What a weekend...

after electing not to run Saturday morning (& i won't until after my ACT cricket commitments are finished), the weekend got off to a great start on with me actually playing to my handicap...just pipped for a podium finish but managed to win a ball...

Saturday night we had a BBQ & watched Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason on Fox...been meaning to watch it for ages & thoroughly enjoyed it...

Sunday was up early (5.55am) for a 6.15am leave for Sydney...arrived at the ground at 9.30am for an 11am start...we played the reigning premiers who had a significantly stronger team on paper while we were missing 2 regulars through serious injury (neither likely to be back until December)...plus just before the start we found we would only have 10 players (1 player's father had gone into hospital the day before)...

Wallsend won the toss & put us in whereupon we amazed ourselves by managing to score 2/238 off our 50 overs - our newly installed captain made 108 off 111 while i, in my new role as opener, managed to anchor myself for an unbeaten 74!...we combined for 200 for the 2nd wicket...

in reply, they got off to a flyer and were 1/54 off only 10 overs...however, through a combination of bowling manipulation & some good fielding (for the most part) we managed to dismiss them for 200 in the 44th over as conditions grew steadily darker...

my other new role as 'keeper (as opposed to opening bowler) saw me on the field for all 93.2 overs...only 8 byes conceded (4,2,1) partly due to me getting mesmerised by the batter at times & forgetting to catch the ball (i stood up to the stumps for all bar two bowlers)...i must say though that the "1" was an inside edge & thus a missed opportunity (although the umpire wouldn't have given it out even if i'd caught it!)...

home by 9pm for a well earned rest!