In the last two days we have been competing in a T20 competition with the other touring counties plus a few invitational sides. They were early starts and late finishes so I had to merge the two days into one blog.
On the 19th we had a light practice at Carlton CC before transferring to the Kensington Oval for our game vs Derbyshire. It was yet again another good run out and some very good performances during the game. In particular Wheats with the bat and Topley with the ball. Unfortunately we lost in the penultimate over which I bowled which was very upsetting. Its a horrible feeling but when you bowl at the death that can happen sometimes.
On the 20th we played against an invitational side in the morning at Banks CC the winner of which would then play another game in the afternoon at the Kensington oval. This game produced a pretty comprehensive win. All the bowlers bowled smartly and then Billy G and Mark Pettini bludgeoned us to victory with some pretty hefty blows.
After the win we popped home to the hotel to get some lunch and then pretty much went straight from lunch to play our second game of the day. By the time we got to the ground we were caught in a storm and rained off without getting off our tour bus, extraordinary scenes!
We got back to the hotel and a few of the lads and I decided to go for a swim in the bad weather and try and catch some waves by the Hilton but for some reason there weren’t really any. Outside our hotel the waves were massive but yet one km up the shore none!
Anyway a good win so off the mark for the tour and encouraging signs as the boys are looking in good knick.
Regards
Chris
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