Charlton Down Cricket Club
Sunday 3rd June 2007
Friendly : Charlton Down Vs Plush (home)
I won the toss!!!! It all went a bit down hill from there!I chose to bat first as I felt we had a pretty good batting side?!
We started steady with Coates-Dale (36) and Eric B (15) staying at the crease for 10 overs with a partnership score of 34 runs. But then Eric was bowled out and the decline started. We suddenly lost five wickets with 3 batsmen getting ducks and the other two making 5 between them!!
Then in strode Mike Lingham with his head held high ,swinging his bat like a medieval knight slaying the bowlers all over the show! He even smashed his first ever six in to the road-car drivers beware!
We were eventually bowled out for a disappointing 109 but it was a decent score considering at one stage it looked impossible!
So after a lovely lunch we set out on our quest to win!
We started well with me, Will Silk and Phil Holdcroft bowling a good line with an oval ball that Mike had previously beaten in to submission! The problem was we only got one wicket!
So I gave to ball to Rudo and Coates-Dale. After a couple of loose overs Rudo exploded in to action taking two wickets in as many balls and almost getting his hat-trick! Meanwhile Coates -Dale was a tight as a ducks you know what in only conceding 11 runs from 7 overs and getting two wickets.
Even the valiant effort from all the fielders who were great (apart from my lack of diving skills) they got over the finish line with 5 overs to spare!
Over all a good game and a lot of positive can be taken from our fielding!
Mark Homewood
(Friendlies captain)