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Hope Big Ron doesn't give any tickets for any batsman hanging around too long

WICKET!!

The Gentlemen are well in trouble now as BigRon cuts loose with a 6 over the gasworks before being clean bowled

BigRon bowled Stillspike 19

Digby Chicken Caesar 4no

Fall of Wicket: 76-3

OhmyGawd comes out to attempt to bolster the innings

Disappointed to score so slowly and eventually get myself run out (guess I was pushing too hard) but enjoying the game CF

Oooshahooor - come up with a wicket too ! Yasssss

When's the drinks break. I'm gasping here.

The hundred comes up without further wickets falling

Digby Chicken Caesar has moved on to 20no, with OhmyGawd starting slowly on 4no

TEA

And I'm at silly point, my favourite position.

Constanza wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:00 pm When's the drinks break. I'm gasping here.

Field on the boundary and get yourself a coolbox full of cans on the other side of the rope.

I'm used to getting pulled off during the interval

Slacker has sent in a raspberry fool for us to enjoy at tea, and Bill Frindall says that the last time two Scotsmen made the Players first 11 was on June 18th 1935, when Doogie 'The Poltroon' Davies and Hamish 'Bawbag' McDonald opened the batting in a 6 wicket demolition of the Gentlemen's 11.

We're back suitably refreshed and play resumes with the Gentlemen on 100-3

Hoping there will be Lasagne for tea. Anyone know any recipes?

WICKET!!

Digby Chicken Caesar hits wicket b. Howling Mad Murdoch 32

OhMyGawd 17no

The Gents are 121-4 - some way behind the Players based on wickets lost

Never mind - here comes Thor, the last specialist batsman

This pair are doing a great job steadying the Gentlemen's innings in the final session of the day

FIFTY PARTNERSHIP

Close of play day 1

Players 226 all out
Gentlemen 171-4
OhmyGawd 44no
Thor 23no

Raymond the roller is out and the covers come on through bad light

ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:59 am WICKET!!

The Gentlemen are well in trouble now as BigRon cuts loose with a 6 over the gasworks before being clean bowled

BigRon bowled Stillspike 19

Digby Chicken Caesar 4no

Fall of Wicket: 76-3

OhmyGawd comes out to attempt to bolster the innings

I'm back in the bar

Day 2
(i'm too busy to drag this out indefinitely!)

The Gents resume on 171-4
OhMyGawd is on 44no and Thor 23no

I hit a wicket? Isn't that what I'm supposed to do? This game is baffling.

Hoping for cloud cover and mist early on Day 2.
Need an early breakthrough.
I can do spin if needed.

Live coverage on BT Boarding Channel 11.4

WICKET!!

OhmyGawd gets cocky and comes down the wicket looking to blast his way to a well-earned 50, but no!!

OhmyGawd lbw bowled Tuffers1 47

Thor not out 27

Gents are 178-5

Into the cannon fodder now as DaggerHam arrives at the crease

WICKET!!

Stillspike returns from the Pavilion End and makes an instant breakthrough

DaggerHam caught I8uButler bowled Stillspike 0

Thor still not out 27

Gents are now 178-6

WICKET!!

The crowd are on their feet! He's done it again!

Thor hit wicket, bowled StillSpike 27

CheshuntO - no score yet

Gents have collapsed to 178-7

Hat trick ball

The Gents are still 48 runs behind the Players, with just the tail end to prop them up
In comes EliotNes at No 9

Exciting innit ?

WICKET!!

A disaster for EliotNes as he chases runs and throws away his wicket

ElliotNes caught and bowled Howling Mad Murtdoch 9

CheshuntO - still no score yet

Gents are now 187-8