Watching your Opponent Lose
If truth is to be told, not many of us were confident that we would, for the second Sunday in succession, win a match by scoring 286 runs. But doubters like your correspondent were put to the sword as Whitchurch overtook Welford Park's 286 for 6 off 40 overs with more than two overs to spare. The first innings had been more than a little harrowing, with bowler after bowler being sent aerially into the cow fields time and again. One unfortunate opening over went 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 4 (byes, streaking down the legside), after which said bowler was told to "take a rest" ("gladly!"). The oppo, sitting in the pavilion, thought that this was unduly harsh - "you always give a bowler a second over on a Sunday". Well, maybe that's a vote in favour of Jim's no-prisoners captaincy that we didn't this afternoon. If I'm honest, there was some fine hitting of a cricket ball going on, and perched atop a domed hill where the ball ran easily dow...
