Weekenders fail to get Hit or Miss to Bite after too much Tea

Lost toss and were asked to bat

Weekenders 145 all out 38.3 in Overs

Hit or Miss 113 for 6 in 44 Overs

Match Drawn

Hit or Miss is (with the possible exception of Stonor) the finest example of great pub, great setting, "tricky" pitch. The oppo stuck the 'Enders in and opened up with their usual pairing of Skelenar (Don Julio) and Barnes. A solid start from Lee and MacDonald followed. Lee unfortunately fell for 20, but the momentum was kept up with a quick fire 21 from King and an agricultural 62 from Cooper. There was a definite wag in the 'Enders tail but some tight bowling and a few sharp catches kept the 'Enders to 145 all out.

The reply from the oppo was somewhat lacking in oomph. Debate still rages as to the reasons for this. Some (perhaps unfairly) suggest the oppo were suffering the effects of too much home made banana cake at tea (it was delicious); others point to the fact that they were a little light on batting and rightly terrified of exposing their middle order to the likes of Lyon and Dunne. At one point not even the skippers 4 slips and 2 gullies with one man only on the leg side was enough to entice the oppo.

In any event, the 'Enders as usual did their inadvertent best to make a game of it, notably squandering a run out where both batsmen found themselves at the same end arguing as to whether they had crossed or indeed whether it was possible to cross where one batsman had stubbornly refused to leave his crease in the first instance. Predictably, however, as the light failed and boredom set in, the came petered out into a winning draw for the chaps from the big smoke.

Still, a lovely ground and pub and we look forward to another go next year and a great day out.

Weekenders 145 All Out

Batting: Lee 20, MacDonald 8, King 21, O'Higgins 2, Cooper 62, Hudson 3, Dunne 8, Dibley 6, Orwell 5, Lyons 2 no, d'Inverno 0

Hit or Miss 133 for 6 in 44 overs

Bowling: Orwell 1-31, Hudson, 0-9, Lyon 1-17, Dibley 1-12, Cooper 0-18, McDonald 0-7, Dunne 1-9"Taylor and Hudson almost certainly put on more than 50.