A wet day spent contesting the memorial trophy at Ally Pally.  The start was delayed by over three hours to allow the pitch to dry after morning rain.  Lunch was a good feast.  A timed contest ensued with UCS inserted.

UCS batted well on a damp track through intermittent drizzle to make 170odd.  JB and Mike had opened the bowling with tight spells that suffered from butter fingered fielders.  John Hill pulled a calf muscle in the first few overs.  Nuggsy disappeared for twenty in his first over to waste their efforts but after that slipped and slided his way to a five fer as the pitch disintegrated but the fielders held their catches.  Craig bowled with good control from the other end.  Allan bowled three overs at the end but the butter finger fielders returned.

Tea was good if a little lacking in cake.

The chase was never likely to succeed due to a lack of batting strength, ball snaring outfield and the quagmire of a pitch.  UCS bowled well and only Lay with 20 in the top order provided lengthy resistance.  Our cause was not helped by some bad calling (poor Ben victim of Steve's overambition) and some questionable umpiring.  However, Nuggsy and Mike played out the final few overs comfortably enough as the pitch squelched and puddles formed.

 

 

 

9:33am NEWS - GROUND WET START DELAYED TO 1pm

The return of the all day game for the Lindridge-McDougall Memorial Trophy to be contested by 2 sides of veterans. Eligibility is that anyone who played in the same team as John McDougall is up for selection. Likewise John Lindridge for UCS OBs.

The team for Monday is Steve Lay, Mike Alexander, Ben Hardisty, Jonathan Hardisty, Craig Jones, John Hill, Steve Emmins, John Baglivi, Matt Holliday (keeper), Allan Roberts and James Gleadow (token youth policy). It’s an 11am start, so can you please be at the ground by 10.30. Details re the ground are on the Pacific website. There’s plenty of parking. Hopefully lunch and tea will be provided. We haven’t a captain. If anyone’s keen to do it, please own up, otherwise I’m happy to step in.