Match Report
A strong midweek eleven made light work of Old Vic’s, who fielded an 82 year old amongst their number - the nearest we could offer was Timmo.
Having racked up 270 last year Old Vic’s had no hesitation batting first again, but found the bowling and fielding a little more competitive this time.
Chand's cousin Dheraj made his debut, slicing through the top order with some lively medium pace bowling. Chand would benefit from spending more time with Dheraj, hopefully learning the merits of being a polite, well mannered member of society.
Timmo gave good support from the other end - good for an 82 year old lookalike anyway. Spud kept an end tight, helping himself to four wickets and we gradually whittled our way through their batting. Good fielding ensured Old Vic’s were never going to get near last year's total, with Wajih determined that we would bowl our opposition out and have enough time to chase down the target. Old Victorians were finally dismissed for 178 from 45 overs. Dheraj finished with a fine four wicket haul on debut.
Solid knocks from Nita, Bill and Chand were overshadowed by a masterful innings from the skip. A fairly sedate Old Vic’s bowling attack, backed by some leisurely fielding enabled Wajih to pick his shots at will, as he became more confident the longer his innings progressed. Anand was happy to rotate the strike, allowing Wajih to progress to within 4 of a maiden ton for the club, when the target was achieved.
