Bletchley Town 3rd XI v Wolverton II
19th June 2010
Another Saturday, another massive helping of capitulation and a spectacular collapse. Jude and Euan had joined us from the 2nds. We batted first and all was going well until Jude was run out on 49, 80-1 and looking good. I then regressed somewhat and decided that playing across the line of the one ball that was straight was a good idea, 80-2. From there onwards things just got worse, 4 more ducks and we ended up all out for 121, only Tom W and Kevin making double figures.
I think to say we were average would be bigging ourselves up a bit, to say we were a festering, steaming mound of excrement would be closer to the point.
Tea was taken and Chris and Euan opened, whilst Nick stomped off to the naughty step, Euan took a wicket, well held by Nick Chapman but after that we never looked like getting anyone out and Wolverton soon chased down our feeble target with 9 wickets to spare, losing to anyone is bad enough, but getting absolutely mullered by Wolverton is never good. Hopefully this will embarrass some people into coming to nets on Thursdays and Fridays, improvements need to be made, juniors are coming into the side against Totternhoe this weekend and will hopefully inject the enthusiasm and energy that is missing in certain players.
I am now in the enviable position of having lots of people wanting to play and available on Saturdays, places need to be earned now and attitudes need to change, we are 4th from bottom, we shouldn’t be there.
We have Totternhoe next week, who haven’t won all season, we need to win this to regain some places in the league.
Bletchley Batting
How Out / Bowler / Total1 / Tom Woodwards / Caught / Arthur / 27
2 / Jude Ramanandanpulle / RUN / OUT / 49
3 / Jason Heenan / Bowled / Gillions / 0
4 / Ali Dawson / LBW / Day / 4
5 / Kevin Gladwin / LBW / Day / 12
6 / Nick Russell / Caught / Arthur / 0
7 / Tom Heenan / Bowled / Arthur / 0
8 / Euan Hobbs / Caught / Arthur / 0
9 / Richard Fletcher / Bowled / Day / 6
10 / Nick Chapman / Bowled / Day / 0
11 / Chris Weissang / NOT / OUT / 0
Extras / 23
Total / 121 ao
Wolverton Bowling
Name / Overs / Maidens / Runs / WicketsDay / 10 / 1 / 43 / 3
Gillions / 10 / 0 / 42 / 1
Arthur / 10 / 2 / 21 / 4
Wolverton Batting
How Out / Bowler / Total1 / Chris Wade / NOT / OUT / 26
2 / Gillions / Ct Chapman / Hobbs / 4
3 / Arthur / NOT / OUT / 66
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Extras / 35
Total / 131-6
Bletchley Bowling
Name / Overs / Maidens / Runs / WicketsChris Weissang / 3 / 0 / 18 / 0
Tom Heenan / 6 / 0 / 21 / 0
Nick Chapman / 4 / 0 / 25 / 0
Ali Dawson / 4 / 0 / 15 / 0
Euan Hobbs / 5 / 0 / 13 / 1
Nick Russell / 2.5 / 0 / 26 / 0
Bletchley 0 points, Wolverton 25 points.