Rioteers arrived with on paper and in all other respects a weak side.<\/p>\n
Not something we planned but due to several availabilities the batting looked particularly fragile.<\/p>\n
On the bowling front against a youngish BB side this looked weak too with Harrison aged 12 and 3 teenagers complimented by Lowden and our veteran Hampshire bowler Hall (72). Trying to post a reasonable score was our first challenge and much relied on Simon B posting a big score and others supporting him. Neither happened and we struggled to a paltry 84 all out by lunch.<\/p>\n
Clearly we were never in the game. The skipper opened with Harrison and Archie H who tried their best as did Bertie H and Lowden but BB overtook our score in just 10.2 overs.<\/p>\n
We believe this is our 51st year we have been invited by the BB’s having first played them in 1966 on the way home from the Yetminster tour.<\/p>\n
It is a privilege to be offered a full day game and we hope they continue to invite us but we need to turn up with at least a side on paper that can give them a game.<\/p>\n
Looking back this is probably our worst performance ever although many of you can remember them posting big scores and our struggling to reach them.<\/p>\n
So the moral to the story is we must select a team to try and match them next year and no doubt we can.<\/p>\n
Thank you BB’s for a splendid and expansive Lunch and Tea which we could not do justice to but fortunately Doc appeared to hoover up what was left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rioteers arrived with on paper and in all other respects a weak side. Not something we planned but due to several availabilities the batting looked particularly fragile. On the bowling front against a youngish BB side this looked weak too with Harrison aged 12 and 3 teenagers complimented by Lowden and our veteran Hampshire bowler … <\/p>\n