The first team entertained our old friends from Barrow Gurney on a chilly afternoon at the field.
Posh public schoolboy Henry Winterman pissed everyone off by losing his cricket boots and then driving halfway around Bristol to try and find them. He ended up buying a cheap pair of trainers in Brantano, leaving the village to field with 10 men.
The visitors were restricted to 178 with half decent bowling performances by Martin ‘God’ Black, Winterman and the Dunts.
Chasing a small total, the village soon lost Five Bellies Dunt for one and Guy Long for five before red faced Paul Long and Chucker Lamb steadied the ship with 26 apiece.
Bowers, Dunt senior and Winterman were out for next to nothing before portly student Nigel clubbed an unbeaten 12 whilst running out his partner Ian Semple by half the length of the pitch. “What the fuck was he thinking about?” lashed a fuming Semple, as he left the arena.
“Let’s call for the marines!” joked Long senior as last man and man of the match Jordan Cooper marched purposefully to the crease, only to be caught and bowled for nothing.
Result: Barrow win by a shed load.
The seconds were away at the Civil Service club where they lost the plot but managed to contain the home side to a mere 316-8.
Harry Black bowled what we cricket experts call a pile of old shite but respectable spells from Lewis Jefferies and his elderly father Paul and debutant Joe Mansfield gave some encouragement. Phil Wiltshire gave an impressive display behind the stumps with the extras contained to well below 100.
Bating for the village, Stefan Johnson played exceptionally well for his duck and his opening partner Jefferies (L) clubbed a very fine 24. Whilst Dan Wiltshire was out for next to nothing, his creaking father bludgeoned 15.
The village ran the Civil Service right to the wire and lost a titanic tussle by a tiny margin of 190 runs.
Man of the match – Calum Morph-Meaney for a fine fielding display and a breathtaking two runs.
