V PARKMEN
Rick Skipper, bowled them out for 127 in 19ov, Paul 3 and Rick, Ken 2 wickets. Rather slow response to some half decent bowling ended with us falling 30 short with 7 wickets remaining, off our 20 overs.
V THAMES TRAINS
A grey overcast windy cold evening in Perivale saw us struggling to control the ball aginst some lively batting, helped by a small boundary and lots of bushes. We bowled better in the last 8 allowing them only 30 to take the score to 141/8, Rick taking 4 for 6 from his 4 overs. Steve, Phil and Wendel fell early, 4 for 3, but then enter Knobby and Alex, who hit the ball all over, including 2 6's from Alex, in a 98 run partnership. When Alex fell we needed just 40 from 7. Their openers came back and we fell 6 short.
V PS93
Social friendly. Leisure 187/3, PS93 140/7
V HARROW
Why anyone would want to drive from Feltham to Harrow on a daily basis, I dont know, but once a year is doable. Harrow is a very old fixture, they have a few characters, and over the years the honours are quite even. Anyway, the losing streak was continued as we limped to 99/8 from 20, Knobby top scoring with 27. The plan was to make Harrow work hard for it. A wicket first ball and another in the 3rd over from Paul gave us confidence on a slow uneven wicket. However, 5 an over is hard to restrict and one expensive over put them on top. A couple more wickets fell but the game was up in the 19th over.
V ELMBRIDGE
9 man Leisure went to Hersham on a glorious Thurday evening. Bowled and fielded well, and despite fifties from their two openers, we restricted Elm to 133/5 from 20. Rick 2 wickets. The reponse started well. Wasim and Swain with 30's. However, the ball after a massive lost ball six, Wendel fell to an impressive catch at point from a fielder who had missed everyting else that evening and we found ourselves needing 16 from 4 overs, with the last wicket pair out in the middle. 16 became 6, and when last man Jim fell plum LBW, obvious even from the pavilion, meant that with 2 batters short, we lost by 6 runs. Could have done it with a full team, but not to be.
V RICHMOND TEACHERS
Leisure were on good time. Eventually, the oppo turned up, the boundry markers and stumps put out and play commenced. Teachers batted first. A solid 50 from one of their chaps, a lightning fast outfield and an artificial matt, allowed Teachers to 155/5 from 18 overs, Ian S taking 2 wickets. We responded well and were always up with the run rate, until the last 6 overs or so, with the light fading. The run rate crept up, so needing 19 off the last over. We fell 16 short, 7 down. Everyone chipped in with runs, except John C, who recorded the second golden duck of the season.
V GARRISON
Despite the massive boundary and 48 from Chris and a quick fire 24 from Wendel, 125 was not really enough from our 20 overs. 65/0 from 10 overs in response only confirmed our fears, so it was a case of how near to the 20 overs we could take them. However, in the space of 2 overs, they lost 5 wickets (1 stumping, 1 direct run out (Chris), 3 catches), and from then on the run rate slowed and more wickets followed. We even managed to drop at least 5 catches, and in the end winning by 22 runs. Paul with 4 wickets, Chris with 48 runs.
09/05/2010
2010 season is underway!!!
HL welcomed Elmbridge to Sunbury for our first game of the season. And lost. Elmbridges first win against us at home. But deservedly so, thanks to their opening bat getting 70 odd not out. Highlights: Don getting a golden, Jim and Ian S dropping catches, Ken kicking the stumps, Ian Mc 44 runs. We scored 121 and they needed the last over to win, so a close game all in all.
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