MCS Dynamos
27/05/21 14:21 Filed in: 2021 Season
In the 1993 season, the Liverpool Bar Cricket club played 22 Sunday fixtures. All were declaration games, we always batted second, always chased 180 or more and either batted out for a draw or lost. That would not have suited the current skipper. He arrived at Newsham Park with an ever more determined beard and an even more determined will to win. Three successive losses to open the season were no going to become four.
Reeve’s last minute attempt to pull out excited the enthusiasm of Rookie Berkson, waiting on the Exchange Chambers helipad anxious for the call up. But the skipper needed experienced men and rejected Reeve’s attempt at capitulation.
So determined was the captain to win that having won the toss and elected to bat, he “promoted” himself to the top of the order. He hit a quick-fire 40 runs at a strike rate of an apparently impressive 167 but all things need their context; at the other end Harthan was inching his way towards 2,000 LMS with 51 runs at a leisurely strike rate of 170. This was not challenging bowling.
But it’s not all about strike rate. All great innings need an anchor and Old Man Power steadied a lurching ship to amass 11 runs from 14 balls towards the end and selfishly threw the chance for LMS history away by inside edging (*diversity) the final ball of the innings to prevent the first last over maiden ever.
That selflessness set up an intriguing second innings. The captain’s steely desire to win was manifested in his elected to open the bowling with the 2007, 2012 and 2106 player of the year Tinkler. He was lucky to be able to do so, that Cricketing Galactico having had to spend the first innings back at the skate park trying to find (with unlikely success) his mobile phone. Inevitably he struck in the first over, a stumping that even Iron Gloves might have taken but Power did.
There is too much glory to repeat in full detail for what ensued but highlights include: “He’s really hard to get away, this bloke” of Austin’s bowling (he will soon be returned to the Dream Team on this performance), astonishing pace and occasional accuracy from Brownson, Jones carefully avoiding dog faeces at leg gully and quite a good catch in the deep from the captain.
Brownson narrowly avoided a BSB investigation as he attempted murder with late fast paced bowling at waist height; looked like Harthan, replete with a wicket already under his belt, would return for diplomacy’s sake but it was back to the Galactico to avoid conceding 56 off the last over.
So a great win, and plenty of Estrella courtesy of the Doncaster Express to round the evening off. Quite fun, this.
Reeve’s last minute attempt to pull out excited the enthusiasm of Rookie Berkson, waiting on the Exchange Chambers helipad anxious for the call up. But the skipper needed experienced men and rejected Reeve’s attempt at capitulation.
So determined was the captain to win that having won the toss and elected to bat, he “promoted” himself to the top of the order. He hit a quick-fire 40 runs at a strike rate of an apparently impressive 167 but all things need their context; at the other end Harthan was inching his way towards 2,000 LMS with 51 runs at a leisurely strike rate of 170. This was not challenging bowling.
But it’s not all about strike rate. All great innings need an anchor and Old Man Power steadied a lurching ship to amass 11 runs from 14 balls towards the end and selfishly threw the chance for LMS history away by inside edging (*diversity) the final ball of the innings to prevent the first last over maiden ever.
That selflessness set up an intriguing second innings. The captain’s steely desire to win was manifested in his elected to open the bowling with the 2007, 2012 and 2106 player of the year Tinkler. He was lucky to be able to do so, that Cricketing Galactico having had to spend the first innings back at the skate park trying to find (with unlikely success) his mobile phone. Inevitably he struck in the first over, a stumping that even Iron Gloves might have taken but Power did.
There is too much glory to repeat in full detail for what ensued but highlights include: “He’s really hard to get away, this bloke” of Austin’s bowling (he will soon be returned to the Dream Team on this performance), astonishing pace and occasional accuracy from Brownson, Jones carefully avoiding dog faeces at leg gully and quite a good catch in the deep from the captain.
Brownson narrowly avoided a BSB investigation as he attempted murder with late fast paced bowling at waist height; looked like Harthan, replete with a wicket already under his belt, would return for diplomacy’s sake but it was back to the Galactico to avoid conceding 56 off the last over.
So a great win, and plenty of Estrella courtesy of the Doncaster Express to round the evening off. Quite fun, this.