And so, our merry crew rolled up to Howick with memories of a welcome win here last year in what turned out to be the last match of last season. The Skipper merry-go-round did another spin & Cecil returned to the fold after a bit of S & M played havoc with his lower "back".
Anyway, toss was duly won & Howick inserted. A slow but steady start with some good tight bowling from Wilsa, Wazza & Ho-Sin initially,
Wright eventually falling to DunnT courtesy of a catch By Wilsa. Jamieson then took more than a fancy to Tony's pies, (available on all good cricket pitches throughout the summer), taking a bit of a toll on the young fella. When the belligerent Jamieson finally fell to a good catch from Ned, giving silver-arm yet another wicket, Rock were looking forward to an early tea. Unfortunately, Rinky-dinky-Pinkney had other ideas and proceeded to fill his size 10's to the brim! Apparently he hit 10 fours & 6 sixes, & even more amazingly he only ended-up with 67 runs! As our, quite frankly, distasteful American cousins would say " you do the Math!!" Bivouac did his best to save Rock's blushes & took a wicket with his last ball to gain his team a point. Howick closed their innings 174 For 4
Top-tea later & Kim & Bobby of the Bell opened up. PhilB was soon on his way back, struck on his back leg & adjudged LBW by the "umpire". Then Mr Bell was yet again cruelly run out by a mile attempting a third run which at his age & condition is not a good idea. An even more unusually calm Mr Calm tippy-tapped his way to "21", before pansying a catch to deep mid-on. This brought "Northern Lads love gravy" to the crease & he went on a wild spree, culminating in the biggest 6 of the day, which Boulmer Radar Station picked up at 3 Thousand feet, thought the country was under attack & launched inter-continental nuclear missiles against Pakistan & caused the end of civilisation as we knew it. ( That last bit was made up by the way, so if you're reading this & you thought the shops were quiet today; it's because it is a BANK HOLIDAY, you plank!). That got Howick's dander up & it wasn't long before wily old veteran Bick had the precocious youngster clean-bowled. In strode Ned & after his season-long sabbatical, its like he has never been away; playing & missing, wild swipes, sarcastic comments & nicknames, what is the world coming to, eh? But, no, seriously PK batted sensibly supporting Wilsa who had come in at number 3 & was doing what he does best; demoralising bowling attacks. When the end came, (with 8 overs to spare), PK was on 22 & Wilsa on 68, bringing his average to a Steve Waugh like 126. The Prof has some catching up to do! So, a win by 6 wickets & hope for Howick, missing several crucial players, they will be a force to be reckoned with. Lessons for Rock? Take your chances, don't be afraid to experiment & keep on scoring those lovely runs! Next week to Mitford Park & the lovely Plough Inn. Oh, and some cricket!
Brought to you by Dunn's pastries, SHORT -crust & terribly tempting!
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