The Wrecclesham seconds recorded their second league victory in three weeks (the other beign rained off) with a fine display with both bat and ball over the ever-resilient Churt III's.
Opposition sides will have to reassess the Twoo's batting and bowling capabilities after a performance that reflected the depth in the new side.
The Twoo's went into the match without the important presence of Steve Houghton. Steve, who looked like he would be picked for the firsts, was on holiday, but is surely glad to know that the Twoo's were still up to the task. Peter 'Snitty' Richardson, Mick 'Cainer' Caine, and Matt 'Matty' James were persuaded to join (one with the promise of a fantastic tea, courtesy of Jane Boniface) the side after their fantastic perfomance at the recent 6-a-side charity tournament.
Wrecclesham, as ever, were asked to bowl first and the openers, Peter Richardson (16-8-35-1) and Mitch Brown (10-0-26-0), answered the call by unleashing volley after volley of fiery missiles to pin the two Churt openers to their crease. The opening burst was so overwhelming that A. Mayson and J. Thomas were only able to manage 13 runs off the first 10 overs. Quite remarkably, Wrecclesham actually had a full slip cordon, with most of the Churt runs coming behind of square. The field attempted to match the efforts of the bowlers by putting their bodies on the line to dry up the supply of runs. Cainer used himself as a human wall to stop a definite four and Will Buxton threw himself in the air like a leaping salmon in hope of catching one of the openers. Everyone found their chance to shine, especially Peter O'Sullivan who must have liked the feel of leather rubbing on him, because he chose to spit and rub the ball for every, single, delivery.
Naturally, once Churt perceived that the pressure was easing up with a change in the bowling, Wrecclesham got their first wicket with Will Buxton taking a dolly catch off the bowling of Hayden Newman. Also, Leo Carter was again the pick of the bowlers taking 2 wickets and one maiden off his mandatory 4 overs.
This brought to the indomitable Hugh 'Michael Flatley' Wylie and J. Warburton who frustrated the Wrecclesham bowlers with a partnership of 55 runs, raising the Churt score to 110 off 43 overs and if it wasn't for the accurate throwing of Alex 'Poker Face' Hall, they may have taken the score to unobtainable heights. Finally, after taking the innings to the full 48 overs Churt posted a score of 132 for 6.
The teams came out after an amazing and the opening partnership of Mitch Brown and Hayden Newman set about establishing the innings while maintaining a fairly fast run rate, scoring 44 off the first 10 overs. Boundaries came quite often and this continued when Alex 'Poker Face' Hall came to the crease smashing a six. This was despite the bowling of Chris 'Mr Alton Rugby' Barnes (15-5-35-2) who successfully shored up one end for Churt. Wrecclesham continued to score at a pretty hefty rate, but lost wickets at regular intevals until 'Snitty' and Buxton came to the crease. Their partnership of 60 put the match out of Churt's reach. When the score reached 130, Wrecclesham needed 3 runs for victory and 'Snitty' only needed 2 runs for his half century, so in true Richardson fashion, he struck a four, sealing the match, his half century and most importantly, 8 points for the team.
Great game for everyone!
Don't forget, next week, matches start at 1pm, so don't be late.
Bring on Grayshott next week. Let's provide them a fitting welcome at Fortress Recreation Ground!
Written by the Ginger Owl
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