Sorry this match report has taken so long. Work has been crazy busy.
With only 1 of a measly 9 hitting our 12ish meet time, and everyone else being late (yours truly included) it rather set the tone for the day from the CBF team.
Those of us that were there had a quick net on one of the Kilve practice wickets, which included me getting out to
@edge trying to ramp him twice, Dave getting hit by some military medium pace full bungers, and two blokes rocking up in minor counties kit and sinking beers from the minute they arrived (
@AlRidd and his mate Tom).
1:30 arrived and in true MCC fashion CBF were invited to bat first on what looked to be a great deck. However, I quickly came to regret my decision after Adam
@Neon Cricket missed a straight one, and I lobbed a catch to backward point, our score read 'not very many - 2' however,
@edge landed some lusty blows and cleared the fence on multiple occasions, to give out innings some impetus. However, he fell caught behind soon after looking comfortable. Jamie (
@jamesisapayne) came out and showed what benefit home team advantage can have, he batted really nicely cutting, pulling and mooing his way to a well constructed 51 retired.
@AlRidd then went to sweep a straight one, missed it, was plumb in front of all 3, and in true Johnny bairstow style, stood there and tried to review it. However, much to the amusement of the CBF team, his mate (some bloke called Tom) was umpiring and videoed his dismissal and quickly showed him just how out he was. The other highlight of the innings was Chris
@t2ylo telling his team that Jamie would run passed one when he came back in, Jamie duly obliged on the first ball he faced after returning to the crease. CBF ended around 190 for their innings which we felt was a reasonable total.
After an excellent tea and a few beers all round CBF went into the field. We opened the bowling with our minor counties pairing. Some bloke called Tom took the first over, and proceeded to only bowl 1 of his first 6 on the cut strip. A great start for us. Fortunately Riddy
@AlRidd could bowl and got us an early couple of breakthroughs. Some bloke called Tom then eventually bowled a straight ball and bowled another one of the Kilve batsmen. Jamie then bowled his full quota and bowled really nicely, and picked up a wicket or 2 and edge bowled really nicely in tandem with him. The highlight of our innings was a spell from one of the Kilve juniors - Lucy who bowled 4 overs 3 maidens 2-2 which was a cracking effort from her.
The rest of our innings was somewhat difficult to recount as we were all a bit busy ribbing each other about our terrible performances,particular highlights or lowlights as the May be included me being megged at cover for 4, minor counties Alex falling over trying to change direction after trying (badly) to anticipate the direction of the ball and inappropriate Tom launching a howitzer from the boundary only for it to be nowhere near any of our players (it must have missed Dave behind the stumps by a good 15feet) and going for a 2 bounce 4 over the other side of the boundary. The number of byes in our innings from leaden footed dave was also a particular lowlight, and as he had let so many byes through, towards the end of the innings he decided unless it was on the off side he wasn't going to attempt to stop it, I think by that point he'd had enough
all in all it was a great day out and thanks go again to Chris and Kilve CC for hosting a brilliant day and allowing us to come again. However I fear after the antics of inappropriate Tom if we get asked back we may not be allowed to bat first due to his total inability to hold his booze.
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