Mighty Diamond Ducks 2018
21/09/20 16:38 Filed in: 2018
Blustery but bright conditions greeted the Liverpool Bar at Aigburth this evening at they welcomed the Might Diamond Ducks who were looking to bounce back after a couple of close losses. The toss was won by the Bar and the Ducks were put into bat despite the Bar only having 7 fielders for a time as D. Tinkler seemed to get lost on his way from the changing rooms to the pitch. S. Shazad and T.Clarke opened the bowling to mixed success. Not much change was provided from the ducks’ batsmen who seemed to favour the onside slog to the extent that M. Conway fielding at deep mid on was the only fielder who touched the ball for 5 overs. It was thought a breakthrough had been made courtesy of D. Tinkler after some flighty deliveries lured a duck down the wicket for a stumping. The batsmen walked only for M. Armstrong in a fit of sportsmanship to call him back after indicating he had taken the ball before the stumps. Armstrong and Shazad were the pick of the bowlers with the ducks scoring a respectable 162 for 3 after 20.0 overs.
M. Armstrong and A.Sinker kicked off the run chase in double quick time. Sinker adeptly rotating the strike with the big hitting Armstrong who seemed to relish the opportunity presented at the top of the order. His destructive innings of 51 off 20 balls must be one of the Bar’s quickest in this form of the game. His innings was built upon by Clarke who also took advantage of a somewhat toothless ducks bowling attack providing 51 of 23. Firmly in the driving seat C. Austin and Shazad took the Bar to the brink before a sloppy run out saw D. Tinkler pad up to see match to a successful conclusion. Unfortunately, perhaps seeing the winning runs before him, Tinkler rashly got himself out playing an extravagant slog sweep leaving A. Jones and Austin to see the match out in fine fashion with the Bar finishing on 163 for 3 after 17.0 overs. An excellent performance for a team now pushing for league leadership!
M. Armstrong and A.Sinker kicked off the run chase in double quick time. Sinker adeptly rotating the strike with the big hitting Armstrong who seemed to relish the opportunity presented at the top of the order. His destructive innings of 51 off 20 balls must be one of the Bar’s quickest in this form of the game. His innings was built upon by Clarke who also took advantage of a somewhat toothless ducks bowling attack providing 51 of 23. Firmly in the driving seat C. Austin and Shazad took the Bar to the brink before a sloppy run out saw D. Tinkler pad up to see match to a successful conclusion. Unfortunately, perhaps seeing the winning runs before him, Tinkler rashly got himself out playing an extravagant slog sweep leaving A. Jones and Austin to see the match out in fine fashion with the Bar finishing on 163 for 3 after 17.0 overs. An excellent performance for a team now pushing for league leadership!