Fathers And Sons vs. The Bunnies

14:30, Sunday, July 6, 2014
Blockley

Fathers And Sons (198/8 in 48 6-ball overs)
and
The Bunnies (181/5 in 32 6-ball overs)
did not reach a result.

Report by Joss Dare:

History will record a much closer affair after some years of relative FAS dominance. The Brouhaha Brigade batted first and managed only 198/8 in 48 overs. The Bunnies then came close to knocking them off before falling just short at 185/5 in just 32 overs.

However, forensic analysis of the book will yield all important light and shade in that FAS cricketers excelled in both teams. Two Reynolds, two Priftis, Tom Hall (as well as regular Bunnies Matt and Will Siebert) all lent the Bunnies a distinctly FAS-ish hue. Will was unlucky enough to bowl excellently for 10 wicketless overs, his father busily snaffling all his son's wickets at the other end. Houders came good with a fine 30* for the FAS and Tom Hall hit an excellent 50 for the Bunsters.

The highlight for many was undoubtedly the spectacular contest, not between bat and ball as traditionalist would have it, but between ball and Cliff's face when a top-edged sweep collided resoundingly with his eye socket. The ball won - in the form of a broken orbit bone - but it was a close run thing. I must add that this is one of the few times I have seen Cliff genuinely a-feared - not when facing the ball on his heroic return to the crease of course, but when leaving immediately after the injury only to see (of half see at any rate) Stoney advancing towards him with a filthy bar cloth saying, "Don't worry, I'll just rub that better with some of this liniment." Thank you Dr Stone, that will be all!