Bashers Day… Part 2

Following on from the drivel written by Made In, I will try and keep this a little more concise (which is also due to the fact that I have misplaced the scorebook… I hope it is still in the Camel)

10:30 rendezvous on a hot, sunny morning.
Bus? There on time. Well done the Leisure boys.
Kit? Ready
Esky? Being ‘looked after’ by the Leisure boys.
The Business Team? All there bar Sir Dick.
Things were looking up.

At the ground, things all started to fall into place.
New strategy at the toss worked. Called for the 1, got the 1 and decided to let the Anti-Basher and his Merry Men enjoy 40 overs in 30plus degrees.

The rejigged batting line-up, with Oscar up the order, put on a season best start as we raced to 11/0 off 2 overs. Things returned to normal as JJ took a couple of quick wickets, and it was down to Dipso and Stats to consolidate. JJ ‘Run 3’ Lim was bowling tight lines, and the decision was made to see him off, and allow the lower order to pick off the low hanging fruit later in the innings.
Both Dipso and Stats fell in the same over to some of late low hanging fruit… Time for Sir Dick and Chewie, I mean Cassius, no – Judas to reconsolidate the innings. Sir Dick did that with new found maturity mixing up the mows with the occassional forward defence, smiting all before him in a quick fire 44 of 36(ish) balls.
Filthy, smarting from his fall in the batting order, went in with just over 10 overs to go. Using his backlift to full effect he nudged and nurdled till his eye was in, and then took great pleasure in sticking two fingers up at the selectors by racing to 49 with an array of strokes not seen before…
Fortunately Leppa did us all a favour in running himself out off the last ball to make sure Filthy remained stranded. a fifty was deserved, but I am delighted he didn’t quite make it…
211 all out off 40 overs.

We were half way to something historic. Could we hold our nerve? Would the bowlers rediscover their lines that have made them so potent over the last couple of years? Would the fielders be able to back them up? Would Judas throw another hissy fit?
YES!

Cranky and Dazzler opened up with strong 4 over spells, Dazzler continuing off from last game to bowl really well without too many wickets as reward, and Cranky getting up a head of steam bowled with pace and movement, and the Doggies were 3 down in no time, including the Anti-Basher out for a 15 ball duck.
Hedgehog and Filthy continued, keeping the pressure on the batsmen, and not allowing anyone to settle, before Paps and Inquisition came on for a quick session before drinks.
After 20 overs, 82/6 and we were  closing in.
Hedgehog, Leppa and Cranky continued  the mayhem after drinks with wickets tumbling, some gracefully and some not.
The field was pretty electric, singles were saved, 2 were turned into ones, and other than Filthy, all the fielders caught more than they dropped…
Bowling figures will be revealed in more detail when the scorebook reappears, but special mention to Cranky’s 6-2-8-4. Pretty special.

Hot Dogs bowled out for 110, and for the first time in Business League history, we had managed to win against the Hot Dogs, and maintain the days winning ways… 2 from 2 and it was time to head over to watch the Pleasure team…

P. Mildenhall 49*
H. Churchill 44
S. Patel 27
O.Austin 25

D. Allwright 6-1-8-4
J. Lepagniol 5-0-23-3
P. Turner 4-1-12-2

• Sunday 8 May 2011 SRFC Near
  DPR Hot Dogs 110/10 (3.10)
  Bashers Business 211/10 (8.11)

2011 Division One