Cavaliers won by 4 wickets.
HALVERSTOWN 136-7 (35 overs)
I. Walker 40
N. Greene 30
THEATRICAL CAVALIERS 137-6
T. White 53
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D. Drumm 2-29
J. Grey 1-10
We thirsted for revenge after our earlier 2 run defeat to Cavaliers, but instead it was like something from that cricket-loving playwright, Samuel Becket, as we waited for Godot, who just never came. The difference was the sun this time, but “the sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new”. We batted first and despite Cavaliers’ fears that they had few bowlers, our batting was a case of “Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful”. It was awful: tepid, turgid batting in which only which Iain Walker and Nassau Greene can claim some credit. It went on. And on, and on…Simon Coury’s slow, looping balls bamboozled us as he took 2 for 6 in 6 overs.It was, as Sam wrote, “a lingering dissolution”.
We fielded worse than we batted. As Hubert observed we could be classified into those too old to get down and those who just couldn’t get down. Jen Grey and Adam Myers were the two honourable exceptions and Jen went on to bowl a superb 4 overs, conceding just 10 runs for her wicket. Her Dad David bowled an excellent 7 overs also, conceding just 15 runs whilst I laboured through my 7 for 2 for 29. We did not bowl too badly, but their batting line-up was boosted by Trevor White, who scored a fine 53 not out in leading Cavaliers to a 3 wicket win with 2 overs to spare. It ended a little tighter than we deserved.”Nothing to be done”. Never mind.
“Ever tried. Ever failed .No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
We thirsted for revenge after our earlier 2 run defeat to Cavaliers, but instead it was like something from that cricket-loving playwright, Samuel Becket, as we waited for Godot, who just never came. The difference was the sun this time, but “the sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new”. We batted first and despite Cavaliers’ fears that they had few bowlers, our batting was a case of “Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful”. It was awful: tepid, turgid batting in which only which Iain Walker and Nassau Greene can claim some credit. It went on. And on, and on…Simon Coury’s slow, looping balls bamboozled us as he took 2 for 6 in 6 overs.It was, as Sam wrote, “a lingering dissolution”.
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