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Week 69 – July 5th – Week 8 of lockdown easing phase 3
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Week 69 – July 5th – Week 8 of lockdown easing phase 3
This afternoon I received confirmation that the plaque I had ordered had been put up on too the new Father’s Time Wall at Lords.
In future postings your see pictures of it and the certificate.
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Week 69 – July 5th – Week 8 of lockdown easing phase 3
1,000 FIRST-CLASS WICKETS FOR ANDERSON
Kent 19-5
James Anderson made his first-class debut in 2002. Now, here we are in 2021 and there is another huge milestone wicket for the Lancashire and England pace bowler.
Heino Kuhn is the man to go, caught behind for a nine-ball duck – the other four were all taken by the slips. His figures now are 7-5-3-5 and that is the 51st time he has taken five or more wickets in a first-class innings.
Just shows how the game has changed, as Jimmy has taken more test wickets then county wickets.
He will most likely be the last player to reach 1000 first class wickets with the way the game is going and of course he had to do it against my county.
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Week 68 – June 28th – Week 7 of lockdown easing phase 3
Bidborough III 133-4 in 35 overs (Alex Latham 43*, Andrew Reid 42, Ben Harrison 8-0-33-2) beat Speldhurst II 122 in 33.3 overs (James Flemington 38, George Van Der Westhuizen 7.3-0-21-5, Ant Davis 8-3-17-2) by 11 runs.
Another Friday night monsoon made Bidborough’s second ground, Vizards, a damp affair and another reduced overs match. The decision to bowl first was looking good when we had the opposition 3 wickets down with not many runs on the board, for perhaps the fourth time this season. It was a shame therefore, that we didn’t take another wicket until the penultimate over, again, for perhaps the fourth time this season.
A sharp, controlled opening 8 overs from Siraj Deane was the highlight with a very sharp run-out from Owen Fowler.
The batting looked good for a while without ever getting ahead of the rate. A short double-Flemington partnership provided mid-innings stability, but after that partnership was broken wickets fell at alarmingly regular intervals.
A youthful stand between Arthur Plunkett and Sam Mercer gave hope and, with 25 needed from 5 overs, only wickets stood between us and victory. In the end wickets won, and we fell 11 runs short.
A bright 21 from young Plunkett included the biggest six anyone on the team had ever seen, and upon measurement we confirmed it would have indeed been six at every single cricket ground on the planet. At least the football is coming home!
This result leaves the 2s level on points with our opponents in 7th place.
I finally managed to get my first run for Speldhurst, with a push into the covers, but that was the only run as I was last out in a game we should have won.
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Week 67 – June 21st – Week 6 of lockdown easing phase 3
Sissinghurst II 171-7 in 40 overs (Michael Winner 55, Peter Smith 65, Ben Harrison 9-1-40-2, James Roche 9-3-15-3, James Flemington 9-0-32-2) lost to Speldhurst II 172-5 in 36.1 overs (James Flemington 76* Ben Harrison 40*, Charlie Streeten 7.1-1-33-2) by 5 wickets.
The weather was set fair, if the pitch and outfield a little soft and slow! Sissinghurst batted first and were 60-3 from 15 overs, with James ‘Junior’ Roche (3-15 from 9 overs) in particular being very economical.
Overs 20-35 were average in the field, but, despite some terrible mathematics from the skipper, we recovered well, restricting the opposition to 171 from the 40. Young Will Plunkett bowled very well under pressure, but still we wait for 10 opposition wickets!
In response, a celebrity appearance from Francis Booth lasted 21 balls with bat in hand. Unfortunately, no runs were scored! Junior Roche also failed to score, with considerably less time at the crease.
When Iqbal also departed we were 26-3 and looking precarious, but James Flemington had other ideas. Small partnerships with Nick Fowler and father Mark got us closer, but still 105 runs away.It wasn’t until he was joined by his skipper that JFlem cut loose. Two very large 6s and a number of one-bounce 4s catapulted us to what had at one time seemed a very unlikely win by five wickets, with nearly four overs left. James finished unbeaten on 76 (65 balls) with skipper ‘Happy’ Harrison on 40 (46 balls).
Due to the good partnerships, I wasn’t required to bat and enjoyed my first victory with the club.
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Week 66 – June 14th – Week 5 of lockdown easing phase 3
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Week 65 – June 7th – Week 4 of lockdown easing phase 3
Final pictures from the cricket and a good victory by Speldhurst.
Mike Dobson on driving. 
Thankfully there were no ducks in our innings, but these were enjoying the shade in the river nearby 
Sam waiting for the delivery. 
Solid defense by Sam 
Mike glancing to leg.
