Hell freezes over!

A few weeks ago, a top village cricket expert proclaimed that the day both teams won on the same day hell would freeze over.

Well, get your thermals out!

The first team smashed an unlikely 258-9 against the Bristol Lions and managed to bowl out the visitors for 235 in 40 overs. Village heroes were cigar millionaire Henry Winterman (three wickets), Dan ‘Five Bellies’ Dunt (3) and Joe Black (just the one, then).

There were also two run outs including one when one of their players went walking down the track thinking the ball was dead and, somewhat unsportingly, he was stumped.

Man of the match – Ian Simple.

Even more absurdly, the seconds managed to win as well bowling out Hallen for a mere 52.

Harry Black took four (count ’em) wickets, Dunty senior took another and Nathan Daniels assisted with a run out.

Mark ‘Cleft Foot’ Stephens was dropped from the bowling line up entirely in case he managed a repeat of his seven wicket haul from last week and spent the rest of the week bragging about it.

Nathan Daniels was the top scorer (I am not making this up) with 14 not out.  Last week’s hero Stephens didn’t get a bat either.

Well done to Lewis Jefferies for an excellent duck but the man of the match award once again went to all rounder Calum Morph Meaney-May for, well, fuck all really.