The Annual
Didycot IV Challenge match took place tonight, with a new twist. It's now known as The
Moreton V,
Didcot I,
Cholsey II, Weston Super Mare II,
Soufend I, Challenge Shield- catchy isn't it ?
Jonny was introduced to his team of "friends" at 5:30, and as there were lots of " good to meet you mate" I thought it might be helpful to recap his team for him.............
Scabs ( should be playing for the mother team, but were bribed )Westy- "
Im a bowler, batsmen, wicketkeeper" - isn't that like Bomber ?
Smithy- I prefer a Maryland Cookie-" leave it to the adults son" DUCK
Clarkey " you should have picked me Simon
Claridge " 6 Wickets
Wicksey- " I did nothing- no honestly, nothing at all " True
Thompy- " I'm a Dad ! " Possibly True- waiting for confirmation
Others ( no idea who Yaxley is, but will turn out for £5 )Andy "pleased to meet you
Jonny- where's my fiver ?"
Pete " Why do I need to stand back " Howe
Tom " I really can't bowl any faster mate " Hedge
Tom " remember me- I'm your Bro ? " DUCK
Wilfey- " nice to be involved mate- I'm away next year "
Umpires ( yes they were also part of his team)
Nic " pound of sausages " Cross
Howard " Chin up " Williams
JY won the toss and decided to bat. At 1 for 2 he was a worried 40 year old man, in a 10 year relationship. But, when Fletch put Simon on at the " charity end " the game changed with a 20 run over. When he was replaced by The Pie
Chucker from Aston
Tirrold, we all feared it could get even worse, but Bomber is a wily Mallard, and put the ball just out of their reach. The
Cholsey-super-Mare team posted a respectable score of 122 from their 20.
Moreton ( what was left of it ) started brightly with Tim hitting
Hedgey " I really can't bowl any faster mate " for 3 boundaries in the first over. Volvo hit a fair few too, but only Andy managed another meaningful contribution, which put us seriously behind the clock. Carl, avoided a
hatrick with a judicious leave,
Deno & Simon
twatted a couple at the death, but to no avail, as C-s-M won by a couple of runs in the end.
Jonny is now off to show Madeleine
McCann his shiny Shield in Portugal, so have a good time, and we're all going to practice harder for next year!