Our 1s game was called off Friday lunch as the outfield was flooded still, which meant I was available for a last minute call to captain the 2s due to the skipper having a family emergency. My first time leading a league side which was a nice moment, even if the result wasn’t.
Won the toss and bowled, had them 40ish/2 after 10 and had also put down their opener twice already which proved the difference. He got 96, put on 160 with their number 4 and it seemed every time they went aerial it just evaded fielders. Personally 0/37 off 9, with a drop off me (one of six in the innings). Oppo ended 227/6 from 45, which was probably 50 above par because of extras and the drops. We were bowled out for 143 in 43.3 overs, with our lads seemingly picking out the fielders with ease, plus a slow outfield. Opposition bowled really tightly, clearly knew how their pitch played and used that knowledge well. 15 from 30 batting at six isn’t my usual style, before dragging on to a long hop that stayed low when trying to up the ante with 120 needed in 13 overs. Only one bat scored higher than a strike rate of 50.
All in all a tough one to start, but hopefully 1s bits back next weekend and back to the ranks.
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