Cricket again

Renishaw

Another week, another struggle for the selection committee; 5 ringers this time.

The opponents had all arrived early to get some training in and quite looked the part with matching orange tops, all the gear and no idea perhaps, time would tell.

Earl lost the toss and Renisham decided to get runs on the board, well to try anyway.

Webb opened with a blistering spell of dot, wide, wicket, wicket, dot, dot before having a blow whilst Burton had a similarly brief spell of dot, dot, wicket, 2, dot.
3 for 3 of 2 overs is never the greatest foundation to construct and innings and with Simmons coming on first change and reducing them to 4 for 4 matters were not improving. 2 overs for 2 runs from Ringer A and 3 tight overs from Halden including a wicket maiden hardly helped (13 for 5) but with Earl getting bored with Williams appealing for stumpings he threw the match wide open by giving him a couple of overs. Carted is the only way of describing them.

Ringer B had a couple of expensive overs but deserved better. Ringers C and D kept the score relatively tight and Ringer D did not really assist by taking 3 wickets.

Ringer E got carted (and dropeed a sitter) before Burton brought matters to an end with exactly 100 on the board (including 6 ducks, 2 golden).

Not a score that looked challenging. In an astonishing move Williams was dropped down the order (to 3) and Halden and Ringer B opened. The experiment did not work with Ringer B falling swiftly. Halden and Williams pushed the score along before Halden fell on 16. Ringer A cracked some quick runs before falling leaving the score 57 for 2 from 10 overs.

Williams and Ringer C got horribly bogged down. Ringer C taking 6 overs to get off the mark whilst Williams just merrily chipped along. 17 runs came from the next 7 overs before Williams did the decent thing and got out. Ringer C quickly followed suit and Webb and Earl gave it some quick long handle (aided by the ball being swapped for a white one) with Earl bringing matters to a head with a 6 with the last ball of the 19th over.

An enjoyable game made more of a contest by Earl’s very generous bowling decisions and Williams and Ringer C’s inability to score runs.

Man of the match is a real challenge this week but just goes to Webb for his 2 wickets and quick fire 15 runs.