CBRE 2018
21/09/20 16:36 Filed in: 2018
The Liverpool Bar arrived for their next league encounter at a sun baked Aigburth CC on Monday night. The Captain had the unusual task of having to select the team from the more than eight available. However, as is often the case last minute changes had to be made on the day.
Losing the toss the Liverpool Bar had to bat first, although this was their preferred option in any event.The outfield was hard and fast and plenty of runs would be required to win the match.Tom Clarke and Peter Harthan opened the batting with Andrew Sinker at square leg thinking he would be there for sometime.Such was the pace of the opening bowling that Peter Harthan summoned for his helmet, but owing to a calling mix up was out before it arrived. Andrew Sinker came to the wicket and tried to give the in form Tom Clarke as much of the strike as possible. They kept the score ticking over with regular boundaries and it was not long before Tom Clarke reached his fifty with another fine innings. Andrew Sinker was by this point about ten runs short of his first fifty and sensed a real opportunity. Fortunately the next 15 runs came quickly and he retired on fifty five.
Michael Armstrong batted well and it looked as though he was about to score another quick fifty until he was caught on 38 after 18 balls - a good innings at a time when runs were required to post a high total. David Tinkler and Charles Austin added some extra runs before the innings closed on 173-2 off 20 overs.
The Liverpool Bar then took to the field confident this was a good score and would take some beating. The confidence quickly waned as the ball seemed to go to the boundary with all too much frequency. A wicket was desperately required to break the partnership and halt the runs. Alas,a trait familiar to those who have played for the Liverpool Bar over many years set in, an inability to catch the ball. Cries of catch it were heard a number of times with the ball then being fumbled and going to ground. By way of mitigation some of the chances were high up in the bright sky and hard to see, but at a time when they needed to be caught this didn’t happen.
Wickets began to tumble in the second half of the innings with Michael Armstrong taking his first five wicket haul, two caught, two stumpings and one bowled. Peter Harthan and David Tinkler held onto catches and it looked as though the Liverpool Bar might be back in the match. Going into the last three overs with the lower order batsmen in 11 runs were required. They were made to battle for remaining runs, but reached the target with 6 balls to spare. The Liverpool Bar were probably 10 to 15 runs short on a fast scoring pitch. This was a good all round team performance with the match being played in hot and tough conditions.
Losing the toss the Liverpool Bar had to bat first, although this was their preferred option in any event.The outfield was hard and fast and plenty of runs would be required to win the match.Tom Clarke and Peter Harthan opened the batting with Andrew Sinker at square leg thinking he would be there for sometime.Such was the pace of the opening bowling that Peter Harthan summoned for his helmet, but owing to a calling mix up was out before it arrived. Andrew Sinker came to the wicket and tried to give the in form Tom Clarke as much of the strike as possible. They kept the score ticking over with regular boundaries and it was not long before Tom Clarke reached his fifty with another fine innings. Andrew Sinker was by this point about ten runs short of his first fifty and sensed a real opportunity. Fortunately the next 15 runs came quickly and he retired on fifty five.
Michael Armstrong batted well and it looked as though he was about to score another quick fifty until he was caught on 38 after 18 balls - a good innings at a time when runs were required to post a high total. David Tinkler and Charles Austin added some extra runs before the innings closed on 173-2 off 20 overs.
The Liverpool Bar then took to the field confident this was a good score and would take some beating. The confidence quickly waned as the ball seemed to go to the boundary with all too much frequency. A wicket was desperately required to break the partnership and halt the runs. Alas,a trait familiar to those who have played for the Liverpool Bar over many years set in, an inability to catch the ball. Cries of catch it were heard a number of times with the ball then being fumbled and going to ground. By way of mitigation some of the chances were high up in the bright sky and hard to see, but at a time when they needed to be caught this didn’t happen.
Wickets began to tumble in the second half of the innings with Michael Armstrong taking his first five wicket haul, two caught, two stumpings and one bowled. Peter Harthan and David Tinkler held onto catches and it looked as though the Liverpool Bar might be back in the match. Going into the last three overs with the lower order batsmen in 11 runs were required. They were made to battle for remaining runs, but reached the target with 6 balls to spare. The Liverpool Bar were probably 10 to 15 runs short on a fast scoring pitch. This was a good all round team performance with the match being played in hot and tough conditions.