Sunday 1s vs Bricklayers Arms
Author: Rob
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16/08/15 Putney 1's vs Bricklayer's Arms Last Sunday brought the annual fixture between the now only Sunday team and the local pub team Bricklayer's Arms. The opposition emerged fresh from a pub lunch looking the very picture of health, yet despite a testing spell from Sharjeel (1-18) any illusions of an early finish were shattered by the second wicket pair putting of 120-odd as they seemingly sobered up rapidly. Maybe starting drinking 2 rather than 16 hours before the game is the answer. As ever the enigmatic Barry (3-27) provided the break through as we managed to hold back the opposition in the closing overs through red Bertie (1-25) and Warner (1-40). Target, 218 off 35 overs. After tea prepared by Conor (thanks) Putney were soon batting with Hogarth battling an injured chin to make 17, fellow PC and new recruit Matt not lasting long (Dev's masterclass hopefully coming in useful in the coming matches), Conor blasting 15 and Tan's sweep misfiring as Putney were soon 70-4. However Dev (52) and Monty (50) put on 80 to give Putney a chance before Barry (25), Sharjeel (17*) and Warner (7*) took us over the line for the first win of Monty's regime by two wickets and two overs to spare. An excellent match played in very high spirits, so thanks to all for making it a great day. Special thanks to Dev for stepping in last minute. If I may use this as a platform to express my views about why Sunday has dropped to one team, unfortunately for various reasons the 2's have lost almost all its regular 7-8 players from last season making it hard to get a reliable 11 together. This has made it necessary to drop to one Sunday team since around June. It will take time to rebuild as we find new players, and effort will be needed to reach out to friends and the local community. But as a thought perhaps, in today's time-pressed world, could we require less of a commitment from ourselves by starting at 11 and finishing at 5? Monty robert.p.millar@gmail.com |
Date | Time | Team | Opposition | Location | Putney | Opposition | Result | Scores | Points | Toss |
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16/08/2015 | 2pm | Sunday 1st | Bricklayers Arms | H | 219/8 | 217/6 | W | 0 |