Despite resting some of their best players, Moreton comfortably dispatched the Didcot IV for the second year running. Johnny & Nic have promised to write their own views on the game, but as they are jumping out of a plane this morning, it may never happen- so here's a summary of why you lost
The Birthday Boy was spitefully run out by Fuz, who later, when the "chips" were down, failed to run fast enough to catch a cold, Howard predictably "dropped the Shield" 'cos the sun was in his eyes, the much hyped "Rent Boys" were useless with the bat & Thompy played no shot to the penultimate ball of the match.
Have I missed anything ?
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I must protest at the withering comments posted vis-a-vis the Didcot Shield match. There were three of my boys in that team and one of them had a broken toe so had no alternative but to hit sixes - well that was the way I heard it. And I understand that we only lost by one run so it was hardly a trumping. They obviously need some more raucous support and I undertake to be there next year to provide just that. You have been warned..........
The view from the winning side: hahahahahahahahahaha!!
With bomber having been given the poison chalice of captaining the moreton effort to retain the shield, he promptly set about trying to discover who exactly was on his team. The batting line up was decided by a unique first-spotted first-placed system. Nigey and Kaz got the ball rolling, with Andy Chapman top scoring for moreton with 31. Then came the first of 6 run outs in the match...don't make me write a rant about running... First up was Old Squiresey giving his voice a rest from all the laughing of last week.
Peter Howe, aka that nutter wicket keeper from the squash club, ran not only the silver fox out, but then himself as well.
Birthday Boy Yaxley won the battle of the skippers when he got bomber (see what happens when you don't play straight!!!) And that was about it, 136-7. not bad, but would it be enough?
Yes, just, well they say it was close, in fact even if they had drawn the scores level we would have still won by virtue of wickets remaining so HA!
For some reason the hairy didcoters, decided that speed was the key, smacking a few of us around a bit, thankfully kaz took three of them, before Fuzz brilliantly ran Birthday Boy out and then even more brilliantly got pissed off with him. The light was fading and they were whingeing, well Lea & Perrins was, but it didn't stop Howe taking a mental catch that none of us saw in the gloom. Silver Fox upped the tension with a great maiden over. Then Fuzz returned to seal the match, for us! well done old boy.
bloody good fun and the trophy stats now ready J.Yaxley's XI Played 2 Lost 2.
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