25th May 2013 will go down in history as the day when both village teams won their respective matches.
The first XI lined up at Combe Dingle against the Bristol University Posh Blokes XI and despite efforts to throw it away, defeated the home team by three wickets.
The wickets were shared around the team and once again Henry Winterman took a couple of them.
The Gifford needed around 145 to win and Guy ‘Goldilocks’ Long survived several missed chances by somehow scoring 53 runs, almost all of which were behind the wicket on the offside.
Semple (M) got a half decent 28 whilst Five Bellies Dunt slogged an impressive 33.
Naturally there was the usual mid order collapse as Fraser Moron went for a golden duck. Moron put the crown on a great day when he dropped a simple catch.
Meanwhile, the Sheriff of Stoke Gifford led his Second XI to victory against the civil service.
This might have been a great achievement had it not been for the opposition had only eight players.
Top scorer for the seconds was a the new signing Extras who accumulated an impressive 60.
