Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Lashings of runs
I've just got home after watching Lashings Cricket Club bat against the local Bromley team. Richie Richardson hit 120 not out; Jimmy Adams got 77 and Mark Richardson hit 20-odd not out. In total, Lashings got 225 in their 30 overs.
It was meant to be a 40-over game but didn't start on time for some reason. Adams was dropped on 1 (at point - difficult) and 2 (hooking to fine leg - easy), and then just stroked the ball around without looking very impressive, until giving himself out caught behind sweeping. Richie had less strike but once in, started to hit the ball very hard. He hit at least six sixes; three over the trees at the bottom of the ground, one almost into the tennis courts, one into the marquee, and one (amazingly) into the (Lashings) players area on the pavillion steps - it was dropped I think and Tufnell (who was providing a running commentary on the match) complained of a spilt pint!
I'm not sure exactly who was in the Lashings team - organisation was not very high on the Bromley CC agenda unfortunately - but adverts claimed Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh, and Mark Waugh, none of whom I saw. I also think Darren Ganga was playing...
A nice start to the day, it then clouded over and I got a little bored, so came home. On the way out through the car park, it was fun to spot the players cars; an Aston Martin Vantage; Merc SL500, Porsche - all with personalised number plates...
Oh to be an ex-test cricketer!
It was meant to be a 40-over game but didn't start on time for some reason. Adams was dropped on 1 (at point - difficult) and 2 (hooking to fine leg - easy), and then just stroked the ball around without looking very impressive, until giving himself out caught behind sweeping. Richie had less strike but once in, started to hit the ball very hard. He hit at least six sixes; three over the trees at the bottom of the ground, one almost into the tennis courts, one into the marquee, and one (amazingly) into the (Lashings) players area on the pavillion steps - it was dropped I think and Tufnell (who was providing a running commentary on the match) complained of a spilt pint!
I'm not sure exactly who was in the Lashings team - organisation was not very high on the Bromley CC agenda unfortunately - but adverts claimed Joel Garner, Courtney Walsh, and Mark Waugh, none of whom I saw. I also think Darren Ganga was playing...
A nice start to the day, it then clouded over and I got a little bored, so came home. On the way out through the car park, it was fun to spot the players cars; an Aston Martin Vantage; Merc SL500, Porsche - all with personalised number plates...
Oh to be an ex-test cricketer!
