Over Stowey's Adventures in the West Somerset Cricket League

Week 2 – A pirouette and some dropped catches

Over Stowey’s first full weekend of fixtures, and what a weekend, victories all round, I think we have to go back to when I was captain of the 2^nd XI when this last happened, and that was last century!

Jub Penny made his full 1^st XI debut with a superb 89 to help the 1^st XI to victory over Morebath. On another day, on a drier strip I think Jub would off scored a century, so he tells me anyway. I have no doubt in that whatsoever, I am pretty sure he will score a hatful of runs this season.

The 2^nd XI emulated the 1^st XI with a 40 run victory over near neighbours Kilve. Simon Pickard the backbone of Stowey’s 131. Nine man Kilve came up short, despite their best efforts lower down the order.

There are a couple things I have noticed so far this season. Firstly the enthusiasm within the club as a whole, and secondly the abundance of bowlers the club has. Both are fantastic, especially the latter, well and the former, but the latter, if you don’t perform with the ball, someone else will surely do.

As for the enthusiasm, well have you seen the 1^st XI list of fines? I think Ryan doest want the 1^st XI to win the “Hole in the Hand” award again, as dropped catches are first on the fines list. The first game last season the 1^st XI managed to drop 13 catches, how many was it on Saturday Ryan? I think there were a few spillages on Saturday.

On the subject of dropped catches, Teddy Mackenzie dropped a skier to win the match, in front of a baying crowd as Kilve 1^st XI gave him some sort of earful as he spilled it. So Teddy picked himself up, brushed himself down, well in fact he had a quick smoke. Retrieved the red thing he should of caught, went on to bowl, and dismissed the batsman he dropped with a straight one.

Ok, the pirouette, more like Bambi on ice. Stand up George Pike. Charging down the wicket, to a ball which same down with snow on, an almighty swipe, a fresh air shot and then a turn in mid air in an attempt to dive back into safety of behind the crease.

In the mean time the ball was still coming down from space, it pitched in front of a stranded George Pike and he watched the ball trickle into the stumps to knock of the bails. Thanks George for making my day, seeing my umpiring wasn't up to my usual high standards, a little light relief goes a long way in making cricket a fantastic game to be a part off.

That’s it for now, don’t forget D-Day is under three weeks away.