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[richyreed]

After a fairly depressing start to the season I've had a very good couple of weeks, passing 50 on four of my last five league games and becoming the top scorer in the league (Shoutout to my blank bat which is going like a cannon!). The one I didn't I was out on 20ish given out caught behind when I just hit the ground. I have settled into being the anchor opener role which is working well for me and the team, I just stop the flow of wickets while our middle order has licence to hit out. We are now comfortably midtable which is good for us as there are two very strong teams at the top of the table, as long as we don't get relegated that's a good season for us in the league we are in.

[Jaffa]

Looks like the forty club if Rob Nelson is involved.

It is but they are calling themselves XL for this tour. They batted down to nine. We bowled them out for 197. I took four wickets. We were looking good but our run rate dropped and we were bowled out for 148.

[Gurujames]

XL are the Roman numerals for 40. They are known as The Forty Club or XL.

[FattusCattus]

I think @Buzz plays for The Forty Club

[Buzz]

Loads of people from the XL club I have played with in that lot.
Barry Atkin is the chairman I believe. Sanjay Barry is a thoroughly good bloke.

[Jaffa]

XL are the Roman numerals for 40. They are known as The Forty Club or XL.

Where's the faceplant emoji?  I thought it had to do with our advancing years and increasing waistlines.

[Jaffa]

Loads of people from the XL club I have played with in that lot.
Barry Atkin is the chairman I believe. Sanjay Barry is a thoroughly good bloke.

Barry umpired our game today. Couldn't quite raise our game to beat the Spanish expats.

The Forty club on the other hand put 350 odd past Denmark today. Happy hunting for them.

Rest day tomorrow. I need it after playing three days on the trot.

[jjelricksmith]

Interesting game this weekend. Rain reduced from the beginning meant they scored 130-9 in 41 overs and we had 37 overs to chase it. Deck was an absolute rock hard road so we knew this would be very achievable. Every over their skipper would complain about something like condition of the ball and even said the pitch was deteriorating at one point, after only 49 overs in the day on a fresh wicket. After bowling 15 overs in 1 hour 25 mins trying to play for rain we were 64-0 chasing and the captain tried one more ploy by saying to myself and the umpires, you wouldnt want to be responsible for an injury, playing in this just isnt safe. It hadnt rained, the bowlers had good control. I'd even been bowled 2 bouncers the over before with men on the ropes catching. The umpires said seeing as it wasnt raining, the ball was ok and nothing dangerous was happening play would continue unless 'a bowler bowls head high noballs as he cant control the ball, HE SLIPS IN HIS RUNUP or fielders start struggling to run around'. Skipper goes to his 6 foot 5 bowler in his 4th over for a chat, gets to position. The lad takes one step and hits the deck like watching Neymar playing Sunday league. Skipper straight over to point it out as the lads rolling around on the floor to point it out, umpire says 'good timing that' of course the lad said he slipped and the game was called off after 15.2 overs bowled in an hour and 40 mins. 2 balls were bowled in the last 15 mins. Ideal time wasting and just not cricket. But what can you do that side were bottom of the table and getting smacked, they needed the 7 points.

[edge]

Decent couple of days of cricket at the weekend for me, nice little hit out on Friday in the CBF vs Kilve game then a good win Sat to see off one of the sides chasing us for promotion. They won the toss and batted first on a track with a little green in it, we bowled them out right at the end for 168. I was a bit erratic but picked up two of their better bats as they were looking to accelerate. Then got stuck in and hit 15 fours on my way to 81, we chased it in 26 overs, 3 down. All 3 sides behind us in the league dropped points making it a pretty pleasing win!

[SOULMAN1012]

On holiday at the moment but my side was the only side to play sat just gone in the Two Counties leagues from Prem to Div 5 and we won so after that being 3 wins on the spin now we are back to 4th and 20pts from top. Still maintain we do not want to go up as with current availability issues we need to recruit and bring on youth for a few years in my opinion

[tommo256]

Played the rain card, successfully played a rain card, continued playing the rain card all weekend!

[Jaffa]

Loads of people from the XL club I have played with in that lot.
Barry Atkin is the chairman I believe. Sanjay Barry is a thoroughly good bloke.

This is the team we played.

[mohawks94]

TFC Saturday. Skipper decided I'd struggle with a slightly damp ball but didn't tell me until we were looking for one of our keepers sixes an hour and a half after we'd finished bowling. All ten wickets fell to spin, coach took 7 and left armer 3, so can't begrudge them bowling, but the fact the skipper didn't mention his thinking annoyed me.

Opposition obviously annoyed Johnny somehow as he decided to show off and was walking at their quicks, took 24 from one over, reached 50 off 23 and 100 off 48. We won chasing 175 with 23 overs spare...

All three of our games went ahead and were won, so all the league sides are in 2nd or 3rd spot with six weeks to go. Importantly Henley 2 vs Hurst was rained off so we jumped above Hurst, and we play them both in the next month.

[SOULMAN1012]

No Saturday cricket for me in august, was on holiday last sat and this sat just gone, free weekend next weekend and then away again and also seeing Ed Sheeran in concert.

However this meant I was able to play Sunday league cricket this weekend which I hardly ever get to do and this weekend was super special for me. We won the toss batted first and scored 308/5 I managed to hit my first Ton of the season scoring 124 before being caught going for a maximum. Our No5 smashed 71 from 30 balls.
We then bowled so well and bowled them out for 110 in 23 overs.

Why was it so special for me!! Well due to a late cancellation my 13 yr old daughter who has been really enjoying her first year of ladies cricket was asked if she wanted to play and I got to share the field with my eldest daughter which was amazing for me #superprouddad.

[Big Mac]

Dropped two catches then scored a whole one run in a game we lost by 8 runs. Went and sat down in the changing rooms after my dismissal and spent a good half hour feeling like I didn't want to play cricket again this season.

So that was a good Saturday.