Testing 2! 2! 2 for 22!
Good evening cricket fans and welcome to the summary of what
was a sensational game of cricket between top of the table Blackout and the
highly rated group of young up and comers, Stumped. The match lived up to
the hype that is associated with its show court scheduling.
The pre match build up did not bode well for a competitive
game as Blackout captain Rob revealed a shock selection of only 6 players,
stating that he preferred quality over quantity. Even so most observers
thought it was a huge gamble. The Stumped captain thought so as he won the
toss and elected to bat, obviously hoping to demoralize the undermanned
blackout team by finding the gaps early.
In a sensational performance by all players the team fielded
like demons. It was as if they had the lightning reflexes of a Bruce Lee
movie. Snatching at the ball and throwing down the stumps with accuracy that
this reporter has never before seen. The most unusual thing I saw was the
opposition choice of bowlers to bowl extra overs. They were Rob (our
fearless captain and owner of the most disorienting run up in the history of
the game.) and Big Pete (our leading wicket taker). Even so the star
performance in the field was Brian fielding at point when the ball was
smashed at him. I'm sure I was seeing things but Brian appeared to blow
himself up like the thunder god from the movie Big Trouble in Little China
so the ball couldn't get past him and then refused to rub what became a
bruise as big as China. A super effort that. The end result was after a fine
fielding effort and disciplined bowling we restricted them to a mediocre 58.
The batting was begun again in fine form with the pairing of
Tim and Paul coming up to the standard of Tims regular opening partner Col
with a tally of 39. After that beginning even a poor start by Pete batting
couldn't stop a respectable partnership of 22 between him and Brian. Rob and
Dave amassed another 30 and it was all over bar the shouting. In a move that
caused controversy the opposition chose Brian and Pete to bat again.
Both had a game immediately after this one and it appeared
they had been paid by this other team to tire us out b4 that match. At the
referees meeting after the match it was revealed that money had passed hands
between the 2 captains before the change of inning. Even so they were made
to regret their decision with Brian continuing great form hitting a
beautiful 6 to add to his season tally on the way to amassing 32 runs for
the partnership and a total of 123 for the match
I would have to rate this game as one of blackouts finest in
recent times and I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 and man of the match a
unanimous decision on points to Brian (if the bruise was on his head the
decision would have been by knockout).
