Charlton Down Cricket Club

Charlton Down versus Hazelbury Bryan

Thursday 18 June 09

After the disappointment of losing in the cup it was back to league action against table topping Hazelbury Bryan.

Skip handed over the captaincy to Old Smithy (good youth policy there then!) due to his old age injury and was to be found "pint in hand" in the role of scorer.

Hazelbury batted first and were well contained by wily old Fagence who took wickets at regular intervals. JB, Marky Marky, Zim and Zarak did their bit with the ball but we all conceded that we were a bit slack in the field which could have saved about 15 runs. The exception was Digital Sid sticking out his antennae (hand actually) and taking a "splendiferous"
catch.

So a target of 115, not too bad, but we had to bat on a slow typical village pitch and those Hazelbury country bumpkins don't 'arf know how to bowl in their own back yard, especially when cheered on by half of the
village (COME ON HAZ! - oww arr!).

We lose a couple of quick wickets and Old Smithy can't do the Galesque bit on this occasion and we get well behind the run rate. Marky Marky aided by Zim larrup a few but we end up 20 runs short.

Good game, well played Haz! but we do need to tighten up a bit with that fieldingSausage and chips in the pub where good though, and when I left the pub Digital was still talking fielding tactics and all that!

"Country Reporter"