Pretty Special: Islip 15 May 2005
Report by: Daveski

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As finishes go, this one was pretty special. 28th over, the last ball from our four recognised bowlers, with the home side needing 12 to win and having seven overs to do it against new bowlers. But having only one wicket standing. Steve-o summoned up all of his experience, charged into bowl, and sent one down at Fletch speed. The batsman was bamboozled and kindly pulled the ball from outside off stick on to his own stumps. Four wickets for Steve-o, two wins on the run for Salix, and only two dropped catches for a new recruit and Ben losing the toss to remind us that this really was Salix CC. After that traditional start and our hosts kindly letting us bat under beautiful blue sky, Nurdler and The Fumbler provided a solid enough start (though Fumbler was dropped three times) before Bison decided to even things out a little by running himself out. Our two new recruits, Ringo and Buckets then hit lustily but were victims of a devilish pitch, before Capn Ben and Arsey were undone by pretty much unplayable balls. 69 for 7 didn?t look too promising, but the tail wagged a bit, even Steve-o managing to add a run, and at tea we had a total that looked light but just about winnable.

After drinks and sandwiches, and more Neurofen for those with a hangover, it was into the field, where things surprisingly fell into place despite a lack of bowlers. Steve-o played the Fletch role, getting the wickets by giving the batsmen a few runs to keep them interested, while Mr Purple and then Ringo kept things tight with some superb seam bowling. We benefited from a comedy run-out, took some catches, including one at second slip by yours truly to make Fletch worry for his fielding position in future games, and Buckets seemed to have sealed it with a caught and bowled, but decided to prolong the agony by dropping his second chance of the match. And only when faced with the prospect of the Fumbler and myself coming in to bowl did Islip decide to panic and throw the towel in.

All in all, an excellent day in the sun under the watchful eyes of Herr President, umpiring, barely spoiled by a surprisingly slow crawl back to London on the motorway. Time was when we waited until August to register two wins in a season, now we?re talking about giving the London Nigerians a game. Steady lads.

Salix CC versus Islip at Islip on 15-05-2005 (35 Over Game) Salix CC (batting second) 106 all out off 34 overs Match Won Islip 94 all out off 28 overs
No Player Score How Out 1. Dominic Spillane 16 Caught 2. Matt Swindells 7 LBW 3. Mark Dyson 1 Run Out 4. Martin Stringer 17 Caught 5. Chris Good 18 LBW 6. Ben Shaw 0 LBW 7. Adam Darling 0 Caught 8. Dave Henig 14 Bowled 9. Roger Heaton 14 Bowled 10. Tim Collins 0 Caught & Bowled 11. Steve Jacobs 1 Not Out Extras 18 Total 106		No. Player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Ave SR Econ 1. Roger Heaton 7 0 18 1 18.00 42.00 2.57 2. Steve Jacobs 7 1 30 4 7.50 10.50 4.29 3. Martin Stringer 7 1 11 2 5.50 21.00 1.57 4. Chris Good 7 0 29 2 14.50 21.00 4.14
		Dave Henig 1 catch Steve Jacobs 1 catch Ben Shaw 1 catch Martin Stringer 1 catch Chris Good 2 drops

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