Saturday 2nd XI vs Scaynes Hill

After 95% of the team turned up late to the ground of Scaynes Hill CC, namely due to some dodgy instructions from Mr J Yates including directions to Skagnell???, the skipper proved what a great tosser he was by winning the toss and putting the oppo in to bat. 
Prior to this, the heavens had opened and there was a little concern as to whether a game would actually go ahead. With a slight delay to the scheduled start time we were under way, and no sooner had we started when the heavens opened again and we had to take cover from the heavy rain, but not before we had taken 2 wickets. A catch from a perfectly placed J Bergin and a caught and bowled from J Golding. 
After what could have been a homage to the Chuckle Brothers (to me to you) with J Golding trying desperately to pull the covers off the strip and the opposition pushing them back on. It was decided to have tea and review the weather and the pitch after and make a decision then. All through tea Johnny muttering “they are not going to stand in the way of my 10 fer.” 
We were within a cat’s whisker of calling the game off after tea but with some "gentle persuasion" the game continued. Hurrah! 
The 2’s tried to make a game of it with some loose fielding and ball juggling in between some great fielding pressure. But the wickets continued to fall and with a couple of choruses of “Come on the Millers!” from Big Mac on the side-lines the team pushed on. 
J (jug avoidance) Golding being the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 24; 
J Scott, 3 for 25; 
G Tyrrell, J Bergin and G Titlow following up with 1 a piece and the opposition were bowled out for 112. 
Up stepped S Clarke and J Woolcott to open our batting and both started well by pushing the run rate to a quickish 50 on the board helped by some wayward bowling with the extras column pushing Si down into 3rd highest run scorer. In true RCC style we tried ever so hard to hand victory to the opposition as the run rate was slowing and the overs were running out and a couple of wickets fell including the skipper who thought it would be fun to chase a very wide and high ball and pass it into the clutches of the waiting fielder. (Yes of course it was a worldy catch that you don’t know how he managed to keep hold of). 
 This then allowed for James (Glory Hunter) Yates to come in and steal the final required run with 1 1/2 overs to spare. J Woolcott led us off the field with a very fine 57 not out.
A well-deserved victory and a lesson in patience and perseverance to ensure a game went ahead. 
Onwards and upwards, to next week.