Sorry to bring up an old topic- This was the write up from the opposition skipper from Saturday:
Unbelievably, though, it wasn't enough. Minehead's opening pair offered a number of contrasts, but Ian Buchanan played an innings of such uncompromising ferocity that the initiative was immediately rested from us. His fifty came up in 8 overs, his hundred in around 18 and his one-hundred-and-fifty in 27 – and in my view we didn't bowl badly!!! The only bowler who remotely gave him pause for thought was Joe Cook, who bowled bravely and with great skill, but without luck. Of course, I have to say “what if” to a dropped catch when he would have scored only 30-ish, but for a long while after that the closest we came to dismissing him was the ball passing high overhead on the boundary. He fell only when the run-rate had fallen to modest proportions with eight wickets in hand – a game-changer of an innings if I ever saw one. At this point the Bishopston character kicked-in; we dug deep, fielded like demons and bowled with passion to drag ourselves back into contention. Frost displayed his full repertoire and Bradley bowled a terrific comeback spell that saw five further wickets fall and a palpable air of tension develop in both camps. Sadly, there are no rabbits in the lower orders of teams at this level and we were not able to see off determined resistance that saw Minehead home in the penultimate over. Despite the shock of losing from such a strong position, we left the field with heads held high, having stayed together as a team, giving our all and appreciating everyone's efforts in what was undoubtedly a most unusual game.
http://minehead.play-cricket.com/content/view.asp?id=10333867&cid=218&tid=14&referer=&fixture=&team=35821
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