Amsterdam part 2

With a win under our belt, and something else under Sammy's belt, we looked forward to visiting "the prettiest ground in Holland" at Bloemendaal. We were told to be on our best behaviour because Harrow School were playing a serious game against the Dutch Lions at the same time. Sure enough, we were impressed with the pretty ground and posh pavilion,

but then sadly were told to bugger off to a nearby cowfield and leave it to the pros. Harrow schoolboys looked quite mature for their years, and had coincedentally, all been on holiday to India recently, but we left them to their fate against a highly tuned Dutch team. Once the cows had been evicted, our ground actually looked OK, and the hosts were friendly, but confusion reigned when we discovered half the team were called Bart.
A quaint "John Harrison" scoreboard & a small garden shed were the extent of the facilities. The introduction of the Moreton megaphone livened things up a little, and some of the initial friendliness seemed to evaporate

Moreton batted first. Jonny "thanks for turning up" Yaxley looked in fine fettle after 27 hours sleep (so he should), and he opened with Co-Tour Manager Nic "thanks for turning the right way" Cross.

Sedate progress, with Rob getting a second duck, runs from Will (top score= proud parents), Fletch & Kaz did well too, but we meandered to a total of 130 off 30 overs, which quite frankly did not look enough. Return to posh pavilion for tea- well actually a plum tomato to share, and watch Harrow underperforming; it transpires that this is a Harrow Tandori 2nd XI and not the famous school team, which explains their apparent incomptetance. Moreton bowl well, with Fletch rising to the top with 4 wickets, and Rob "snaffling" 3 behind the stumps. Lots of useful contributions all round, mean Bart's team fall just short with 121. Played 2 won 2 is sweet.

A great curry followed- wonder why they chose that ? Anyway, it went down a treat, as did the chilli fines afterwards. Thanks to BCC for hosting another entertaining day.

Can you spot (1) the gay umpire, and (2) Sammy's travelling condom bag?