| Battle
report: |
The
Tuaregs embarked on the first match of their new season, ever hopeful
for a new approach and winning ways.
With brand new kit, optimism was running high.
Rob White had done a brilliant job of capturing this early season enthusiasm
by assembling a team of only nine people...
We lost the toss and fielded in the blazing sunshine. The Tuaregs bowling
attack soon wilted and it wasn’t long before the River Bank Ramblers
had to contend with the Tuareg second string bowlers launching hand-grenades.
As balls looped upwards and rained down on the oppo. they had no problem
smashing the ball liberally, to all parts of the park.35 overs later the
tired and exhausted Tuareg team left the field, having conceded 228 runs.
Well over 6 an over!
The Tuaregs have only made more than 200 runs once before, and that was
when they started batting at 11.00 a.m. Needless to say with our shinny
new kit, we somehow felt anything
was possible.
The Tuaregs were eventually all out for 123, after a painfully awful batting
display. Wickets tumbled at regular intervals and we even had to suffer
the ignominy of watching our leader falling over after a glorious cover
drive and being stumped.
This was one of our worst defeats ever. Never before have the Tuaregs
lost by over 100 runs. Well done Whitey.
Despite this, optimism can be drawn from the performance. Firstly the
Team enjoyed themselves with some players contributing, secondly the Tuaregs
are at least maintaining some form of consistency and thirdly this is
the only match that Whitey is running.
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| Mong-Moment: |
Despite
our loss, this award goes to an opposition batsman. One of the Tuareg bowlers
(Oliver Moorby) launched a hand-grenade, it landed near his feet and rolled
along the ground towards the batsman, he missed the ball, which bounced
off his pad, trickling onto his stumps and bowling him. How embarrasing.. |