Venue: Selsey
Match Type: Sunday Friendly
Date: 01/05/11
One thing has remained constant in every Selsey match so far this season and that is that they have played at home in every game. Sunday's visitors were Singleton.
As per usual with the Sunday mix of players some arrived at the cricket club hungover, and Josh Stocks and Chris Morris didn't let the team down on this front after a trek from Oving night club Thursdays to Sidlesham which took them 3 hours on foot. The pair looked tired to say the least. Matt Leclere turned up about half an hour late and after the match had started.
The toss was lost by captain Woolgar and he joked that the team was bowling, something hungover Josh did not approve of in the slightest with an anrgy reaction, however his side had actually been told to bat first.
Opening the batting was Miles and Christy. Singleton's opening bowlers were contrasting, one with a bit of pace and zip whilst the other was very very very slow. The pair looked very comfortable and well set. However Miles continued to 'have words' with Christy's lack of calling for runs and shouted 'NO' at the top of his voice from the non striker's end after Christy played a forward defensive back to the bowler's hands. This made Morris, on square leg umpiring duties, chuckle. Christy didn't learn and continued not to call runs. Miles hit a few nice 4's one of which being his loved straight drive but after a succession of two 4's in two balls he was dismissed in bizarre cirucmstances - the slower bowler bolwing a ball a foot down leg side which Miles attempted to sweep before the ball hit the back of his bat before looping to a surprised Singleton wicket keeper. The bowler was even apologetic as Miles walked off the wicket and back to the hutch. The score was 60-1. The new man in at 3 was James Amis (beardless for over a week now). He was dismissed for just 3 as he was plum LBW - something he tried arguing with Miles (now umpire) over - before making himself look and sound silly. This was all in good nature and Miles was correct. Christy continued to please and bat well with Tigger (another character who only needs to be described with one name). Christy fell 7 short of a fifty. Tigger didn't get too many either but Selsey were still looking in a strong position. Only Stocks (23) was the other batsman with a notable score but James Challenor was dimissed for a golden duck and mention must go to captain Woolgar who hit a gorgeous cover driven 4, something that left viewers gobsmacked that it was actually he who had played the shot. Selsey finished on 183 from their 40 overs.
Selsey were lacking bowlers and with Stocks injured Cripps and Leclere opened. Cripps taking 2 wickets one LBW dimissing the Singleton number 3. The Singleton left handed opener looked composed and solid scoring a nice 50 and a good partnership with the Singleton number 4. Selsey lacking bolwers also looked slightly complacent in the field and Singleton, to some surprise, were well on top. Stocks bowling 'off spin' (arm balls) got another wicket whereas Miles bowling 'pace' (slower balls) didn't get any wickets and was teased by his fellow teamates for bowling poorly. Morris bowling 'leg spin' was actually the surprise wicket taker of the well set opener who had passed 50 by the time he was dismissed, he did however get hit for a big six over cow corner. However this late dismissal didn't alter the result and Singleton won comfortably by 6 wickets and 6 overs to spare.
It was a pleasant game and Singleton were pleasant people to play against.
Selsey: Woolgar (c), Hoare (Tigger (+)), Amis J, Miles, Christy, Morris, Challenor, Leclere, Stocks, Cripps, Caught.
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