The season has started with a Big WOW Factor - our emphatic 83 run win over Woodbridge and Old Woodbrigdonians! This gave us the maximum 20 points which puts us top of the league table 2 points clear of last year’s winner Ipswich. It was a fantastic game to get us started on our mission to win the league this year. WELL DONE – FANTASTIC EFFORT EVERYONE!
Batting
Losing the toss (deliberate tactic of course) gave us the opportunity to get a big total on the board – too big for them to chase down. 182 for 4 wickets was an awesome total. Thanks mainly of course to Caroline who opened and batted all the overs (68*) and Paula who came in at 15 overs to see us safely through (77*). So BIG thanks to them. (Hope the legs and knees have recovered you two.) Tiffany bravely opened alongside Caroline and had her first taste of scoring runs. Ivy followed her in and showed us just how quick you can be between the wickets to score her first runs. Liz did us proud with a great clunking 4. Fantastic to get a boundary first outing for us Liz! I added a few more runs and then at 15 overs we decided to crank up the pace and bring in Paula. It was great to watch the “Yoda-Ministry of Sound” team demonstrate how a good partnership works and all the text book shots. Fortunately for us, Paula’s strategy to get a 6 or get out didn’t work (she got dropped) and they put us in a totally commanding position at the changeover.
Fielding & Bowling
WOW probably thought chasing down 182 runs was a tough task but when they saw the state of our bowling and fielding I suspect they soon realised that the only team with WOW factor was us. But all credit as they plugged away and tried to make a game of it with good humour and spirit. Paula and Lucy opened the bowling and got us off to the best possible start with a wicket in the second over. With one run on the board Lucy took the first wicket with a great catch from Ivy. Then it became “The Lucy Light Show” as she went on to take 6 wickets in total from her 6 overs conceding only 13 runs and including one maiden over. (And the day before she had been back tracking from opening the bowling!!) Fantastic show Lucy – the best figures we have had yet by a lady in the club and might even be a record for the whole club!!
Our depth in bowling showed as Lois, Laura and Gen all took wickets and Tiffany had 4 good tight overs. Lois also got a good sharp run out of their key opening player. The fielding all round was amazing – we took eight catches!! Safe hands Ivy took 3 and Paula, Caroline and Lucy added to the tally. And you know what they say “catches win matches”. Naomi was as dynamic as ever diving around and taking it on the cheek if not the chin. Thanks to Margreta our 12th man for showing commitment and support.
Big thanks to Steve for scoring, and James for umpiring, carrying the bags, paying Tiff’s match fees and subbing me to pay the umpire. (Men are so useful!!) Big thanks Annette for coming to support. (Please thank your friend too Margreta.)
If you want to keep tabs on the points table this is the link http://www.twocounties.com/leaguetables.html
The Captain
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