TUDOR TALK

[steve]

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Saturday saw Redbourn's 3 team consolidate a steady start to the season with a high scoring draw at Cockfosters 4s. Losing the toss and being asked to bowl on a track with some good bounce, Redbourn sought to limit the run scoring on the short boundaries early on. Good bowling from Nathan Ascroft brought his first wicket of the season, but Excellent batting from 'Fosters opener Brady, who ended on 77no, kept the home side eyeing a big score. From 103-4 from 32 overs, Cockfosters upped the run rate with some big hitting form no 9 White (25no), to finish on 191-7 from the 47 overs, negating a brief rain delay early on.

Redbourn's reply started calamitously, and 3 batsmen were back in the hutch after 5 overs with the score on 14. Simon Read carried on his from last week's fine innings though, by collecting regular boundaries and slowly edging Redbourn into a position to challenge. However, after losing Dennis Gibbs for a flamboyant 22 and Robin Mauder for 13, he departed for an excellent 75. With the overs running out and the excellent Wells, who ended with 4-36, coming back on at the death for Cockfosters, Jimmy Lee and Dilesh Patel held on, and in doing so took Redbourn to within 5 of a full set of batting points at 165-8 from 43.

[al]

Does dilesh get to chuck the balls as well? or does he just have to go out there and hit them with his racket

[steve]

Does dilesh get to chuck the balls as well? or does he just have to go out there and hit them with his racket

He didn't do any chucking in that game, but he managed to whack the ball and finished with 12 not out. For the record the attendance at the game was 2, Tapper and me, sad bastards, 7 hours of play and it ended in a draw

[al]

Gutted i missed that wish i had flown back from portugal now to watch it...

[tapper]

Gutted i missed that wish i had flown back from portugal now to watch it...

You have your chance this Saturday Al, as Steve and myself have agree'd to go and watch Dilesh play again
Redbourn 3rds v Leverstock Green 4ths - a vital clash in division twelve
The match is being played at Rothamsted experimental station in Harpenden - pick up from the church opposite the Midland at 12:15pm
Bring beers and a packed lunch (also a chair to sit in).

[steve]

The match is being played at Rothamsted experimental station in Harpenden - pick up from the church opposite the Midland at 12:15pm.

Just about sums it up really, me and Tapper in an experimental station in deepest rural Hertfordshire......

[al]

Unfortunatly i cant make it cos im sticking pins in my eyes on saturday, but i hope you enjoy it , maybe i can sky + it and watch it later

[al]

The match is being played at Rothamsted experimental station in Harpenden - pick up from the church opposite the Midland at 12:15pm.

Just about sums it up really, me and Tapper in an experimental station in deepest rural Hertfordshire......

I always thought tapper was a result of an experiment that had gone badly wrong

[tapper]

Badly Wrong?
With a georgeous countenance like mine?

[al]

Im still waiting for the report on the big game, how did dilesh do with his racket this week?

[steve]

Im still waiting for the report on the big game, how did dilesh do with his racket this week?

An enthralling game of bat and ball in which Dilesh's lot managed to loose by 81 runs. Dilesh took 2 wickets, made an athletic catch, leaping like a salmon to his left and scored 5 runs.

[tapper]

Im still waiting for the report on the big game, how did dilesh do with his racket this week?

An enthralling game of bat and ball in which Dilesh's lot managed to loose by 81 runs. Dilesh took 2 wickets, made an athletic catch, leaping like a salmon to his left and scored 5 runs.

Don't forget the zipping forward as if on tippy-toe "prancing like a self-sprung buddah" as he bowled