Not one but two consecutive wins in the league, taking us to 3rd
position and two points away from the leaders. We couldn't ask for a
better position just before the Crop Over break. A dominating win over
YMPC is only the beginning of better things to come.
Arriving at Beckles Road to find a wicket that would guarantee a result
after the 3 days of cricket. We won the toss and decided to have a bowl
at our hosts. "Spinners paradise" would have been the perfect
description of the wicket, so when I state that our left arm orthodox,
Chad Reifer took 11 wickets in the match, don't be appalled. We bowled
them out for 163 in their first innings, we replied with 209, led by a
masterful knock by Diego Stuart, getting 90* on a difficult batting
surface and about 60% of his runs coming with some delightful over cover
six hitting. It was a gem to watch.
We had the advantage in their second innings, 165 all out leaving us
with 120 to win. But the challenge came from Mother Nature, with a few
interruptions by some inclement showers, and the fading light, we knew
our run chase required some urgency in order to reach our target. We
executed very well with just the loss of 4 wickets. Stuart again in the
runs with a quick fire 23.
We returned to our home ground for the next match against Carlton. We
are all aware of the benefits of playing on your home ground. You have
every chance of gaining maximum batting points as we have one of the
best batting wickets around the island. So I couldn't comprehend why the
captain of Carlton would win the toss but choose to put us in to bat.
326 in our first and only innings of the match proved to be enough. Half
centuries by Kraigg, Kirk, and the man that can't do any wrong this
season, Diego who led our charge. Let's all fail to remember that I
didn't even bother the scorers this time.
I think the highlight of our success this season is due to players
taking great initiative to step up when it wasn't another guy’s day.
This time it was one of our seasonal players Gary Belle with his
off-breaks, taking his first 5'fer of the season, ending with 8 in the
game. Great to see different players coming up with top performances.
1 hour & 49 minutes was all the time needed on day 3 to win by an
innings and 103 runs. Enough time for myself and a few of our batters to
get an afternoon net session and an early Sunday victory brew....I could taste the Guinness all over again.
Our next game will be after the Crop Over break against LIME at Dayrells Road on the 10th of August.
Not like I take part in any of the events, but I do have my 26th
birthday coming up. But I'll take this time away from the game to work
on some weak areas in my game and be ready time our next match. It's
never a break in this career for me, always work to be done!
My cuppa is on the verge of getting cold, so this is where I'll send my thanks to all reading and I'll catch you guys later!
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