Mid table clash with local rivals Buckingham 4s Saturday. Had to deal with a very good leggy playing way below his level who was captain of the oppo. Having given the chat about not taking risks to our batsman we then shipped 4-31 off his 15 overs. Things weren't helped by a 1st teamer being slipped into the oppo. Just so happens he bowls and bats 8 in the Home Counties, so logically the 4th team was the place for him to be when he needs to disappear at 6pm, for gods sake!. He wiped out the top order and after the leggy made a mess of the middle order we had to dig ourselves out of 53-6. I put on captain block and we added 88 for the last 4 wickets to nudge 141 off our 45 overs. Oppo, powered by the 1st teamer galloped to 93-2 off 23 before I bowled him leg stump. Would like to say it was great bowling but he had a wedding reception to get to so was taking chances. From drinks onwards we squeezed the life out of them and the went down in a heap to 126ao. Opening bowler got the last 3 and I picked up 4-20 off 13 in the middle order. Batting was terrible, ground out 14* in 29 overs but hung around and that's the best that can be said for it.
Sunday was a similar game. Batted poorly, I did slightly less blocking at the end for 15* and bowled 8 overs 1-12. Lost by 5 wickets, mainly due to being 30 runs short and the captain/s not keeping a lid on the run rate and sticking with the slow stuff. Only a friendly but overall a good weekend.
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