Cricket

In a small window of opportunity, Verwood managed to play the second game of the season as the rain relented for a few hours. After the heavy defeat of last week at BAE in Christchurch, we were looking to improve with the first home game.

Last week we were all out of 59, a total that was managed for the loss of no wickets, so it couldn't get much worse this week. In that game I bowled 3 overs for 8 runs and was LBW for no runs.

This week we bowled first which at least meant a longer game. Jerry, a new player who has moved from Coventry, took the first wicket of the game but it was a slow scoring pitch in which not a lot was happening. We restricted Bashley to 159 which we thought we had a chance of attaining ourselves. Ali took 2 - 37, John got one wicket and I took 2 - 15 off 7 overs.

The run chase was abysmal though and although we managed to claw our way past the low of last week, we were all out for 77. Not very impressive. I was pleased to get another zero. I was bowled trying to smash the ball as hard as I could in a very premeditated shot. It was hopless by then with batsmen 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 all getting a duck!!

Perhaps a downpour would have been better.


However, we have gone up a division and the opposition spent the first half hour after their arrival warming up and I really do mean proper warming up. They even had a post match warm down and chat in the outfield. They take it very seriously.