After last weeks weather
enforced week off, Stanley travelled to Bisley this week and came away
winners by 7 wickets.
Captain Rob Walker won the toss
and chose to bowl first. Bisley started promisingly, reaching 46 without
loss by the 9th over. Kinman-Pearmain made the breakthrough in the 10th
over bowling J. Hemmings for 16, followed by O. Smith, LBW for a duck,
in the 12th over. G Baker hung around until the 15th over but became
Kinman-Pearmain's 3rd victim, with his slower ball, for 36.
Kinman-Pearmain finishing with figures of 8-1-26-3. With Ed Nash unable
to play due to work commitments, the other opening bowler slot was
filled by Jamican-born new boy, Dennis Hilton. Struggling to find his
line, any similarities between him and Michael Holding were soon
dismissed as he appeared to bowl more like Paris Hilton! Rob Walker
found himself bowling for the first time in two years and what a job he
did. Bowling 12 overs straight off he stifled the Bisley middle order
also taking 3 wickets. Bisley were finding it hard to get the ball away
thanks to the ever accurate Tractor Boy Groves and the score dribbled
along to 72 for 8 in the 24th over. Rich Tuttle and Jeremy Fern held up
the tail for 13 overs until Fern was LBW to Groves for 14. Rich Tuttle
was the final wicket to fall Run Out in the last over by some nifty
footwork by Gabb. Groves finished with figures of 12-6-14-3. Had Stanley
fielded like a team at the top of the league instead of a team of Fat
Bottomed Girls, the target would have been much less and in many fewer
overs. 5 catches were put down and the throwing to the keeper was
woeful.
After a superb tea, Stanley set
about the Bisley total with the emphasis on not losing wickets to gain
points. Tractor Boy Groves and Gabb opened for the visitors but Groves
was caught in the gully in the first over. Gabb was joined by Fry who
became Fern's second victim in the 3rd over. Gabb was then joined by
man-of-the-match Walker and the ship was steadied for a while, until
Gabb mis-read a well pitched-up delivery and yorked himself for a
valuable 34,(1x6, 5x4) in the 10th over. Walker was joined at the wicket
by Andy Brennan and the pair saw the game off in the 18th over. Walker
finished on 41 n.o. (5x4) and Brennan on 18 n.o. (3x4). Jeremy Fern was
the only effective bowler for Bisley with figures of 6-1-18-2.
Paul Gabb
