Monday, March 08, 2010

A's on the end of hiding from Te Rapa

With two more batsmen called up to prems, the skip was looking to win the toss and have a bowl. Tails was called and for the first time in a long while the team donned the whites at the start of a first day to have a crack at the Te Rapa batsmen.
The first hour was a dull affair with Te Rapa noodling some good line and length bowling from Phil and Jess. 1/40 off 16 at drinks. The rest of the day could only be called bizarre. Mark took two wickets off two deliveries in the second over after drinks and the following over Phil did the same. 5/40 and the boys were buzzing. The next 45 minutes bought 2 more wickets and only 13 runs. An amazing hour where 16 overs were bowled, 13 runs scored and 6 wickets taken. 53/7.
I don't know what the boys had for lunch, but the same side definitely did not take the field. 1 wicket for 60 runs in the next hour and they were 115/8. With only 10 players for Te rapa, you would still think things would be in the bag, especially considering their number 10 had a high score of 8 in senior cricket. Wrong. Another hour, Rob edmonds had bought up 100 and their number 10 had 50 and they declared for 230 odd. 6 dropped catches and some appalling bowling and ground fielding. Arghhh.
A stern talking to by the skip about getting forward and not slogging on a low pitch was once again not heeded by the boys. Josh gone second ball LBW, Jeff for very little, JB bowled for an edgy 10'ish, brent bowled for none, Phil H bowled for 5, Mark B bowled first ball, Phil B bowled for none, Rakesh bowled for 5, Jess caught behind for 5. Commins who batted number four was 5 not out off about 10 balls and had seen 7 wickets fall in quick time - 6 of them bowled (and this was a very average Te Rapa bowling line up without Mark Council). Commins noodled another 5 but with shabir looking nervy at the other end, the skip went for a slog and was out. 50 runs all out. Follow on. Disgraceful.
The skip mentioned something to the others about sorting out their own @*^%&$ batting line up and walked to the middle with Shabir. Te Rapa took the piss and bowled all 10 of their players in the remaining 11 overs. Star 40/1 with Commins in the 20's not out.
Not the best of days to say the least after an amazing start and some real soul searching about responsible cricket needed for next weekend and batting for the team.

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