Enjoying the good weather at the end of May whilst resting my foot.
Capturing a magpie and butterfly in our garden.
Month: May 2021
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Week 64 – May 31st – Week 3 of lockdown easing phase 3
Enjoying the good weather, garden and letting my foot rest. Magpie in our garden Butterfly on the garage wall. -
Week 63 – May 24th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 3
Penshurst Park 201-9 in 40 overs (Simon Leegood 51, Nicholas Scott 51, Ben Harrison 9-2-33-4, Nick Coffin 8-1-28-2) beat Speldhurst 29 in 14 overs (Dave Smith 6-1-14-4, 6-2-6-3) by 172 runs.
10-man 2s were very much looking forward to their trip to sunny Penshurst on Saturday; unfortunately, the cricketing gods didn’t support their optimism. Winning the toss and bowling looked like a good decision when PPCC’s dangerous top four were sent packing for 40 runs between them wih Ben Harrison bowling a top spell and finishing with 4-33. The middle overs belonged to the home team however, and a couple of 50s put the bowlers on the back foot. In the end, tight spells from the returning Peter Colman, Nick Coffin and young Sam Harman stifled what could have got out of hand.
Needing 202 to win from 40 overs, we never looked comfortable in the face of two opening bowlers swinging the ball prodigiously both ways. In the end, we succumbed, and… quickly! As statisticians were scurrying to find our lowest ever score (we think it was 4 v Rusthall in 1902!), we subsided to 29 all out in just 14 overs, with Nick Fowler’s 12 making up a substantial portion!
I was bowled for an eight ball duck by one of the best balls I have recieved in 40 plus years of cricket that I have played.
I think this is one of the prettiest grounds that I have played on in Kent with Penshurst house in the back ground.
Penhurst Park cricket ground with Penhurst house in the background. -
Week 63 – May 24th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 3
Today I did my first training session with the Speldhurst under 13 boys. I worked with Mark Utting.
It was good to put into practice things that I have learned from the course. There was a good turn out of 16 boys.
I enjoyed session with the boys.
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Week 63 – May 24th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 3
As the weather finally improved, it gave me chance to grout the patio
For a first time effort, I think I did a quite a good job, don’t you agree?
Grouting the patio. -
Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3
Sun May 23rd 2021 PREMIER LEAGUE
Leeds United 3 West Bromwich Albion 1 FT – 2-0 HT
Rodrigo (17’minutes), Phillips (42’minutes), Bamford (79’minutes pen) – Robson-Kanu (90’minutes)
Assists Raphinha (17’minutes)
Leeds United ended their first season back in the Premier League with a fourth successive victory as they comfortably beat relegated West Brom in front of the returning fans at Elland Road.
Able to watch their side at home in the top-flight for the first time in 17 years, 8,000 Leeds supporters created a suitable party atmosphere to celebrate the club’s stellar campaign, and Marcelo Bielsa’s side produced a fitting finale.
Goals from Rodrigo, Kalvin Phillips and substitute Patrick Bamford ensured the hosts end the season ninth, after one defeat in their final 11 games.
Leeds won four in a row in a single Premier League season for the first time since April 2001.
Leeds’ striker Patrick Bamford scored his 17th Premier League goal of the season, the most by a player for a promoted club in a top-flight campaign since Charlie Austin for QPR in 2014-15 (18).
Raphinha registered his ninth Premier League assist for Leeds, the first player to do so in a top-flight season for the club since both Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13) and Harry Kewell (nine) in 1998-99.
Final league position 9th after 38 games
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Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3
Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3 May 22nd 19:00
Speldhurst 136-7 in 30 overs (James Roche 69, Zeeshan Toor 7-0-42-2, Richard Dawes 7-3-9-2, Dinesh Patel 6-0-29-2) lost to Pembury 138-2 in 28.1 overs (Andrew Dawes 45, Neil Mobbs 68*) by 8 wickets.
In another match that was reduced to 30 overs, another fine knock by James Roche held Speldhurt together to post 136-7. with the only real support from James Flemington (22)
I got out to bat, but didn’t face a ball, so was 0 not out.
Just after Pembury chase started, there was a big shower, that made it not possible for the quick bowlers to bowl and through openers Andrew Dawes (45) and (Neil Mobbs 68*), Pembury eased to an 8 wicket victory.
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Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3
Myself and Claire are very happy our this plant has bloomed again this year.
What do you think?
This appears to have bloomed very well again this year. -
Week 61 – May 10th – Week 5 of lockdown easing phase 2
Today was the second part of the face to face modules for the cricket coaching.
Today you had to do a session on bowling and batting. We were in the same groups as last week.
We manage to complete it just before it poured down and I passed to get my ECB Foundation 1 coach level 1.
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Week 61 – May 10th – Week 5 of lockdown easing phase 2
I got my second Oxford Astra Zenca jab. All ok apart from feeling nausea about 36 hours after the jab for a short time.
