Posted by Skipper on 26/4/2007, 2:51 pm Their squad contains several members of the Isle of Despite this, several of them have far more cricketing Our squad, at least on paper, consists of almost 40 And so it was that Cliff, Granville, Gracey, Jim "The Having insisted that the two Captains inspect the Current Old Boys leading wicket taker David Grace From the Hedge End, Andy Jolliffe started with a 2 The first bowling change saw Binstead loan players, Unnerved by having his sons bowling at him, Smith was Michael Smith returned figures of 2-0-12-0 and Oliver At this stage Dick Hale (the Skipper's Following the arrival of Hale, the second bowling Both bowled well, although wickets remained somewhat Thorn (who is the Chairman of the Isle of Wight A single wicket for Marks would have been enough to Hale had the final over from the Oak Tree End and, in Binstead finished on 143-2 from their 18 overs, having In reply, The Old Boys opened with Andy Jolliffe and Before heading to the middle, both batsmen were Jolliffe faced the first ball and, Jolliffe faced the second ball and, Jolliffe faced the third ball and, Jolliffe faced the fourth ball and, Isle of Wight Cricket Board Chairman Thorn was then Oliver Smith then took up the challenge and was soon Cliff Marks was woken from his basket and headed to The Skipper then joined Smith (Oliver) with Smith eventually scored 5, off of 9.1 overs, before Debutant Richard Hale then joined Heal in the middle, Hale (22 not out) struck 3 boundaries in a fine Heal (20 not out) struck 2 boundaries in a traditional Sadly, with overs running out, the partnership of 44 The Old Boys finished on 118-3. David Grace and on-loan wicket keeper Bernie McHugh Refreshments followed at The Fleming Arms and, having As was to be expected, the Old Boys succeeded with With two matches played, the Skipper, Gracey and Cliff Ian Pitman remains on course to reverse his 2006 The Old Boys 2007 injury list is already looking Our challenge for our third consecutive League and Cup
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It is hard not to admire Binstead CC.
Wight Cricket Board Disability Team (who are the
current ECB County Champions) and they have many more
reasons to be lacking in cricketing ability than most
of us.
ability than the a number of our squad.
players. From this elite band we were able to muster
a team of only 5 players for yesterday's fixture.
Legend" (no he isn't related to Gracey) Thorn and the
Skipper took to the field at Bishop Lovett, along with
3 of Binstead's spare players, for last night's match.
(artificial) wicket before the toss, the Binstead
Captain won the toss (tails) and elected to bat.
opened the bowling from the Oak Tree End. Having
shown good form last week at West Island, Gracey
succumbed to the pressure of opening (and to the
enormous gaps between the fielders) to return figures
of 2-0-32-0. Despite this, and as you will read below,
Dave remains leading Old Boys wicket taker for 2007.
over spell and returned for the final over to record
figures of 3-0-15-0. Granville bowled a variety of
deliveries, many of which received vocal acclaim from
Isle of Wight Cricket Board Chairman Jim Thorn, who
was fielding on the on side (and having to cover all
of it himself).
brothers Michael and Oliver Smith, take over the
attack. By this stage, the first Binstead batsman had
already retired on 26 not out and the Smith's father
(Mr Smith) had come in to bat at number 3.
run out, attempting a second run off of the bowling of
Smith (Oliver).
Smith 2-0-16-0 (having had a catch dropped by the
Skipper)(no surprises there then)(and which was
followed by verbal "abuse" from Isle of Wight Cricket
Board Chairman Jim Thorn).
father-in-law-to-be) arrived and joined the Old Boys
in the field to become (possibly) the oldest player to
grace our squad, at 65 years, 11 months and 19 days.
Steve "Statto" Bonser may well be able to confirm or
challenge this potential record.
change saw Isle of Wight Cricket Board Chairman Jim
Thorn brought on at the Oak Tree End, with Isle of
Wight Cats Protection League Chairman Cliff Marks in
action from the Hedge End.
elusive.
Cricket Board), did bowl David Lloyd (who is the
Captain of the Isle of Wight Cricket Board Disability
Team) for 20. Thorn finished with figures of 4-0-18-1,
having had a difficult chance dropped at mid-on by
Oliver Smith. Marks finished with a saucer of milk and
a quick nap next to the fire, along with figures of
4-0-25-0.
leave him as this Season's joint leading wicket taker
with Grace, but it was not to be.
his first game of cricket for over 30 years, finished
with figures of 1-0-20-0.
had 3 batsmen retired upon reaching 25 runs.
Isle of Wight Cricket Board Chairman Jim Thorn.
reminded by the Skipper that, with only 3 recognised
batsmen in the side, it was important that they
protected their wickets and retired 25 not out.
uncharacteristically, attempted to slog it to the leg
side. The ball nestled in the keeper's gloves, having
evaded the bat.
uncharacteristically, attempted to slog it to the leg
side. Again, the ball nestled in the keeper's gloves,
having evaded the bat.
uncharacteristically, attempted to slog it to the leg
side. Once again, the ball nestled in the keepers'
gloves, having evaded the bat.
uncharacteristically, attempted to slog it to the leg
side. On this occasion, the ball nestled in the
stumps and Jolliffe returned to the pavilion for 0.
joined by Michael Smith who struck a four from his
first ball, before being bowled only shortly
thereafter for 5.
able to watch Isle of Wight Cricket Board Chairman
Thorn retire, 25 not out.
the middle with the Skipper's new bat. The first ball
was despatched for 4 and Marks was 25 not out, from 9
scoring shots, before you could say "8 of 10 owners
interviewed stated that their cat prefers Whiskas".
approximately 12 an over required for victory.
being caught at point.
with the required run rate having spiralled upwards.
innings. He also batted without a box for more than 6
overs, which is a brave effort in itself.
Skipper innings which included playing and missing at
3 out of every 4 deliveries, before being hit in the
nuts attempting a sweep shot.
was not enough to see The Old Boys home and a first
ever defeat to Binstead occurred.
did not bat.
lost 4 of their 6 man team, the Skipper and Gracey
were left to eat 2 trays of pizza, a tray of
sandwiches and a tray of chicken legs.
this challenge.
are now the only players with potential to play every
game this season.
record (of playing in every match) by not playing any
games in 2007.
worrying with Fletcher (sprained ankle), Bridges
(ingrowing toenail) and Pitman (clinical obesity)
struggling to get fit for the fixtures versus Plessey
and Ventnor.
Double will certainly require some changes of fortune.
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