Six hardy souls took Waltham's
selection crisis' to new levels on Sunday as they turned
up to play a good Old Leightonians side at Leighton
School. A huge debt of gratitude must go to the Old
Leightonians skipper James Swingles as he made a few
phone calls and lent Waltham some players to get the
match on.
Waltham batted first on a sultry afternoon and after
playing a sweet cover drive Owen became Price's first
victim. Kiani came and went cheaply as he was caught
at slip again off the bowling of Price. Next in was
Andy Moss who was on loan from The Leightonians. He
hit a few delicate shots until he was unceremoniously
run out by Matt Connor going for a second run.
Connor was given a lecture by the old fella calling
it "Poor Cricket sunshine!". By this time
Connor was just getting his timing in place even though
his calling left a lot to be desired but just as the
sweep shot begun to bear fruit, he top edged a slower
ball and was caught. Batsmen came and went until Rockell
played a cameo slog to hit 12 and Brown was given the
right to bat alone in the vein hope that Waltham would
score enough to make a game of it.
So following a very orderly tea, The Old Leightonians
set about their mammoth task of scoring 71 but they
were soon in trouble when Chris Sharpe ripped one out
of the rough and bowled captain Swingles around his
legs. Next ball he induced a false shot from Swingles
(2) and he was on a hat trick. At the other end Brown
bowled a tidy line and length and looked to have both
batsmen in trouble until they cut loose and the game
ebbed away to an inevitable win.
This was a disappointing afternoon for Waltham but many
thanks are owed to The Old Leightonians club for accommodating
us and allowing a match to take place. |