Wick 1XI make Saturday a Happy Day!
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Saturday, MattyD, a match report for youuuuuu! Davies, Ali, Rashid, High, Raza*, Mackie, Whinney, Ewen, Tughral, Tong, Holland+ CWOR! How hot was that! Im was sweating like… no, I won’t go there. Saturday was one of the days you remember at the end of the season. Not for the cricket – that was a distraction at times – rather the other things. My day included sun, beer, football, shopping for cheese, tunes, changing light bulbs, patting dogs and fried chicken. And I got a decent Peter Pan (suntan). It was 26 degrees at 10am, so Lord knows how hot it was at 1330… MattyD: Lord, how hot was it at 1330 on Saturday?
The Lord: Check the Beeb website you lazy ****
MattyD: ….Harsh Raza won another toss and chose to bowl. It has generally worked thus far, so why change a winning formula. Raza is a great tosser. In an unchanged team, the new ball this week went to Tong and Ewen. Tong broke through in the second over, clean bowled. Horley then stabilised with some true hitting through the line. The track was pretty hard and true, encouraging some attacking shots. Ali came on earlier than usual and broke through first ball, Raza snaffling one at silp. There was some lovely shape (Ali’s bowling, not Raza’s hips) and in the main the ball was kept full and threatening. Horley #3 and #4 both looked dangerous customers. Both had time. However after some tight overs and some choice words for one or two fielders, the breakthrough came. #4 miscued a flick off his legs and Davies scrambled to dive forward a square leg to take a one hander diving to his right. Cue camp celebrations…. That was a game changer as an improving Tughral had the new man caught at 2nd slip by ol’ Bucket Hands Ewen. Ali then followed up with a searing Yorker to remove the #3, leaving Horley adrift of respectability at 52-5. Raza, replacing Ali, found some edges and at 87-8 the Wick were sitting pretty. As is often the case, a frustrating lower order partnership emerged, #10 hitting some hard and handsome (one over the sightscreen) to drag Horley to 123 all out. Teas – 10/10. Dave experimented with fois gras and Duck pate, followed by a delightful salad nicoise. I am of course a hilarious fibber. 6/10, nothing new, although I would comment that the Tuna ‘thing’ lacked some mayonaisseness. Davies and Ali opened up the response. Almost without alarm they continued their recent good form. Ali in particular taking most of the strike and indeed hitting most of the runs. A few ugly heaves were in there, but why not? Everyone loves a good heave! A partnership of 110 tells its own story – Ali scoring 70. Davies fell next over caught to a blinder on the mid-wicket boundary (again) and Rashid/High were left to do the necessaries. High not baying to the balcony cries to clear the clubhouse to seal the 20 points. In conclusion a thoroughly enjoyable and professional win, albeit an extremely one-sided affair. MOM – Ali for his bowling, although Davies’ catch did turn the game.
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