A WIN. And a good win against a side we've had mixed fortunes against in the past.
All parts of our game basically clicked on Saturday. We batted to our plan that if we set a solid foundation and have wickets in hand for a dart at the end, we'll post a decent total.
Our bowling and fielding, although it started slowly, was excellent, with three great catches (two from Rishi, and one from me!) and some superb keeping from JK, who came back on to keep, having dislocated his thumb earlier in the day.
It was an important win, too, because we have a free week this weekend, so needed to get a decent points haul under our belt.
Catches certainly do win matches, but Rishi's second was quite superb – it never actually got more than an inch off the floor.
- The nickname situation at the club is getting critical, with Dave Rogers at the heart of it in the main.
It really is bizarre at times, but fortunately with our actual surnames on the back of our shirts this year, there's no cause for too much alarm.
I'll give you an example, with Chris Mansell being the subject. I can't believe parts of it weren't thought of before, but basically it all stemmed from Darryl Rebbetts calling him "Mansey".
That became "Mincey", which led onto "Diomansy", which moved onto "Diomansy Kamara" (Fulham FC striker, unless he's found yet another club now), which led to what many called him all day: "Kamo".
To be honest, he's quite pleased to have lost "Mincey", but no doubt that will be resurrected next game.
Every club does it and it is part of team bonding/spirit, which can have a major influence on the team's form on the pitch. Cricket's one of those games where you spend a lot of time together on and off the pitch, and it's vital that you all get along.
- I'm just about to put my trousers into marinade as I see that Pakistan won the World Twenty20 Cup.
I'm debating whether to have them with rice, pasta or mashed potato.
Unbelievable that they won, but fair play to them and a lesson in never listening to a word I say (something that many of my students have already taken firmly on board).
Shahid Afridi was batting with a tooth pick for most of the tournament but smashed a 50. I suppose many commentators will say that shows that he's truly world class, but there you go.
The tournament has certainly had a positive effect on cricket in this country, despite England being so poor in the men's competition (not the women's, I know they are without equal in quality there).
I took a school trip to Hove for a County Championship game, expecting one man and his dog in the crowd, and it was genuinely quite full. And a good day's cricket was on show, too. I recommend it.
I actually enjoyed the women's final – the batting is superb, with Claire Taylor being named in Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
It's the first time ever that a woman has made it into this list, but thoroughly deserved.
There's a lot of money being put into the women's game, and it's good to see that it really is bearing fruit.
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