I need not have worried, the clouds scudded overhead for most of the afternoon, but the rain stayed away. It was reet nippy though; perhaps we need a log fire in our pavilished.
A first victory of the season for the 1sts against Sandford St Martin was well earned, we had to fight all the way and never really bossed the game. A fine performance from Matt Jones with 4 for 49 and then 71 with the bat. Julian Hitchman with 5 for 48 dedicated his phiffer to Cheryl and the one with red hair from Bucks Fizz as he worked himself into a frenzy of eurovision excitement. Simon Pritchard fought hard throughout his innings, finally finding some timing and even hitting a couple off the square to finish with 30 not out.
The 2nds took 16 points from a draw they dominated at Abingdon Vale, 81 and 42 from Perera's Senior and Junior set up a total of 219 for 5 with some powerful hitting from Jose Taboada, Dave Allen and Connor Morrison who hit the ball (much) further than anyone else. Vale ended up 9 down and 30 odd short with wickets for Carl Hancock, Sean Willmott and another 5 wicket haul for Didcot Legend Dave Allen
The 3rds also dominated a drawn match against Oxford and Bletchingdon, runs from Santosh Bhat and some blatant jug evasion from Paul (blue suede shoes) Costello and Haydn Durrant with 49 each set a competitive total. The opposition were never in the run chase and settled for a draw early on.
Our 4ths continued to enjoy riding the learning curve setting Tiddington 140 odd to win in Division 10. A debut Cherwell League wicket for Jack Broughton (son of another Didcot Legend) was a highlight, as were the skippers trousers.
The early part of the season is about hard work, determination and fighting hard to find some touch with the bat and rhythm with the ball. Experience teaches us this. Pritch summed it up - "it's not a day for the flashy b*****ds".
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