3xi Match Report by Lownsy

HWRCC 3xi vs Old Hamptonians (Friendly)
HWRCC 1
Old Hamptonians DID NOT BAT

Ratnage, Lloyd, Hirsch, Oliver, Soppitt, Rudolph +, Bendall, Charlton, Donnelly, Linter, Lown*

The 3rd XI were given a week off league cricket due to Old Tiffs falling out of the league. With 5 wins on the bounce, all were keen to keep up the standard of cricket, and a friendly against local rivals Old Hamptonians was just the way to do so.

With heavy rain on the Friday, the pitch inspection from Del did not sound promising (“we are playing on that? You have got to be joking. Let’s not be nonsensical about this.")

Having lost the toss, Wick were put into bat into what was now a 20/20 match. Ratnage opened up and left the first ball which pitched on middle and sort of tennis ball bounced to the keeper. The second ball was a bit straighter so Sam played a solid looking forward defence back to the bowler who fielded the ball. The third ball was a bit too straight and hit the thigh pad. But with height and going down leg, there was no appeal. The ball ran off towards fine leg and they ran a leg bye. Lloyd faced the next ball and again played a solid enough looking forward defence. 1-0 off 0.4 overs. Then the rain came. It was a bit like that scene in Forrest Gump when he is out in Vietnam:

“One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night..”

Everyone went back into the clubhouse for 45 minutes whilst we waited for the rain to stop. Once it did, the pitch was unplayable, and with it being a friendly, it was decided it was not worth chewing up the square. So we all got back in the cars and headed back to the Wick.

In terms of tea report, we didn’t stick around long enough to get a tea. However after a stop off in Sainsburys on the way back, I had a really nice southern fried chicken wrap and bag of Doritos, Lloydy went for a Moroccan chicken and cous cous dish and Linter had a BLT sandwich. 7/10

MOM went to Dave Bendall for his signaling of the leg bye – struggled with the balance after lifting his leg up and almost fell over, but composed himself enough to give a tap on the thigh which allowed Ed to note down correctly.