Match Report 10th
June: Maladroits v Wandering Brothers –
Sheen Park
Garry Barry Gaisford
reports
Maladroits won (by a lot of runs)
On an overcast day, with rain threatening (the only thing
threatening in the entire match), it was decided that overs would be reduced to
25 to allow everyone the chance to bat. With the opposition failing to produce
11 men, Boozer immediately offered them Dharmesh, making it 10 apiece. Despite
some interesting chat about rather inappropriate tattoos, and current
immigration requirements the team was in good spirits.
After
deciding to bat first it was imperative to get off to a quick start, a notion
that hadn’t quite registered with Glen who started off the batting in true night-watchman
style. Luckily Ryan at the other end had rather different intentions, refusing
the option of singles and striking the ball cleanly rapidly knocking up 50
runs. After Ryan’s departure, Glen came into his own, relishing the opportunity
with James to destroy the bowling attack and both knock up half centuries, with
Glen being top scorer with 67 (or something close). The temptation to finally
slog out brought the end to Glen’s fine innings, and with only 6 overs remaining,
Bobby like any good supporting batsman took to the field to enable James to
keep scoring. With only one over remaining, the batting prowess that once
graced the Uppingham fields was finally seen with 2 lovely edges going straight
to the boundaries. At the end of 25 overs the excellent batting display from
the 3 (sorry four batsman) had posted a challenging and impressive total of 213
for 2.
Tea was a
quick affair, partly due to the quality on offer (special mention must go to
Paddy’s wife for the delicious cupcakes) but the fear of rain, the Maladroits
took to the field (some with extras) in confident spirits. The first over by
Dearman set the tone with some ferocious line and length, backed up by Charlie
from the other end yielding a wicket for
Charlie with a great take from Ryan. Confidence was high at this point with the
visitors only posting 9 runs after 4 overs, but then their leading scorer Wide made a cameo appearance, and had it
not been for the athleticism of fielder of the day Boozer behind the stumps Wide’s total may have been more.
Boozer then
showed courage by changing the bowling attack bringing on the experienced left
arm bowler of Paddy and the less experienced just back from retirement Gary.
The move however was inspired!! Paddy was in exceptional form, moving the ball
from side to side, causing all sorts of confusion in the batting attack,
posting what must be a record for the Maladroits, 4 wickets for only 2 runs.
Gary was nearly as good, getting into the heads of the batsmen, and delivering
some deceptively slow balls. Between them they managed to take 8 wickets for 20
runs. The opposition were falling like flies and only with the arrival of Dharmesh
(former Maladroit) did they show any composure in front of the crease. Strange
then by doing them a favour they started him at no. 10?
Finally they
were all out for 42 runs, fittingly the final wicket taken by Paddy, and a much
needed win for the Maladroits. Rain held off, finished at 4pm sharp, a quick
pint in the pub and still able to watch the footie. As Bobby said “you can only
play what’s put in front of you.” 171 run victory. Job well done.
MOM – Paddy
Drought
FOD – Boozer
DOD –
Dharmesh (everybody else won)
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