Weekenders beat Roehampton by 32 runs.

 

Strange to tell, but excellent catching was the difference between Weekenders and Roehampton. 2 from Jeyaratnam at first slip and 2 in the gully from DaSilva plus d'Inverno and Orwell taking 1 each in the deep helped keep the pressure right on the opposition. 

Weekenders were inserted on an interesting pitch. As so often, Hogben held the innings together with a gritty 54. Jeyaratnam biffed some late order runs with some support by Orwell to get us to 161 for 9.

Orwell bowled a fast, hostile opening spell which would have tested most batsmen. Hudson started his marathon spell at the other end with a testing combination of awayswing and incutters. The match was definitely in the balance when O'Higgins came on for his first spell for the weekenders and indeed his first competitive bowl for more than 20 years. Figures of 5 for 17 tell the story of a glorious return to action.

Apart from that, worth mentioning the oppo skipper wondering if there was some doubt in his dismissal. A little unusual, as he seemed to slice it off the bat to first slip.

Also the one glaring error that marred an excellent day in the field saw the Weekenders' keeper (Husaini) confidently call for a skier.... there was some argument afterwards about which weekender should have caught the ball - at least 4 were within a few yards of it when it hit the ground.

But I am now convinced that it certainly wasn't "mine". 

Tea was good and supplemented by some post-match past-their-sell-by-date burgers on the Roehampton barbecue.

SCORECARD

d'Inverno lost toss and Weekenders were inserted

Weekenders

DaSilva 8 
Hogben 54 
Wahi 4 
King 0 
Hudson 10 
Radcliffe 7 
Jeyaratnam 38 
Husaini 0 
Orwell 18 not out 
O'Higgins 1 
D'Inverno 0 not out

Extras 18

(2 runs unaccounted for)

Total 161 for -9 declared

(Oppo bowling Whitgrove 16-3-44-3, Mountford 11-0-45-1, Foster 8-0-49-4, Patel 3-0-11-1)

Roehampton

Henderson c DaSilva bo Orwell 16 
Finding ct Orwell b O'Higgins 48 
Modenegger ct Jeyaratnam b Hudson 5 
Boag ct Da Silva b Hudson 0 
Mountford b O'Higgins 12 
Slinn b O'Higgins 10 
Patel ct Jeyeratnam b Hudson 8 
Chesterfield b O'Higgins 2 
Hyde ct Husaini b Hudson 7 
Withrow ct d'Inverno b O'Higgins 5 
Foster not out 0

Extras 12

(4 runs unaccounted for)

129 all out

Orwell 10 -3- 42 -1 
Hudson 16.2-2-57-4 
O'Higgins 6-1-17-5

Catches hussaini 1, Jeyaratnam 2, De Silva 2, dŐInverno 1, Orwell 1