Eclipse Print Cricket V Chartered Trust – Willows Cup Semi-Final
St Fagans Cricket – 16th June 2015
It’s a miracle that Eclipse even made to the semi final as we had lost the only previous cup match played but with a nothing gonna to stop us now attitude and a sign of the times the Two Tribes assembled like the boys of summer. Skipper maintaining his 100% tossing record, lost, allowing the seven man Chartered Trust to bat first.
We walked this way on to the field with our substitute fielder James’, as Chris I like driving in my car, it’s not quite a jaguar Hamlin was still cruising from Merthyr. Opening the bowling was our own charming man, Dogger, a Tight FIT ( must have borrowed a shirt from RDJ) of an over. Next on what I have done to deserve this Dyl who was promptly dismissed for fif fif fifteen( I wished it was 19). Skipper asked his Miami Vice ‘whose that coming over the hill’ he replied ‘ it’s a Hamlin, Chris Hamlin’ and looking Pretty in Pink (hat) took his place in the field. After the first Opening batsman retired, skipper turned to the DJ you spin me round like a record to mix it up which he did, a mixture of full tosses, leg side wides and the occasional straight bowl. However, Livin on a prayer this inspired bowling change brought about the first wicket, instead of taking the simplest of catches Ali decided to allow the ball to bounce followed by a little fumble in the field which lulled the batsman into thinking there was a second run, he was on a road to nowhere, with Storky taking the throw, run out, Just like Heaven. On came Michael in his baggy trousers, time after time taking wickets to finish with 4 for 5 off his two overs including Storky once in a lifetime cacht behind. Several times we were In the jungle looking for balls as Chartered Trust despatched us all over the park. Nils don’t you want me to bowl the only player not to suffer. Chartered trust 157 for 6.
Opening the batting were our very version of salt n pepper, Mike and Chris H, with instructions to Push It. Under Pressure hoping to avoid a hat trick of golden ducks Chris faced, shocked that discovering his bat had a middle, it was more stand and admire than Stand and Deliver as he refused the runs on offer, was he thinking of his averages? Back to form he managed to find the edge of his bat and scored. Mikey never let me down again was like the flashing blade until the ball hit his pads right on front of the wickets he looked at the umpire should I stay or should I go now he was reprieved only to find the long on fielder standing on the boundary fence with his next ball. In came the Storker like a candle in the wind who quickly followed i feel so lucky Hamlin back to the frogs chorus in the pavilion. Ali “I’m keeping the ball down” hit more in the air that Nina’s 99 red balloons; Nils fly swatting demonstration coming to end with a temptation to point. When in trouble who are you going call? Out came Andy ‘clubber’ Parry with the Eye of the Tiger promptly despatching the ball to all corners of the ground. When Ali succumbed out came the DJ, not quite Einstein a GO GO and batting in binary (1011001). Clubber retiring on 25 (24 and I will hit a six fined) brought out Luke That’s Entertainment Bonnelle. RDJ binary batting came to end when like all top athletes unless coached by Alberto Salazar suffered an injury, Holding out for a Hero, the running man Condon came to the rescue enabling DJ to score some twos.
Unfortunately we didn’t find the Magic Number and at the Final Countdown it was a total Eclipse of the heart with Chartered Trust winning.
Fines committee was convened with contribution from the Pink Cadillac Rhydian ensuring Luke’s lack of effort was noted.
Author - RDJ