn’t waste many balls
and both were run out in the 16th and 17th overs respectively.
129 - 6 with 2 retirees with One over to go. Maxi and the
Nylon Pylon at 9 and 10 with a nervous DT on the sidelines
slowly realising that his plan of getting out somehow to the
1st ball faced may not be viable. Maxi and the NP (too long
a nickname), scored 8 of the 1st 4 balls but agonisingly the
last two balls were dots. Casuals loose by a whisker. Had
2 runs been scored off the last 2 balls there would have been
a bowl off (bowling at one stump, we would have been there
all fucking night) not a super over which would be much better.
An amazing game I’d cricket, played in a friendly spirit.
The casuals definitely lost as a team, we all know that we
could have caught better, run faster around the field and
between the wickets, thrown more accurately, bowled a tighter
line but at the end of the day it was, I think our best all
round performance of the season and tiny margins made the
difference. The bar was open with mine-host Robbo as landlord
and both teams stayed for a few. #weshouldplayheremoreoften
Lewis 2 0 0 11
Thomas 2 0 1 9
Forster 2 0 0 13
O’Reilly 2 0 0 17
Sayer 2 0 2 13
Will 2 0 0 14
Cullen 2 0 0 27
Warren 2 0 0 15
Owens 2 0 2 13
Sayers bowled 9
Owens ret 25
Will caught 25
Forster caught 4
Lewis ret 28
Davies run out 11
O’Reilly run out 6
Cullen not out 2
Warren not out 7
DT DNB TLFL
Hodkinson bowled 5
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