Mauled by the Jaguars
Highgate Wood, 5/14/2016
Jesmond Jaguars won by 3 wickets
Strongroom: 142 [Rickards 4-22]
Jesmond Jaguars: 143-7 [Mat 63]
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This is a flagship Strongroom fixture, and we were, as always, keen to make a good account of ourselves. We won the toss on a cold and sunny afternoon, and did the positive thing - bat first. As always, the bounce was low and slow, but the pitch was firm enough. However, wickets fell steadily in the face of some persistent and accurate bowling. Only three of us managed to get into double figures, with Harry (38) and Grant (34*) the highlights. We simply weren't good enough, and were a good 30 runs short at 142-9.
In response, whilst spin twins Joe and Riaz bowled well, we lacked sufficient bowling discipline overall, and struggled to control the aggressive Mat (63). Unfortunately he was dropped on three occasions (Joe and the Gower brothers). It was a poor performance all round.
Written By: J.Gower
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