Monday, October 09, 2006

Prems Match Report 7/10/06

Check out Billys match report! The man's on fire! (Probably the bump on the melon.)

Star opened the season with a loss going down to the ‘Burbs’.

Bowling first Star put the pressure on early with Seacup dominating the batsmen and taking 3- 30, getting into their top order.

The spinners to chipped in, Nick Shoston snaring some good wickets and even a catch while being in dreamland at point.

It was great to see Star take all it’s catches on offer too, recent fielding training really paying dividends.

No one but the great Mohamed of cricket will ever understand why Shoston went for the glory shot trying to throw the stumps down from five feet side on, while the batsmen had stopped in the middle of the wicket to abuse himself for about to be clearly run out, and missed!

Bowling the ‘Burbs’ out for 189, Star went into bat losing the Comminator early after looking in good touch, followed by Raj, who run himself out possibly homesick for his goats back home in India.

Billington dug in, started to struggle to find his usual his cannon shots, noodling his way up and down the wicket even boring himself to death.

Biggles got a deadly Jaffa first up from a dirty left arm inswinger that saw him nick behind, and head back for an early shower after opening his batting account with a Golden Duck.

Shoston fancied a bit of the action and began to attack, but soon got bowled by a mystery ball that again only Mohamed of cricket knows how it got through onto the stumps.

Morrow come and went for 3, and Star were suddenly looking down the barrel. The Browndog came to the crease with his usual gusto and clobbered the shot of the day, an Exocet missile sent over covers.

Billington was still noodling away unfashionably, before having to retire hurt temporarily after missing a dibbly dobbly bouncer that he missed and took a crack on the skull for his efforts.
Browndog ran himself out, and Pilling offered one lusty blow before joining the procession.

Malcom Seacup offered typical Star tailgunner resistance at the end with some bludgeoning blows but alas it was too late.

Star headed back to the sheds with a loss and seriously needing to question its batting methodology for the next match in a game that had a lot of positives to offer.

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