Q-final result: Outlaws 74 all out, Colts 75 for 0

A very easy win last night, which was a somewhat of a surprise given that the Outlaws had put out a strong squad. The win, this time, was really the product of some excellent fielding particularly from Mr Callendar, whom the opposition accused of drug-taking as this was clearly the only explanation for his remarkable performance.

We won the toss and put the Outlaws in and in the 2nd over they quickly lost a couple of wickets, the first when their opener played on, the second a run out when their number three hit a hard square cut neatly back to Graeme who had little difficulty in removing the bails. They then built a small partnership for the third wicket, but their scoring was very slow, mainly due to a contribution from wides, their scoring shots seemed almost exclusively to be driven hard at John who made several miraculous stops. Graeme also contributed rather well behind the stumps with a lightening fast stumping from a leg side take and then an equally impressive catch down the leg side when the ball bounced back off the side wall. Having bowled far too many wides, I finally contributed by collecting a hard hit drive and running out the facing batsman with swift throw back to Graeme. The final wicket fell with nearly two overs remaining leaving them at 74 all out, a well below par total.

Given the low total, we had the potential to embarrass ourselves but this time we had exactly the sort of steady start we required from Don and Graeme. Graeme reached 25 and with score already on 50, then Dave joined Don to complete the job, leaving Don on 24 and Dave 20. The final dénouement was when we went past their total with a wide.
Let’s hope we can produce the same performance against the Outlaws again next week, well done all.

Team: John Callendar, Don Farenheim, Graeme Sprowson, Tim Murphy, Dave Whitley, Simon Williams.