Storm stopped play
Barnes Common, 6/3/2014
Match abandoned due to rain
Strongroom: 96-3
London Itinerants: 22-1
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This 10-over game was spontaneously organised in the immediate aftermath of the official game in which dismissed LI for 17.
So, the rules were 10 overs, and batsmen retire at 20. As it was, four of us achieved this total (J.Gower, Will, James and Grant), with Will in particular demonstrating some lovely clean hitting, depositing a brace of big sizes into the undergrowth behind long-on. Unfortunately for David Proctor, he received a stunning slower ball that turned in from a good foot outside off-stump, which tickled off his off-bail. But otherwise, Strongroom batted positively and with some vim and verve, and were pleased with our eventual total of 96-3.
However, just as we were preparing to go out to field, the very dark skies finally released their load, accompanied by powerful winds, and that was that. Within seconds we were in cars and heading up towards North London.
Written By: J.Gower
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