Match Report
A blistering 123 from Theydon's Saffer Captain, meant Crusaders were left chasing an improbable 240 for victory. Fielding only ten players from the start and losing the services of Sumo half way through with a suspected broken nose, made victory even less likely.
Moysey removed both openers in a fiery spell and Mike kept it tight at the other end, but the fall of the second wicket brought their two best bats together for a long and fruitful stand. With the exception of Chand, whose bowling was pitiful, everyone bowled reasonably well. Unfortunately we ran into someone who was in very good form, playing a range of shots that made setting a field problematic. Having a capable partner merely added to the problem, as they rotated the strike effectively. Spud finally removed the lesser of the two mortals, with a fine return catch, but by that time his 9 overs had yielded 63 runs. The scoring rate inevitably slowed as we were able to exercise some control. Having 'crawled' through the nineties to reach his century, Bullivant then wreaked havoc, spoiling Danglers figures with a last over assault that cost 22 runs.
It was important that we made a positive response and despite losing Wajih early on, we scored at a reasonable rate. Pommie struck the ball well scoring 36 and although Chand and TC got starts we began to slip behind the asking rate. The 'chase' gradually petered out, until Danglers was last out lbw to a shooter, with Theydon Bois running out victors by 84 runs.
