Sat 17th May
Marsden 27-2 vs Slaithwaite Match abandoned.
Another miserable Saturday at Hemplow; does the Sun ever shine here?
After some less than enthusiastic mopping up of some standing water on the “wicket”, Marsden won the toss….and batted! What is it with these captains? Either Capt Welsh has been attending some clandestine hypnotherapy classes or there are undoubtedly far more people taking class A drugs than the Government would have you believe.
Anyhow, although the outfield was in good nick (respect to the sheep), the wicket was barely cut and apparently had been the used for every game this season. Rumour has it that the groundsman here won an award – he’s obviously been replaced by Michael Myers.
Both Kanay and The Accidental Angler looked menacing throughout, although Stuart Holt’s underarm would have caused problems here. FS Turner’s spill was the only occurrence worthy of note, rather entertainingly he made it look as if he was attempting to wrestle a Conger eel in Slawit Baths.
It was all immaterial in the end as we only managed 18 overs, with one interruption, before the game was called off. Which left he Cuckoo’s to return to their antediluvian pastime of de-kegging each other in the pissing down rain. We might have got a few more overs in but, after some initial enthusiasm, the vampires seemed more inclined towards the FA cup final and hadn’t noticed the rain had stopped.
Fortunately, Storming Norman Clee was on hand to kindly remind them of their duties, in fluent Anglo Saxon of course.