We've got more than we normally do

HWRCC 1XI v Caterham, away MattyD taking guard. Wick 80-6, as per. Oppo keeper, being sarcastic: Your bowling attack must be good MattyD: We've got more than we normally do. We won AGAIN. We underperformed AGAIN. We're getting into very bad habits. The famous Wick collapse has returned, and whilst the twos and threes are consistently posting scores in excess of 160, if not up to 250, the ones currently seem incapabale to getting much beyond 120. Caterham won the toss on a windswept, if warm Council maintained track. The track was flat and didnt look like it would do much to me, other than turn square. Razzle felt it would do all sorts and wouldnt be easy to bat on. In the end we were both right. Caterham chose, as is the way, to bowl. Goldy and Sayce opened up. Sayce fell for a few, edging the impressive opener to the slips. Boney then joined Goldy, again doing what Boney does. Raza did the same, looking better every week yet still failing to pass 25. Goldy was busy compiling a diligent 31 before getting triggered, leaving the wick teetering at 60-4. The arrival of the 'Dobber from Hell' had prompted Davies to promote O'Donnell to 6 to hit it a bit large. It failed. Mackie soon fell as well, leaving the score close at 80-6. Davies and Tughral killed the game for a while as we were in danger of being completely shot out. As is always the case, its a game of two halves so if you can get some kind of score you are able to apply pressure. A few lusty blows moved the score to 100, before Davies fell middling one to square leg (the first non-length ball bowled by the Dobber in a spell that read 13-20-7). The Wick finally closed on 120, leaving us plenty of time, if not plenty of runs with which to win this game. Teas - loved 'em. Loads of sandwiches, and all the fillings we moist (I like moist). Tuna, Chicken Tikka, Ham, Agg, Cheese n Pickle. Little sausages, Spare Ribs! (rubbish quality, but a great effort none the less. Loads of chocy biscuits. Some crisps thrown in there too Then we had home made rice krispie cakes. Lashings of squash was also consumed. 8/10. No question. As it worked last week, we thought we'd do the same this week. Kammack and Zamran opened up. The score did move along at a fair lick. However, wickets fell at regular intervals. Mostly due to the fact Zammy had a spell over them. He rarely got it wrong, and when he got it right he picked up wickets. Ending up with 14-44-5. At the other end Fordy joined Kam and shared the wickets amongst them. Only a last wicket stand of 25 threatened to de-rail the wicks pursuit of top spot. Caterham 100 all out. We have to stop doing this to ourselves. We've had a number of nail biters in a row now. I suppose you could say its result cricket. Last year we drew almost everything. This year we just keep winning. Caterham can rightly feel they didnt get what they deserved from the game. The points difference did not reflect the performance difference between the two sides on the day. However, as commented at the close, the game reminded skipper Davies of the game versus Croydon MO last year. Croydon were top and unbeaten, the Wick were midtable. We lost narrowly in a game we should have won easily. We were left wondering how we hadn't won. Its funny how you earn you own luck. Having said that you dont win 8/9 with luck alone.