Wirral Nomads
23/09/20 13:17 Filed in: 2013
After a long cold winter summer had finally arrived and it arrived in the form of the Liverpool Bar’s first match of the Season against the Wirral Nomads at New Brighton Cricket Club. With a six o’clock start time, things did not look good in the Visitors dressing room with 4 sorry souls present at the allotted starting time. Thankfully, the hosting captain was in a charitable mood and agreed to let the Bar bat while they tried to rustle up numbers.
By the time the first ball was bowled, the Bar were up to 7 strong with promise that Vice Captain Gosling was on route. With Captain Harthan stuck in London and Gorton on his sick bed the Bar were starting the season 3 men short.
Stand in Captain, Prior saw the opportunity to blend youth and experience at the top of the batting order and sent in Orr and Rishton who promptly started to put the Wirral batting to the sword. An array of powerful and well-timed shots took the Bar past 40 before Orr (16) fell to a full length ball that he was trying to heave over mid-on.
Tinkler joined Rishton at the crease and the two moved the score on quickly and skilfully. Rishton, in probably his best innings for the Bar so far, hooked 3 impressive sixes as well as unleashing an array of cover drives. Tinkler too, clearly buoyed by last seasons ‘best player’ award and recent fatherhood, played a steady innings with a wonderful display of wristy shots to the boundary.
The scorekeeping was the only thing letting the Bar down at this point as Rishton’s 50 came and went without acknowledgement. When his score was realised and promptly applauded from the boundary, Rishton was forced to retire by stand in captain Prior having made a splendid 53.
Armstrong came to the crease in high spirits but quickly found his timing was all out despite snatching the bat that Tinkler had been using at the far end. He was bowled by a straight one having made what would be charitably be described as a scratchy 14.
Murphy arrived and hit a couple of quick fire boundaries before Tinkler completed the innings with a glorious drive through the covers. The Bar finished on a very respectable 155 off 18 overs with Tinker (40) and Murphy (14) both not out at the end.
Wirral very charitably loaned the Bar a couple of fielders and the Bar charitably allowed Armstrong to keep wicket in the absence of Harthan. Prior (3-1-7-1) and Gosling (3-1-8-0) opened the bowling for the Bar in very economic fashion, immediately finding their natural line and length. Prior uprooted the off stump in his second over with Wirral well behind the run rate while Gosling had a nick dropped behind the stumps.
Orr (4-1-12-0) and Murphy (3-0-8-2) came on at first change and kept up the pressure on the Bar with Murphy showing particularly impressive pace given his time away from the game. Orr took a splendid catch off Murphy’s bowling while he himself was virtually unplayable with a series of slower and dipping deliveries.
Wirral were progressing slowly and looked well short of runs but Prior, being the keen sportsman he is, was determined to get the game over quickly to get to the bar. He summonsed the Bar’s answer to Ambrose and Walsh in the form of Tinker (3-0-0-24) and Eastwood (3-0-2-15) in an attempt to polish off the Wirral.
In what was a complete surprise to all present, the pair bowled with guile and accuracy, Eastwood picking up two wickets through great pouches by the stand in Captain Prior, who was so used to making excuses in the field, he was even making them when taking catches.
Rishton (1-0-0-5) got an over at the end meaning 7 of the 8 Bar players got a bowl with everyone contributing something to a good victory.
A couple of run outs left Wirral 7 down after their 18 overs having amassed somewhere in the region of about 80 runs (the exact score is a mystery due to Eastwood cutting it off when taking a photograph of the score book). The fact that Wirral had left what appeared to be a couple of very handy cricketers back in the hutch perhaps illustrated the way the game was played.
It was a good first game for the bar, particularly given they were down on numbers. Several players threw their hat in the ring for man of the match with Tinker in particular going close with a lovely display of batting and bowling. It was however Rishton’s impressive start to the season that saw him nick it in the end.
By the time the first ball was bowled, the Bar were up to 7 strong with promise that Vice Captain Gosling was on route. With Captain Harthan stuck in London and Gorton on his sick bed the Bar were starting the season 3 men short.
Stand in Captain, Prior saw the opportunity to blend youth and experience at the top of the batting order and sent in Orr and Rishton who promptly started to put the Wirral batting to the sword. An array of powerful and well-timed shots took the Bar past 40 before Orr (16) fell to a full length ball that he was trying to heave over mid-on.
Tinkler joined Rishton at the crease and the two moved the score on quickly and skilfully. Rishton, in probably his best innings for the Bar so far, hooked 3 impressive sixes as well as unleashing an array of cover drives. Tinkler too, clearly buoyed by last seasons ‘best player’ award and recent fatherhood, played a steady innings with a wonderful display of wristy shots to the boundary.
The scorekeeping was the only thing letting the Bar down at this point as Rishton’s 50 came and went without acknowledgement. When his score was realised and promptly applauded from the boundary, Rishton was forced to retire by stand in captain Prior having made a splendid 53.
Armstrong came to the crease in high spirits but quickly found his timing was all out despite snatching the bat that Tinkler had been using at the far end. He was bowled by a straight one having made what would be charitably be described as a scratchy 14.
Murphy arrived and hit a couple of quick fire boundaries before Tinkler completed the innings with a glorious drive through the covers. The Bar finished on a very respectable 155 off 18 overs with Tinker (40) and Murphy (14) both not out at the end.
Wirral very charitably loaned the Bar a couple of fielders and the Bar charitably allowed Armstrong to keep wicket in the absence of Harthan. Prior (3-1-7-1) and Gosling (3-1-8-0) opened the bowling for the Bar in very economic fashion, immediately finding their natural line and length. Prior uprooted the off stump in his second over with Wirral well behind the run rate while Gosling had a nick dropped behind the stumps.
Orr (4-1-12-0) and Murphy (3-0-8-2) came on at first change and kept up the pressure on the Bar with Murphy showing particularly impressive pace given his time away from the game. Orr took a splendid catch off Murphy’s bowling while he himself was virtually unplayable with a series of slower and dipping deliveries.
Wirral were progressing slowly and looked well short of runs but Prior, being the keen sportsman he is, was determined to get the game over quickly to get to the bar. He summonsed the Bar’s answer to Ambrose and Walsh in the form of Tinker (3-0-0-24) and Eastwood (3-0-2-15) in an attempt to polish off the Wirral.
In what was a complete surprise to all present, the pair bowled with guile and accuracy, Eastwood picking up two wickets through great pouches by the stand in Captain Prior, who was so used to making excuses in the field, he was even making them when taking catches.
Rishton (1-0-0-5) got an over at the end meaning 7 of the 8 Bar players got a bowl with everyone contributing something to a good victory.
A couple of run outs left Wirral 7 down after their 18 overs having amassed somewhere in the region of about 80 runs (the exact score is a mystery due to Eastwood cutting it off when taking a photograph of the score book). The fact that Wirral had left what appeared to be a couple of very handy cricketers back in the hutch perhaps illustrated the way the game was played.
It was a good first game for the bar, particularly given they were down on numbers. Several players threw their hat in the ring for man of the match with Tinker in particular going close with a lovely display of batting and bowling. It was however Rishton’s impressive start to the season that saw him nick it in the end.
Result; Liverpool Bar won by about 75 runs MOM: G Rishton