Owls under par but unbeaten run continues

Wrecclesham 1st XI stretched their unbeaten run to 19 games but were forced to accept a losing draw against a solid Fernhurst side.

The Owls who found themselves top of the pile at the start of play won the toss and decided to bowl on a damp wicket.

However luck shone on the home side as numerous aerial attacking strokes found gaps and balls passed the outside edge time and again.

Well, not every ball passed the outside edge without clipping it (!), but all in all the gods were not on the side of the Wreccers.

As a result Allen and Foster put on a big partnership and the latter recorded a century, taking his singles well and batting patiently.

Caston and Spooner plugged away well without real reward and will bowl worse spells and take a few wickets for sure.

Wright came on for a late bowling cameo and bowled with good pace and control which was one positive to come out of the day from a fielding point of view.

Overall the Owls stuck to the task well as the home side racked up 231-1.

It wasn't the finest display in the field from the mighty Wreccers but it would be harsh to say they did too much wrong and their attitude was good throughout.

Teas were taken with the game very much in the balance and the WAGS feeling fairly chilly as the weather turned. However the team were in fine spirits and set about the task in confident mood.

However Spooner was caught superbly by a flying fielder in his first risky stroke for 12 and Parkinson fell shortly after to confirm that luck was really not on the Wreccers side.

Wright, Bate and Windeatt all got starts but failed to make a big score and although Caston (45) put up a fine resistance and swung the game back into the mix, some tight bowling and the consistent fall of wickets meant the chance of victory slipped away.

The Owls saw out the game in professional fashion, with 3 wickets in hand and took their draw in good grace with the knowledge that there is always next week and that the unbeaten run continues.

Afterword by Joe Boniface

I think that we stuck at it well and had absolutely no luck on the day. Patience will be key in this league and we have to realise we can't just knock everyone over in 20 overs.

However it is testament to us that on what could be deemed as a bad day at the office, it didn't end in defeat.

The 2 people who got big scores could both have gone for 0 (as we are well aware) and on a different day it could have turned out very differently.

Good spell from you Wrighty and well batted Bondi, you might well have just promoted yourself up the order!

Let's get back to winning ways on Saturday.

Twit Twoo