Farnham - 266 for 7 off 49 overs, drew with Hampton Wick - 138 for 8 off 51 overs
The Wick's very own answer to Planet Jedward - "Chedward" - may need to add another song to their popular and upbeat covers of S Club 7 hits if they are to continue their popularity in Japan, USA, the world. Yes, perhaps the Bee Gees classic "Staying Alive" should be added to "Reach" and "Don't stop movin'" after the 3s kept their promotion chances alive after holding on to a valiant losing draw against Farnham on the weekend.
The game was entirely unremarkable and warrants little detail in all honesty. Three of the 3s players got stuck in traffic and arrived at the game almost an hour late, which gave the side an almost impossible chance of getting a victory. And with Farnham looking to exploit the advantage by batting first rather than try to skittle the 3s out, it was unsurprising that they would try and bat to make as high a score as possible. It was a decision that would later backfire on them big time.
Despite the best efforts of Chedward - who bowled a magnificent opening spell (he would have had several wickets if the players were there to catch the ball) and the tireless performance of Tommy D, Farnham amassed a huge total of 266 off 49 overs. They were a good batting side no doubt, but the score was always going to be too difficult to chase down in all honesty. The Wick would still give it a good go though...
Teas - chocolate cake at the tea interval is an interesting one for mine, particularly given the bowel movements of the 3s squad. Gastric seems to be a common problem for a lot of the boys, and i dare say if the advertisers of ducoease or an equally sufficient laxative company were to sign the side up, their products would fly off the shelves...or should that be splatter? Interesting. Either way, Selvesy filled his boots. Jimmy didn't look at the cake at all - having recalled an incident two years back when DBW produced a cake that, after consumption, forced him to run from the main square on a sunday match, to empty himself onto the porcelain friend behind the home changing room. As Jimmy recalls, he shouted "release the demons!!!" as every bit of his intestines were emptied. It took 20 minutes before he could return to the field. Apparently the Wick won the match.
N-Dubz (Nathan) and Lloydy went the tap early on to try and chase down the total, and to be fair to them, they got off to a lightening start. The 3s were 50 for 0 off just 7 overs and looked to be the goods. Then a mini collapse happened. Lloydy, Zo, Hirshy, Nathan, and Tommy D all got bowled. 94 for 5 it soon became, but with 32 overs to go, it seemed a little too early to shut up shop.
Harry manfully tried to keep the scores ticking over, but it was clear that Jimmy, a level-headed and fairly considered individual who never speaks out of turn, had decided that enough was enough. Farnham were going to have to get past the 3s forward defences to win the match, and the constant barrage of abuse only served to egg the players on, particularly Jimmy. Dick Ewan would have loved it had he been there.
After Harry went out, came back again, then went out again, it was left to Chedward, Tommy Robinson and Jimmy to see out the last 30 overs. It was painstaking stuff, made all the more enjoyable by the fact that the Farnham skipper got angrier and angrier with the 3s dogged defensiveness. Jimmy taunted him on a number of occasions by suggesting that they had batted too long, and that he had made a decisive error. Perhaps the banter got a little out of hand towards the end of the match, as the umpire was called in on a few occasions to keep the chat to a minimum.
After Chedward went out, Tommy Robinson and Jimmy had to see off the last 80 odd balls. Apparently, they counted down the number of balls they each had to face to end the match. 18 for you. 12 for me. 12 for me. 6 for you. Finally it came down to the last over with Jimmy on strike. All it needed was to see off 5 balls and the 3s would be depriving Farnham of crucial points in their promotion chase. Jimmy was resolute, determined, and as feisty as ever. In the back of his mind though, he was concerned that Selves would be in next, having eaten most of that cake. One can't imagine the rivers of effluent that would have flowed onto the pitch had he been tasked to come on for the last few balls.
Thankfully, Jimmy managed to see it through to the end. 130 odd balls faced. 13 runs scored not out. 1 point for the Wick, and more importantly, only 4 for Farnham who blew their chance on getting a big win. With five matches to go in the season, and the match that Keith describes as a "classic 26-pointer" against Purley still to come, it might still go down to the wire. Who knows. The 3s aren't done yet for 2010. Believe.
Wickman Junior
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