MCS 2017
23/09/20 12:51 Filed in: 2017
Coming just 2 days after victory at Whitewell and 2 days before our semi final play-off against Action CC, this was always going to be a bit of a dead rubber. The Bar were guaranteed a 3rd place finish whatever the outcome and MCS Dynamos were similarly unable to alter their placing. MCS Dynamos were bolstered by loanees Danny Bowers and Ryan Kyffin, familiar faces from “The Sixers” franchise, and both played big roles in the Dynamo’s total of 156. It would be unfair to say that it was just the Ringers though. Carden, a Dynamos regular, scored an unbeaten 50 and judging by the reaction / celebration this was unfamiliar territory for him. Prior and Clarke were the pick of the Bar’s bowling.
New captain Clarke went for experience with his opening pair in Harthan and Prior. However, a somewhat pedestrian pace to the innings saw the required run rate creeping up and the game drifting away from the Bar. Prior scored 13 at SR of 65%, Harthan ended with 51 at SR 121.43%. Alex Jones was the pick of the batsmen with 36 at SR 150%. King struck an impressive 6 towards the end. There was an unseemly incident when Prior did not move when called through for an easy single by Harthan resulting in Harthan yelling “f#*#*n-well run” at Prior as he scrambled to get back to the bowler’s end. What Harthan had failed to appreciate was that Prior had failed to offer a shot (for the second time in his Innings) and that the appropriate shout would have been to “f#*#*n-well offer a shot”, particularly in view of the LMS format and match situation. Harthan apologised afterwards, not for the insult, but for the fact it was on the wrong grounds.
On the positive side this was good practice for the Bar’s important impending play-off game(s).
New captain Clarke went for experience with his opening pair in Harthan and Prior. However, a somewhat pedestrian pace to the innings saw the required run rate creeping up and the game drifting away from the Bar. Prior scored 13 at SR of 65%, Harthan ended with 51 at SR 121.43%. Alex Jones was the pick of the batsmen with 36 at SR 150%. King struck an impressive 6 towards the end. There was an unseemly incident when Prior did not move when called through for an easy single by Harthan resulting in Harthan yelling “f#*#*n-well run” at Prior as he scrambled to get back to the bowler’s end. What Harthan had failed to appreciate was that Prior had failed to offer a shot (for the second time in his Innings) and that the appropriate shout would have been to “f#*#*n-well offer a shot”, particularly in view of the LMS format and match situation. Harthan apologised afterwards, not for the insult, but for the fact it was on the wrong grounds.
On the positive side this was good practice for the Bar’s important impending play-off game(s).