For the third week in a row the Shoreham 1st team lost the toss, but for a change we found ourselves being asked to bowl first. Ed and James opened and kept Flimwell’s runs down, although both remained wicketless when they came off. The masterful introduction of Bob Stacey, however, brought about our first wicket, with Flimwell on 102. Flimwell upped the pace in the second half of their innings, but Bob (9-64-4) and Nigel Jeffrey (8-53-3) ensured that wickets kept falling. We held most of our catches and even got a run-out. Sree bowled 4 overs for 18 runs, and according to the scorebook 10 of these were wides?! Was I just not paying attention because I don’t remember that at all. Jack made up the overs for Shoreham but, because he bought me a drink afterwards, his figures will not be disclosed on this website (N.B. clicking on the link below this report will take you directly to a website, and scorecard, that I have no control over). Flimwell ended on 241 for 8.

After our loss against Ightham the week before, and with the return of some of our big hitters, we were anxious to get some runs on the board again. Sree (42) and Andy (31) destroyed Flimwell’s first over, before settling down into a steady accumulation of runs. Both were eventually caught out though, bringing Andy Glass and Mark Doughty to the crease. Andy continued Shoreham’s run rate, but Mark, unfortunately, was caught without scoring; and, to my knowledge, joins Greg in the fastrack queue for the Duck Cup! Shoreham were 132 for 3, however, after 20 overs. Andy finally succumbed for 46, and Sam was caught on 15. Then The Edge came to the wicket, fresh from his 76 from the Sunday before. Phil spanked the ball so hard that he broke the handle of his bat in the process. James (27) assisted in Shoreham’s last dash for runs, much to the relief of Ed who was up next. Phil secured Shoreham victory with 4 balls to spare, finishing up on 62no. Quality.

Thanks Pat for umpiring.

- Ed

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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd June, 2009 in 1sts Match Reports.