2nd XI Came Second on an Explosive Pitch

I won the toss and did not hesitate to put them into bat. Evan Bownes struck early on and bowled nicely to finish with figures of 1-30 off 8 overs. I then took a wicket later on finishing with figures 1-10 off 8 overs. First change, it was time for Tom Paintain and Tim Beer with both picking wickets up quickly - Tom 2-28 off 8 and Tim 3-35 off 8… At one point Sneinton were reduced to 90-7!!! I was thinking 110 and we have a chance, however that wasn't to be as their 8th wicket partnership of 55 took the game away from us a little. They finished on 147-8.

Dave Taylor opened with Evan Bownes and we raced along to 21 after 3/4 overs, before DT (12) was caught behind after the ball exploded off of a length. Charlie Shelton (10) came to the crease and hit a couple of boundaries before being caught. Evan was playing really well hitting some nice fours to keep the score ticking along nicely. Matt Edwards was also caught for 5, and that put us on 54-3 - the game was in the balance. That was until John Shaw (4) got given out LBW to a ball that was seven foot down the pitch and two yards outside of off-stump! Evan then fell for a nice 29... Now it was then time for a bit of entertainment from Callum Edwards who struck the ball beautifully, including a big six straight down the ground! He fell for 16 and no-one further really troubled the scorers as we finished 92 all out.

Heads up and keep smiling, we go again next week! Special thanks to David Bownes for stepping in and fielding brilliantly, including a great catch, and his first senior boundary ending on 4no! I bet he can’t wait for next week!!!

- Darren Edwards, 2nd XI Captain