Camden 201-6 d
WCC 116-6
Match drawn
A day more for the connoisseur than the instant thrill-seeker.
The Weekenders bowled and fielded tightly until the last twenty minutes of Camden’s innings when we got a bit of a caning from their first team players, especially Andy Brown, who made about 130 of their runs in sparkling style. The pro Shoaib Khan retired hurt after over-eager consumption of pies. Perhaps Camden batted a shade too long, but that was fair enough on what’s usually a 220 par pitch.
WCC had a poor start, losing Chiari first ball and never got going after that. Camden’s bewhiskered Yorkie pegged us back with a flinty five-for, gleaned from slow turners that came to earth with frozen acid rain on them, and we were always way off the pace. Lyons and Dunne, a shedload of experience under their respective belts, saw out the draw in entertaining style – Dunne being dropped off three consecutive deliveries. No hard feelings.
Camden 201-6 dec off 45 overs
Douglas 9-2-28-1, Dunne 11-1-45-0, Chiari 9-2-53-2, Simmonds 8-1-23-2, Freeman 4-0-26-0, Lyons 4-1-18-1
Catches: J. Harvey (kpr) 3, Simmonds 1, Chiari 1, Sub 1
Stumping; J. Harvey 1
WCC 116-6 off 42 overs
Chiari 0, M. Harvey 4, Emmett 22, d’Inverno 0, Lyons 32*, J. Harvey 15, Douglas 4, Dunne 17*.