Having won the toss on a very green pitch Captain Mark opted to bat first. Typically aggressive starts from Joey and Alex coupled with trademark robust batting from Robert got us off to a decent start on a very difficult batting pitch, taking us to 87 for 3 after the first 18 overs.
Despite losing Pete B soon after lunch, Charles batted strongly to keep the score ticking. Regrettably he also ran Rachel out for a duck on her first member debut. Words were had* Captain Mark batted strongly though and together with Charles batted us to 134 for 5 with 5 overs remaining. With Charles falling, Charlie joined Mark at the crease for some late innings hitting, taking the Plastics to a commendable total of 167 - 7. Plastics bowled very well, keeping it tight and limiting the scoring opportunities for CICCs openers. Eventually we made the breakthrough, with Saril taking a catch at square leg off Mark's tight bowling. Joey then had a superb spell of leg spin and the wickets began to fall. Great bowling coupled with excellent fielding kept up the pressure, and Matt held his nerve in the final over. Plastics won by 7 runs. *Words included: "How the fuck did you think that was going to work" and "Use your fucking eyes"
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THE TEAMFormed from a collection of players who met on the internet via social cricket at Archbishop's Park, Plastics XI represents the foolhardy members of that group who decided they wanted a bash at proper cricket instead of playing with plastic balls. The team's ability is best described as "weak-weak". Luckily, our social media game is much stronger. Find us on: Archives
October 2021
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