Rabbit

Charles Hodges and David Peacock. Two names that will bring back warm memories for those lucky enough to bask in the sunshine at Knebworth in August 1979. Knebworth is a small village to the North of Brackley.

Knebworth is unique amongst English villages in that it does not have an idiot; an ancient law passed in 1084 by the local baron ensures that each year the biggest idiot is sent South.

Anyway, back to 1979. Charles and David were sitting backstage preparing to warm the crowd up for Led Zeppelin. They needed something catchy to follow up May '79's smash "Gertcha'. Inspiration struck as two idiots walked past; babbling inanely and incessantly , it was impossible to ignore them both.

Coz you wont stop talkin,
Why dont you give it a rest?,
You got more rabbit than sainsburys,
Its time you got it off your chest,
Now you is just the kinda girl to break my heart in two,
I knew right off when i first set my eyes on you,
But how was i to know you fed my earholes too?,
With your ecessive talking,
Your becoming a pest,

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of this genre defining moment in Rockney pop history a cricket match was played in Didcot yesterday. It featured the only living relatives of those two men.

Inviting the opposition to bat first on another sunny day skipper Gates was feeling apprehensive. Would Crabbie's bone spurs hold up? Would The Judge be able to resist the tension? Would Bernard be able to resist The Judge? Would The Didcot flasher make an appearance?..........

Brackley started cautiously against an accurate spell from Pritch and Matt. One wicket apiece was the only reward. 73 for 2 from 19 overs. Cometh the hour, cometh the Caretaker. A wicket with his second ball as he turned one just enough to catch the outside edge of Cartwright's bat, smart work from Brockett and he was off back to the hutch. A devastating spell reduced Brackley to 133 for 8 with The Caretaker having 5 for 25 at one stage. Jules softened them up at the other end of course, his flatter, faster one being comfortably the quickest bowling of the day.

Smart catching and excellent ground fielding even drew a rabbit onto the field of dreams to offer his support. He didn't last long. A few biffs at the end and Brackley were all out for 172.

Some delicious scones were consumed and enjoyed by all. Especially Brockett.

Jim Perera and Judge Boyle opened our reply. Jules didn't die wondering and was clean bowled trying to hit the ball into space. This brought Bernard to the crease. Felix would be a better name for him, such were the lives he seemed to have. Still, he made them pay, and with Vish took the score to 101 before perishing to Dick Dastardly Newby.

Throughout this time Vish had been batting beautifully, following on from his undefeated innings last week he went on to make 77 not out from only 80 odd balls including fourteen 4's. His classy innings was a joy to watch, driving off both front and back feet and pulling viciously, quality.

We won comfortably by 7 wickets with overs to spare, the end coming with a flurry of Monster boundaries from Cookie.

Afterwards, the feeling of relief at finally laying a ghost to rest was palpable. It was only 25 points at the end of the day, but it felt more significant than that. Next week we line up against third placed Tiddington. A sterner test awaits I am sure.

Great Brickhill 2 V Didcot 2

Didcot travelled all the way to Great Brickhill and were almost back in Didcot at tea time if not for some resistance from Prasad (33) holding one-end while Dan Alderson (50) batted sensibly with a mixture of attacking shots and defence to put up a partnership of 75 runs. At the end Matt Tatford and Rob Green batted the last 5 overs to use up the 47 overs.

The Great Brickhill opener A. Ward dropped down from the 1^st to play closer to home and was in a great hurry to finish the game, flashing at every thing, he was lucky not to be caught off Dan’s second delivery when he mis-timed a hook and it just dropped short of Rob Green fielding at fine leg. However he was unforgiving on anything just short of a length and he reached his 50 in double quick time. He was caught off a short pitch delivery from Peter Sykes at the furthest boundary; deep midwicket to a well judged excellent catch by Matt Tatford. The game was almost over but Didcot managed to collect another wicket just before the end to a diving catch from Viraj!

Great Brickhill 25 Points, Didcot II 5 points

With this result now we are dangerously close to the bottom of the table (8^th). We need to raise our game to win the rest of the games now!

Didcot 3rds v Leighton Buzzard

We had them in trouble batting first with Stewart Green getting some wickets once he had spent 4 or 5 overs warming up! Rob Keat bowled beautifully with no luck and little reward.

Carl then bowled short on leg stump to a bat who only had one shot (pulling the short ball).Raj bowled well, as did James Bywater. Sam Couldrick got a wicket with his first ball and then went downhill slowly (he really is very tough on himself).

Buzzard ended up getting 195 for 7 thanks to only two batsmen getting over 50.

Byzie then got bowled by a shooter first ball before Raj and Santosh batted really sensibly against some fairly average bowling. As soon as the 100 partnership came up Raj, on 46, unleashed a drive that brought about a catch Paul Collingwood would have been really proud of. That one catch changed the whole game. Santosh followed soon after for 56. Elvis couldn’t hit short leg side bowling (which he normally eats for breakfast) and then some irresponsible batting from others left us hanging on as they bowled three extra overs before 7.30.

Pluses. Rob Keat’s bowling from the start. Stewart getting better as the spell continued. Raj bowling ok and batting with maturity. Santosh getting a well deserved 50. Carl’s actually getting better in fifth and sixth overs.

The thirds really do need to win a couple of games now to ensure we don’t end up in same Division as fourths.

Big news is that the fourths may pass the 3rds if they carry on their current form. Recording their first win of the season has left stand in skipper in effusive mood. Rather than try to edit and risk losing the essence of how important this win is I have posted it in all it's glorious glory on Teamer.

Cake and July

Did You know that 72,000 people live in Sandford St Martin, and that Bob Marley met several of the Wailers there? Neither did I. That's because it isn't true. 

It is also not true that in excess of 1,000,000 people visit every year and have to decide whether to speak French or Dutch when haggling in the duty free shops.

It is a FACT that they have a very lovely cricket ground nestling on the edge of the Cotswold hills, it really is a smashing spot. I can't think of many better places to collect 25 points.

In a return to winning ways I called the toss correctly and invited St Martin to bat. A hostile spell from Crab Hands, seemingly spurred on by the celebrity injury he now has set the tone for the early overs. Pace, bounce and Yorkshire parsimony built the pressure. New ball partner Pritch puffed up the hill generating marginally more pace then Crabbie. We took the chances and had Sandford at 51 for 5 in the 20th over. Two catches for Bernard stunned everyone. 'Screech' Cook made a simple catch look difficult, summed up well by Naughtie who said "he went down in more stages than the Tour De France". Quite.

A mid innings rally from The Saints was assisted by some comical fielding errors, denying Crabbie the Pfeiffer he craved. His face was a picture of tormented fury at one point and I don't think it was because his ankle hurt.

A frankly, inspired bowling change brought instant relief as Crabbie snaffled one in the slips from the now unplayable Pritch. Two more smartly taken catches from the now renamed Lobster Claws at slip and it was all over. Both Pritch and Matt ended with 4 for 36, ahhhhh, how sweet. The Judge picked up a couple as well, conceding less than 2 runs an over. 

Tea was taken after James Perera and Bernard safely negotiated a tricky twenty minute session. Tea was, as ever a delight, especially for Lord Brockett who consumed cake like he was preparing for an Arctic exploration. Bernard also whipped The Judge into a frenzy of adolescent fever as he shared some JOGLE experiences. Could these two be the next Little and Large ? An unlikely double act is developing between them.

The innings recommenced with many of us settling down and actually relaxing for once. Vish played superbly, never looking troubled in his unbeaten 47. He mixed his trademark defensive wall with some cracking attacking shots including some superb pull shots. Eight 4's and a six -  great stuff from the boy wonder. Brockett joined him with score on 47, equally untroubled he finished on 38 not out, in doing so cruelly denying Vish what would have been a cracking half century. On paper our easiest victory of the season. In hindsight it was never in doubt

Back at home next week, I am already excited. Cool heads, focus and some ear plugs may be needed.

Didcot II v Abingdon Vale 3 
Didcot II comprehensively beaten by Abingdon
This was an important game for Didcot to win and had an opportunity go 
up to 3rd place on the league table. However that wasn’t the case! 
Abingdon won the toss and invited Didcot to bat first. Didcot had a 
fairly good start but failed to capitalise on it and was bowled out for 
186 on a good batting wicket. Viraj Perera 56, Prasad Kankadandi 22 and 
Dave Allen 33 were the only notable contributions. 
Didcot started well in their bowling department than in previous games 
but on a flat unhelpful wicket could not make any inroads and A Inns 
scored staggering 133 not out of the 188 for the loss of one wicket.
Abingdon Vale III 25 Points, Didcot II 4 points

Didcot 3rd's have a moral victory over Oxford and Bletchingdon 4ths, but the match finishes in a draw.

 

Elvis lost the toss (again!!) and was invited to bat by the opposition. At the time we were unsure whether it was an aggressive move by the opposition, or the best way they thought to not lose the game. Once the quality of the opening bowling was seen, it quickly became clear they were playing for the draw! Raj and Sean got us off to a good start with an opening partnership of 30. The pitch was proving hard to bat on as it was very slow and coupled with the pace (or rather lack of) of the bowling it made scoring runs tough.

 

Once Raj had departed, wickets fell steadily until Elvis and Mick came together with the score at 74 for 5. Elvis renewed his acquaintance with their leg spinner from earlier in the season and dispatched him for 17 in an over. This brought about a change of bowling and Mick decided to see this one off, clubbing him for 21 before he was quickly taken out of the attack.

 

Elvis was out for 57 with the score on 146 for 6, and this quickly became 148 for 9. Before the game had started there had been questions asked as to why James 'Boggy' Bywater was batting at number 11 when he usually opens for the U15's. Had he upset Elvis? Was there a hidden plan? The real reason was that Elvis had not done his homework and didn't know that he could bat! However his decision was vindicated when Mick and Boggy put on a last wicket partnership of 40, to take our score to 188 all out in the 46th over, with Boggy scoring 20 and Mick finishing on 35 not out. Pick of the opposition bowling was Haroon Sarwar with 5 for 44 from his 19.3 overs.

 

In reply Oxford and Bletchingdon started positively, but the lofted drive flew straight to Lewis Wilcox and they were 0 for 1. This quickly became 1 for 2 when Mick got his 2nd wicket and when Raj clean bowled their other opener with a ball that pitched short of a length and hit middle stump 2 inches up, they were in trouble. Mick then picked up 2 more wickets, another couple of pies that were too good for them and the opposition were 26 for 5 and Didcot were looking good. Unfortunately they then decided to shut up shop and despite some excellent bowling from Boggy and Sam  we could not break through the 6th wicket partnership for 20 odd overs. Maha finally removed one of them and then Boggy and Raj got one wicket each before we ran out of overs. Oxford and Bletchingdon finished on 109 for 8 and got 9 points whilst Didcot got 14.

 

The comedy moment of the day has to go to Santosh. Following another ball down the leg side that stand in keeper Elvis had dived across to get but failed to gather cleanly, Santosh ran back from slip, picked the ball up, turned and threw at the stumps. Unfortunately his aim was slightly off and all he managed to hit was Elvis who was still lying on the ground, 10 yards from the wickets. A great performance from all, and a clear example of a team taking advantage of the rules and playing not to lose, rather than to win.

The fourths fielded a weak side against 2nd placed Tiddington III due to illness, holiday and unavailability, but made a good effort in extending the game to 7 pm before the inevitable collapse and, on paper, a heavy defeat.  Stand-in captain Jonathan Hall won the toss and inserted the opposition, as it "seemed like a good idea at the time", and due to the promise of rain later.

The bowlers all struggled with a slow sloping pitch offering very little, and difficult terrain for the run ups.  Humza couldn't get his run up right but showed potential.  Dan Stainthorp bowled well in his first spell, clean bowling opener Paul Gladdy .  Normally accurate Jack Broughton went for 61 in 6 overs and was mercilessly dispatched to all corners.  A learning experience from which he will come back stronger.  In all, 7 bowlers were used, 4 of whom conceded more than 10 per over, as Tiddington's second wicket pair put on nearly 200 (Willis 83 and Simms finishing on 116 not out).  Not that there weren't chances though.  The most significant was a difficult catch to Clive at the square leg boundary which he made a valiant attempt, leaping like a salmon but crashing to earth rather unlike any known fish, landing heavily on his shoulder causing much pain.  After a sit and some ice he returned to slip.

Les Addison put the brakes on the innings in his two spells, and eventually took the second wicket of Willis with a good catch at midwicket.  That triggered a mini collapse as Dan returned with some of the best bowling of the innings,  having the centurion Simms in trouble, bowling Evans for a duck and then getting the edge from Cheney to go straight to Clive at slip.  Through the pain, he reached up and plucked the ball majestically out of the air.

Tiddington reached 287 for 4 in just 37 overs and declared, giving themselves 55 overs to bowl at Didcot.  Clive batted magnificently, striking 8 fours in his 60, but he only received significant support from Nick Grain as the rest of the team succumbed tamely.  It was a tale of two collapses, before and after the House/Grain partnership.  Hall opened and never looked comfortable, inexplicable padding up to a straight one and almost walking for an lbw decision, it was so plumb.  The next two were both bowled, including Tom Spears with a rare failure to a spinner bowling a yorker on the stumps which came as a surprise to him!

Then the highlight of the batting as Clive and Nick batted out 20 overs for 60.  Clive lofted the ball to the boundary and played it into the gaps in the massive outfield, complaining at all the running he had to do and at one stage colliding with the bowler and hurting the same shoulder again.  Captain Hall left the umpire's position and found as many drugs as he could from his car to offer to Clive.

Nick Grain made just 15 but it was a massively important innings, showing excellent technique and giving great support to Clive.  Even with most of the field around his bat he remained the model of calmness, and took us close to our batting point.

However, once Clive lost his off stump to the returning opening bowler Chris Goodman, it was a different story, as the last 6 batsmen contributed 2 runs between them and we collapsed to 102 all out and a second point in the match.

The predicted rain however threatened, it drizzled, lots of clouds came over but it was never quite dark enough or wet enough to come off.  We occupied the crease for 40 overs and until 7 o'clock (Tiddington needed to bowl 15 overs in 30 mins to keep up with the rate at that stage) and had the forecast been right we would have salvaged a draw.

Its not all doom and gloom though.  There was an excellent effort from all the team in the field, the bowlers tried hard on a very difficult pitch, which only Dan, Les and Chris Goodman really threatened.  They had several players with experience of much higher divisions and were used to the idiosyncratic slopes and bumps of the Lewknor ground.  We frustrated them, and Nick, Clive and Dan really stood out.  Jack and Humza tried hard and will play a lot better with more reward on another day.  Tom had a rare blip, Less bowled and fielded well, Ehsen bowled well in his over (almost having a catch taken) but was unlucky that it was going to be their last, and remained keen in the field.  Jonathan won the toss which is about as much as you can say really...

Next up, Shipton III, who we were close to in the opening game of the season, and where we should have an excellent chance.

Team Mate

What a finish. Like many of you I have just watched Jimmy and Monty snatch a draw we frankly didn't deserve. I do enjoy seeing Ponting looking so miserable, it makes me feel happy that The Convict Colony will go to work grumpy tomorrow having stayed up all night biting their nails and crying into their piss-weak lager.

We had a similar, gritty, final wicket partnership at the Field of Dreams yesterday. On a day when the weather was expected to save England's blushes in Cardiff and deny us all any meaningful cricket in Oxfordshire we took 25 points in the return fixture from the only side to have beaten us this year.

Invited to bat first by Oxford's, frankly slightly too cocky skipper we set off as the clouds scudded across. Jules started brightly, cutting particularly well on his way to 30. The caretaker had been promoted up the order with the hope that the extra responsibility would have the same effect as we have seen with Tee Kay. It sort of worked, a confident 37 was the reward before he felt he couldn't survive in the middle without the brotherly love of Connor. They were both out in consecutive balls and we were in trouble again at 100 for 6 in the 29th over. This was just the situation for Didcot's lower order specialist finisher. Pingu 'naughtie' Broughtie thrives in these conditions. Needless to say he contrived to fall out with a couple of Oxford's bowlers, no matter though. Adding 45 runs with Ross 'Deep Fat' Fryatt did part of the job; Ross batted sensibly, mixing defence with positive attacking shots. At 176 for 9 with 5 overs left we still needed more runs. Matt Tatford, debuting for the firsts had simple, clear instructions. DO NOT GET OUT! The lad can bat and defended like Monty and Jimmy. The last 5 overs yielded 37 runs and pushed us up to 213 for 9. A competitive score. Naughtie finished undefeated on 54, another fine innings for the team he loves; and useful for the average as well.

The clouds continued to scud across as we tucked into our Reggae, Reggae chicken and pavlova. The teas seem to be better than ever this season. Super.

Oxford openers started cautiously and got to 50 odd in a dozen overs. The pitch is a seam bowlers nightmare these last couple of weeks so we turned to Laurel and Hardy again. Hitchman is a name that is known by every opposition team we face, he has an uncanny knack of getting under everyone's skin. Maybe it is because they are jealous of the flowing locks and athletic build bestowed on him by a benevolent god. Anyhow, yesterday he was sledged by the non-striker. Good work Jules, keep it up.

The caretaker quickly removed both openers, a smart catch from Deep Fat, being the first of three in a fine all round performance. A fine running catch in the deep from Big Doug snaring the second. The Caretaker's third was clean bowled with a beautifully flighted ball.

The Judge picked up a couple more and we were on top. The sixth wicket took some time to arrive as Porter and Sadiqi couldn't decide whether to try and win the game or play for the arrival of the rain. Eventually they decided this was a match they could win. Going for their shots brought The Caretaker two more wickets, both courtesy of fine catches from Pritch.

The rain came, a pathetic amount really, but enough for the umpires to state that unless it stopped this would be the last over.  The Caretaker took another one, and the rain stopped long enough for another over from Big Willy Willmott. (He is a fully paid up member of the Will Smith fan club, and has all the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series on both VHS and DVD).

It only took him two balls, a straight one trimming the off stump to take them to 172 for 9, Oxford number 11 didn't look to be pleased to batting. He needn't have bothered at all as Sean did for him with a full, fast, straight one and he was LBW for a golden. 

Cue hollering, whooping and hugging mid pitch.

Another fabulous team performance with stand out performances from Broughtie and The Caretaker who finished with 6 for 68 from 20 overs to claim the best bowling figures of the season so far.

Didcot II v Banbury IV

Didcot II lose to Banbury 4^th

Didcot won the toss and elected to bat. Didcot started well with a 230+ target in mind with first and second wicket partnerships of 50 runs each between Prasad and Viraj and then between Jose and Viraj. Didcot at 25 overs were 105 for 2 when Viraj Perera was out caught for 72. With 22 overs left with 7 wickets in hand Didcot were well placed, but Didcot collapsed for 167 runs in the 40^th over.

Having not used up all the overs Banbury had 53 over to get 167 runs. Didcot although fought to the end taking 6 wickets Didcot bowling wasn’t accurate (just compare the extras!) enough to trouble Banbury too much.

Banbury iV 25 Didcot II 9 points

As for the 3's! Well when the skipper starts off with the game plan of 'hope
it rains and soon' you can see we didn't actually have a positive mindset.

We won the toss and elected to field. Rob Green bowled fast and accurately
and really stood out, ending with 3 for 57. The skipper bowled two leg stump full tosses to start
with and got worse as the game progressed. Raj, 2 for 21, James Bywater and Lewis all
bowled well.

We soon started dropping catches and didn't really stop. We managed to take
6 wickets before they declared after 41 overs on 203-6.

Catches to Durrant, Sawhney and Ramanathan.

Batting was an immediate struggle against a very strong and confident young
team. We were bowled out for 72 in 27 overs with only Haydn getting into
double figures (22).

Not a great day but we played against a strong side with the best 13 year
old wickie you will ever see.

4ths lost to Oxford V (or VI, gets confusing).

We faced some serious demons on the Clifton Hampden pitch, with Les Addison
out first ball and both of their openers getting serious bounce and lift.
The other opener, Jonathan Hall, wore several and bears the bruises, but has
plenty of padding to take the blows.

Tom Spears top scored with 30, but no-one else was able to make a
significant contribution.  When their experienced spinner came on, Tom was
unable to contain his excitement and lifted one into the air, and Simon
stepped on his stumps.

Their 10th man pulled up in agony chasing a ball with a torn calf muscle so
they would only be batting with 9.

Dan Stainthorpe and Humza Nadeem caused problems for Oxford's bowlers, but
couldn't find the same demons in the pitch.  Oxford's opener lifted several
lofted fours and two sixes, one into the road outside the ground.  Humza
took the wicket of their opener, caught by Hall from a ball that went so
high the rest of the team had tea while waiting for it to come back to
earth.  Dan was particularly unlucky, missing a sharp caught and bowled
chance, and with a lofted top edge dropping between fielders despite a
valiant effort by Simon.  Another sharp chance to Les in the slips went too
high.  All told, probably 5 or 6 that on another day would have given
wickets, but eventually Didcot ran out of steam despite accurate bowling
from Harry Grainger and Alex Rodman at the end.

Didcot IV are still searching for the elusive victory but are competitive.
Just need to put more runs on the board, increase crease occupation and
convert the chances.

Up all Night

As is normal for a man of my age I awoke early on Saturday morning, it strikes me as particularly unreasonable that as you enter a time in your life when sleep is ever more precious that for some inexplicable reason it becomes impossible to sleep beyond 6 something in the morning. Gone for ever is the teenage ability to lie in.  

One reason for this is that as we age, the weight of responsibility weighs ever heavier and we rise early to confront the challenges and tribulations that life places in front of us. Another potentially plausible explanation is that we are increasingly aware of our mortality and we want to embrace every single daylight hour, give it a bear hug and wring the limitless, beautiful opportunity form it. 

Alternatively it may be because we need to pee. You decide.

We have in our midst a young man who laughs in the face of sleep deprivation, cocks a snook at dozing and only gets home from work at half past five every Saturday morning. The fact that he turns up at the field of Dreams before midday is a significant achievement. What Tee Kay achieved in the space of a couple of hours in the afternoon yesterday was a bit tasty.

For the first time this season we batted first, it felt a bit odd. Vishane and Matt got us off to a solid start, then we wobbled from 57 for 0 to 77 for 4 from 22 overs. The next 28 overs saw us score another 233 runs to end on 310 declared, passing the record highest team score set only a few weeks ago on the way. 

The men responsible for this feat: Pritch and the sleep deprived Teeks. Pritch scored 89  from only 59 balls and on any other day would have  stolen the headlines. Fresh from a career high 152 earlier in the week whilst guesting as the only sighted player in the Ray Charles all star XI, he was in great nick.  A flat, pulled six straight through a window in the power station was one of six balls lost in various parts of their property. 

Teeks smashed 147 not out from only 97 balls, passing the club record individual league score on the way. His straight driving was awesome and included an effortless check driven six that went straight into the field over the trees. The innings included 9 fours and 10 sixes in total. Stunning stuff.

The 210 run partnership is now the current highest for the first XI, beating the record set earlier this season by Pritch and Cookie.

What followed was an advert for everything that is great about this wonderful game of our. It passed all our expectations and set the standard for the rest of the season.

My favourite moment was the scones with strawberries and cream, although the pork pies were damn fine as well.

Anyway, back to the cricket. The stage was set. Wolverton wanted to win and set about chasing. At 200 for 2 they were right in it and we needed wickets. Opener Chammings had scored 134 and would need to get a few more to maintain the momentum. Up hobbled Crab Hands, finding it difficult to walk, his glass ankle had one decent over left in it. It worked, and at 200 for 3 we were getting back into the game. Wolverton didn't give up and continued to score briskly. We balanced the need for wickets with the need to keep the run rate manageable. It worked and we took wickets regularly.

 It was simmering along nicely and still in the balance at 251 for 7  with 7 overs left. Pritch clean bowled Wolverton No. 4, Wade and we were back on top and chasing the last 3 wickets. We nearly got there, Wolverton ending on 279 for 9. We had our chances along the way and could have won, however the draw seemed like the fair result. Pritch took 3 for 30 with Vishane picking up 3 catches along the way. 

A great way to pick up 17 points and extend our lead at the top at the halfway point in the season. The second half of the season will be tougher for us,  we will have to raise our performance levels higher still to keep our hold on top  spot. 

Didcot II v Aston Rowant III

Aston Rowant won the toss and invited Didcot to bat first. Accurate bowling restricted Didcot to 200-4 in their 47 overs. Viraj Perera top scoring with 69, Connor Morrison not out 35, Dave Allen 37 and Dan Alderson contributing at the end with a quick 20 not out.

Didcot took to the field with Morrison suffering from sun stroke! Followed by Alderson suffering from side strain after bowling 4 overs, then followed by Hancock going off the field with a headache. Didcot bowlers didn’t trouble the home team, runs coming freely (6/7 per over) when Peter Sykes was introduced to the attack and he took two wickets. Hancock was back in the field after a while and it was Peter’s turn to go off the field with calf strain. We were dropping off like flies while Aston Rowant was cruising to their target. A run out and a couple wickets from Green at the end earned Didcot some bonus points and Aston Rowant reached 200 for the loss of 5 wickets in the 42^nd over.

Didcot were 20/30 runs short as well as weren’t as accurate in their bowling as Aston Rowant.

The thirds and fourths lost I'm afraid. No details have been set through to me. Come on chaps, if you want to feature in this blog I need details................