6 Weeks to go ............................................

Whilst it feels as if the season has not been going that long we are into the final third and they days are starting to feel more and more Autumnal. Last Saturday we went over to Bronze an interesting trip that didn't really have the feel of a league game to it and this was supported by some of the shot selection that was on display !!! We batted first and made 242 with Zu Zu hitting 54 and Kazim Zaidi falling just 3 short of what would have been a very deserved maiden Half Century, with other contribution of 20's and 30's it was a competitive total but a lot short of what we would have wanted having been 94-1 off 14 overs, with 4 first choice batsmen missing though it was still pleasing enough and every one in the side was very pleased for Kazim to bat they way he did.

Ashfield bowled and whilst Zubair bowled very well for the second week running we were more than guilty of expecting it just happen and one of the bowlers to do it for us. We grafted through a few wickets and were in danger of making a big mess of the game. Amir taking 3 wickets and philo switching ends and taking a couple of poles, zubair battling the hill and wind to bowl very well with attacking fields being set to chase the win Bronze got a lot closer to the score than they could have. Fair play to bronze for continuing to chase the Total the game finished with Ashfield on the better side of a draw unable to claim the last few poles, despite some very near misses, to win outright.

For the second time in a few weeks Phil "the hit-man" Tompkins was in his element getting stuck into the batsman for taking his time between deliveries, confusing the poor Bronze batsmen with his extensive vocabulary using words such as prerogative ! It culminated in the batsman pulling away and shrieking "if yooouuurrr goooonnnaaa keep talking I ll tek me fooking time" which was so funny as the batsman then waved his arms to the umpire in some sort of protest at being told to hurry up by one of the fielders. Tommos getting into the habit of dishing it out he might be on the verge of a call up to the Ashmead school of sledging although "one out one in away you go" will never be an utterance heard coming from Tompkins because he wouldn't get a bowl in a Chinese restaurant!

Zubair was rightly given Man of match for his effort but Kaz Zaidi not far behind, next week we entertain Marston Green at home everyone welcome to come along and support the ones at home with what will hopefully be a succesfull afternoon.