Senior Match Report vs Te Rapa 17/11/07

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning I left the physio recalling the last time we had played Te Rapa and the agonising 1 run loss.

While thinking that I hoped we could have that good a game again, but come out on the right side of the points, I checked my phone and had received a voicemail from Ru, explaining that it will be a 2 o’clock start as the ground wouldn’t be open until then. I texted the message to all my team to meet at 1.45, and went down to the pitch to check it out. Of course most of the team didn’t believe a word of it, and all turned up anyway! Most just wanting to see what it was like, except Chuck who didn’t understand the English somehow.

Anyway 1.30 rolled on and much rided on the toss. Tails never fails went through my head and at the last second I called heads! Heads it was and bowl first we did, and after a momentary hiccup for our team when Devcich and Hatwell went after us (including a hiccup for Devvy when he put a delivery from Shoston through his own car windscreen (couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy (probably too many brackets now (where was I?)))), we sliced through them to bowl them out for 136.

Paul McGill the chief destroyer (not wanting to do to many PB’s in the dock) taking 5 for 44 of 9. Great support from all bowlers, with Cam taking 2 and Shoston getting his own back on Devcich.
As with previous years when star is bundled out early, the pitch gets slightly better for batting for the second team. After losing Kevin early, Braces and Commins put on a 40 run partnership to swing the match our way, before me and Commo put the game in our hands.

Some awesome late striking by Chuck, gave us a healthy lead including one massive 6 straight down the ground into the back of the hedge. A nice little cameo by Damo kept the game fully in our hands at the end of the day.

Great work by Commo to stay at the other end and good on him for only complaining about the light 5 times before finally coming in. An overall lead of 80 at the end of the day with 4 wickets in hand, good day for Star. There will be much anticipation to see what the pitch is like early next week!

The full board is here (courtesy of Hamilton Cricket)

http://www.hamiltoncricket.co.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145856496

Editors Note : I did the best I could, the writer may have been drunk.