at Nielson Park, Haddington,
Haddington 61ao (16.5 overs)
I. Astley 3/4, C. McGill 2/5, D. Russell 1/7
Holy Cross 62/4 (13.5 overs)
The 1st XI made it through to the Presidents Trophy semi-finals on a gorgeous evening at Haddington. An efficient performance - especially in the field with 5 catches taken from 5 chances. Shannon's fine effort on the midwicket boundary was the pick, though the batsman was less than happy - a chair on the boundary taking the brunt of his frustration. With Shannon in the deep, Coco took over at slip and promptly pouched a sharp one that deflected off Spicker's gloves. Some slightly looser bowling and fielding let Haddington nearly double their score from 33-6 and they might have made more had their skipper not run out 3 (Three) of his team mates.
A few wickets gifted away by the experimental batting order but a comfortable victory.
7 wins in a row (in all competitions) for the 1st XI - let's continue that on Saturday vs the Muffers.
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Well done lads. Here's to a big weekend for the three teams - even the 2's.
ReplyDeleteWell done team :) Keep it up
ReplyDeleteBeautiful evening, nice ground, nice people. Good fun as always at Haddington.
ReplyDeleteFor any Haddington-based readers wondering about cje's reporting of chair-bashing and multiple run-outs it's important to understand that his only two faults are i) palpable irritation at any shot that is less than perfect and ii) a tendency to be involved in run-outs ......
perhaps but I've never run out three partners in one innings-
ReplyDeletethough I believe that Ellis Snr once managed four -and then wondered why he didn't get much applause on reaching his fifty....
Only 2 faults?????
ReplyDelete'ii) a tendency to be involved in run-outs'
ReplyDeletewhat an outrageous slur...