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As a consequence of his abject run of form with the toss, Gonzo enlisted the trusty right wrist of The Ant to perform the traditional coin flipping ceremony. Mark produced the required result and Duffield elected to bowl first on a juicy strip, which later transpired to be the track designated for the Sunday game, not the league encounter. Big Keith was not happy! The Moorside Lane Ground Committee will be in touch.
A McDonalds free Antil, buoyed by another hefty win under the magic sign, opened the bowling from the Church end and immediately took a wicket with the ball seaming around off the damp strip. He followed with a wicket in each of his subsequent 4 overs to leave CD staring at another low total, as was the case earlier in the season when the holidaying John White had supported The Ant from the other end. The Buxom Warrior eventually finished with figures of 7 for 40 off his allotted 14 overs.
Busted Poyner bowled erratically from the Pavilion end, causing the batsman trouble when he found the right areas, greater consistency must be his aim because when he does get it right he can be a handful.
Elmo, fresh from his incident packed night last Saturday, replaced Poyner and showcased his control, tying down the CD batsmen before removing the dangerous opposition captain thanks to a superb catch by Dave Wood running backwards at point. He later added a second wicket to his tally when one of the tail enders chipped up a catch to Poyner at mid off.
The innings was closed with the Ant taking the last wicket after some big shots from batsmen 10 and 11. Castle Donnington had amassed an apparently meagre total of 76 all out. Surely this would not be a problem for the Duffield batsmen!!!??
With only 27 overs bowled the captains elected to continue with the game, provisionally scheduling the Antill prepared tea for the 20 over mark. Duffield's opening pair of Dickie and The Ant soon found out that the run chase would not be plain sailing. CDs opening bowlers were genuinely sharp, the captain generating bounce and extensive lateral movement from the pavilion end and a 16 year old Leicestershire under 19 bowler skidding it through from the Church end.
The Ant was the first to perish, reaching for a short and wide delivery he only succeeded in looping the ball to the cover fielder. Turner followed soon after bowled as he played round a full pitched delivery.
Dickie continued to play and miss at the other end, finally falling to a full toss that moved away slightly through the air and knocked back his off stump to continue a dreadful run of form consisting of a possible 4 (maybe 3) consecutive ducks. Practice on Tuesday night is a must!
Hooters followed shortly afterwards, bowled by a big tuning off spinner leaving Duffield in dire straits at 30 for 4. Wendon and Olsen were now together at the crease and succeeded in steadying the fast sinking ship. Both played and missed as the ball continued to seam excessively and occasionally found the boundary as the bad deliveries were competently punished. Wendon was removed by the 16-year-old quickie having compiled a partnership of approximately 20 with Olsen. Duffield were thirty short of victory with 6 wickets down, the result very much in the balance.
Max Bygraves joined Olsen and the crease and provided stern support as JCBs finest middle order batsmen continued to upset the bowlers with his positive stroke play and forays down the wicket. His on-looking lady friend could only have been impressed. A clutch of boundaries had brought Duffield within touching distance of victory; Max finished the job with two fours of a lacklustre young youth on at 1st change from the Church end.
An exciting contest was concluded after just 3 hours play, Duffield gaining 22 points as they chase the top three teams in 5S. Tea was taken before the players embarked on their differing Saturday night pursuits. Elmo, apparently had a quiet one!
The Ant, Dickie, Miss Thomson, her friend Amy and 5 wicket hero Dong proceeded to the popular Derby nightspot, Scream and consumed copious amounts of brightly coloured fizzy alcoholic liquids before the Ant and Dong made an unannounced exit to usher in an inebriated young wench, financially subsidised by The Ants wallet. They re-emerged an hour later and proceeded to the dance floor where the Ant turned in a stunning series of pirouettes during a rare showcase of his dancing skills.
The night ended with a kebab and ride home in the bus of gut, the Ant securing a rather risqué picture of the young wench on his phone, comparisons with a credit card machine were offered (see The Ant for visual evidence).
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