NZCT Tournament - Final Vs Scots, 10th December 2009

Oh dear. We lost today. It was an awful day, very Misty and freezing. Anyway, Danny won the toss and bowled first. We started extremely well, as we got 2 of there very good and rep batsman out. After 10 overs, we had Scots 15-5. We got a bit too complacent and started bowling pretty average. They had one batsman who threw the bat at everything, we just couldn't get the edge - when we did get the edge, it went through the slips for 4. The other batsman was playing a very good knock, hardly putting a shot wrong, he pulled well and cut well. He got on a roll. Our fielding was awful. I fielded pretty shit. At drinks they were 84-5. After that, we still could not get the wicket and break that partnership. Finally in the 34th over, we got one. 182-6. We bowled well towards the end and they got to 200-7 exactly. If we had got one more wicket, we would have been into there tail....not to be today. Anyway we started our chase poorly. I was bowled in controversial circumstances, I defended the ball, and rolled on the stumps very slowly. Because of the wind - their was NO bails - no evidence that they would have came off. Anyway. I was out for 4. Then soon after, Alex Bremner got a shocker of an LBW decision. Pitched way outside leg stump and hit his pad when he was well forward, still the umpire put his finger up, not knowing the LBW rule. Danny and Sam C looked good, until Danny got caught at mid on and Sam C bowled by a brilliant yorker. Sam Petersen and Henry held our innings together, but we were always drifting behind the run rate. At drinks we were around 76-4. Sam P got out for 28 and then we were pretty much dead. Our bottom order didn't last long at all. We were all out for 147. Very Disappointing and guttering as we miss out on nationals, and even our 3rd team beat Scots!! Scots play in J2 grade and we ended up winning J1 grade. That's cricket sometimes and the unpredictable happened. That is the end of our Pre Xmas season. Will start Next year in intermediate grade. Hopefully the same team is kept for next year, i'm sure it will.