Match vs Oddballs

A slight mis-communication to the men on the boundary brought the Laser to the wicket. However, Leo did not disappoint with his batting. In his most confident innings for the club so far, he gathered a very useful 10 with Barath before being trapped by off spinner Boatright.

Laugharne and Shankar set about building a total with gusto. Barath mixed careful defence with some aggressive straight hitting. Alex punished anything loose with characteristic efficiency. Indeed it was something of a surprise when Olly Sharp dismissed Alex, who spooned up a return catch after a quickfire 40.

The astroturf pitch quickly proved to be swift and bouncy. However, it was a simply quick and full delivery which dismissed Williams.

Wray Crescent was not exactly Lord's in the Spring, but it was a more than suitable location for the final game of the season. NTMCC skipper Tim Muttukumaru won the toss and, after the usual deliberation, decided to bat first.

Morris edged to slip where Williams took a brilliant (it really was) one handed catch low to his left. Bromley was controversially dismissed lbw by a Heyes long hop which seemed to be heading downwards by the time it hit the batsman's pad. The writing was on the wall for the Oddballs when Lloyd-Smith inexplicably left his second ball alone, giving Heyes a fourth wicket.

This triggered something of a tumble of wickets as Williams bamboozled Housden and Heyes found the edge of Rigg's bat. Morris and Bromley put together a decent partnership, though the target began to look very distant before their dismissals.