Good conditions met the players on the first 2day game of the 09/10 season.
Team was: Great Dayne, Fadel, Waz Butler, Murray King, Sibu Ntini, Nic Pullen, Dave Bones, Charley Mortimer, Tom Vaughan, Jimmy Brown and Ginny.
We were put into bat by them and started reasonably solidly with the an opening partnership of 40 before the Great Dayne was ridiculously C&B for 15. The bowler managed to complete the catch without the ball touching his hands!! He collapsed in a heap after the ball had been smashed into his stomach! Fadel made a solid 29 before being caught. Then Waz (44) and Murray(21) put together a good partnership before Murray succumbed to 2nd slip. THis broughtthe hands down favourite for the TFC for the season Sibu to the crease, who true to form, only managed 2 balls before being caught in the slips. Nic Pullen came and went, but not before dispatching the first ball after tea into the trees! this left us at 130/6
In stepped Bones and with a flurry of the willow, he managed to smash 51 at better than a run a ball. He as ably assisted by thomas vaughan who made a career best 29 and silenced many of his pre-season critics. There wer a few other runs picked off here and there, and a good 6 by ginny to end things off, all totaled up to an impressive 210 all out.
The defense of the total started out in fine fashion, with Charlie picking up an early stick. Their batting effort never really got going and they lost wickets at constant intervals, and at the end of play had just managed to avoid the follow on and are 120/9 over night. But I must mention that undoubtedly the most entertaining moment of the match and maybe even the season, was produced by Dave Bones. Jimmy B had just had a blatant caught behind turned down by the player umpire, and tempers were flaring. The situation had just reached boiling point, when Bones came on. He proceded to threaten the batsman and told him to expect 3 bouncers in a row. (not an easy feat for a leg spinner). The first whistled past the batsmans ears, and the second struck the fucker in the back of the head! Pandemonium broke out! 10 fielders and the bowler broke out into hysterical laughter and applause as the bewildered Batter wobbled aroung and had to call on medical assistance.
It was top stuff and was thoroughly enjoyed by all, except the batter.
Day 2 resumes at 9am on Sat 24 Oct. With WPCC in the driving seat.
Leading the race for the awards:
MOM - Dave Bones
TFC - Sibu Toto
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