A mixed weekend in Suffolk: a victory against the Queen’s Head and the Sunday game washed out.  Good meal at the QH afterwards!

Here’s what happened in the Saturday game:

Nick 52 retired not out; Chris Ancil 51 retired not out; Will Jones 54 retired not out; Will Jones 4 for 24.

40 over game, Queen’s Head won the toss and put us in.  Limit of 8 overs per bowler and batsmen had to retire at 50 but could return at the end of the innings.

We made 233 for 3, they were keeping up with the asking rate thanks to their Will Bryant, but then he passed 50…  As wickets fell slowly but steadily, we came to a curious dilemma: it was necessary NOT to take wickets to prevent the return of Mr Bryant.  Chris didn’t try for a C&B, and there were a couple of LBWs with no appeal, not even from Michael Kaye.  With a couple of overs left, Chris took the 9^th wicket and Mr Bryant returned.  By then they needed a lot of runs and he hit out – but then Will bowled him and it was all over in an honourable way.

All ten of their wickets were bowled – our catching was rather lamentable.  Gary Kennedy took the Richard Heller trophy for diving this way and that.

You can find pictures of the match on my Facebook page and there’s a rather good one of Howard Owens signalling a no-ball which Will Jones takes full advantage of.