Liam's Eleven Update

With Leggy away in Italia, Liam led the Sunday stragglers for the home but away fixture against Ernehale at Platt Lane.

Despite the wet weather, the newly laid track was as hard as any seen all season, and much more pleasantly sited than the previous square.

Liam had learnt well from years playing under Cowlard, winning the toss and bowling. Despite good bowling from the skipper, Billy Harrison, and youngsters Alex 'well bowled Shane' Riley and Isaac 'Izzy' Brown, some fine batting saw the home side race to 120 without loss. Liam tossed the ball to Drurs in desperation, without hope or expectation, but as is so often, the talented Ernehale opener couldn't decide quite where to hit the filth for 6 and holed out to Billy, juggling the catch.

After this breakthrough, a steady stream of wickets fell, with Liam, Isaac, Alex, Sheriff and Billy all successful. Drurs dropped a sitter with two balls to go, much to Dimps amusement, and we headed for tea with 178 conceded off 40 overs.

Tea was bang up there with any KCC spread, understandable given that Lorraine had prepared it!! Freshly cooked chocolate rice krispie cakes were the highlight.

In reply Duncan Disorderly and Chris See-Soar, showed what England had been missing, putting on 40 for the first wicket, doggedly leaving anything off the stumps, but sadly taking 20 overs going about it! Ted had fallen asleep in the scorer's chair, convinced he was watching himself batting at both ends!

Chris fell for 11, and young Alex, suffering from a nasty dose of pad rash, missed out soon after. Duncan's vigil, only slightly less dogged than Atherton's 9 hour 185 against South Africa, finally ended in the 30th over.

Beaky and Drurs had a quick slog for 30 odd each, and Liam chipped in with 14, but we were 30 runs short.

An enjoyable day. Thanks to Ted for scoring, Lorraine for doing teas, and the many Sunday supporters.