Wow a match without fisticuffs! A beautiful sunny 25
degree day and a very hard and quick wicket greeted the teams. It took a nano-second
for WCC skipper to decide to bat when he won the toss. It was a bit of a slow
start but when a half volley presented itself Scooby let rip and was caught in
the covers one handed - great catch and very unlucky Scooby. The innings
progressed and the scoring rate increased and a great knock of 94 by Nick Hill
acted as the backbone of the innings supported by aggressive cameos by Francis
and Callum who was playing his first game for the club. Whitchurch ended at 239
-9 off 35 overs.
The Farley Hill response was aggressive from the start
and the game looked as if it was slipping away but a great catch from Lyn on
the boundary quietened, their aggressive intent and the game turned once again
Whitchurch's way. They slowly rebuilt and whilst a few wickets fell they had
the chance to rebuild between dismissals. Farley Hill needed 10 from the last 2
overs and 6 from the last over - squeaky bum time but their skipper Ali saw
them home with 3 balls to spare.
What a finish - we've had several close finishes this
year and like with the others this really could have been a win, lose or tie -
a great game. All the bowlers bowled well, and it was the regular attack this
week, but a really good wicket ( thanks to Jon) and a good batting side meant
we could not maintain our squeeze on the reply. Couple of special mentions
-Callum playing his first game for WCC batted bowled and fielded great - Anand
did a great job keeping wicket- and it was great to see the Chairman Mike Butt
watching for a few hours. Well done all - on the homeward stretch 4 games left
- Next week Checkendon Away - a lovely ground.
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