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Nancy and Mascara Do For Middlesex In Richmond

Despite Shaggy
By LizzieJ June 22 2008
Our intrepid reporter, LizzieJ, checks out Middlesex v Hants at Richmond. We learn unhealthy amounts of detail about the ice cream tent and the Pimms tent. However, despite a specific instruction from the editor, we do not learn the colour of Hants captain Nic Pothas' underpants. Many thanks to Lizzie nonetheless for this excellent report.

Unlike my trip to Beckenham, today was gloriously sunny. A touch windy, but life’s not perfect. Due to the wonders of Sunday services on trains, made it to Richmond at about twenty past two. Some of my friends were already there, and were perfectly seated, right by the ice cream stand and easy walking distance to the Pimms tent. Settled down with the first Pimms of the day to find out Hampshire won the toss, they’d have a bat.


Lumb and Harvey duly trotted out, with Middlesex resplendent in their pink shirts, I of course was wearing my replica one, any excuse to be decked out in pink. The Hampshire boys seemed to be scoring quite speedily, until Lumb fell for 18 to Hendo to leave it 46-1.

This brought in Carberry, who proceeded to top score with 37, while Harvey was next to go c&b TSO, for 31 off 34 balls. Ervine hit a 6 but didn’t hang out, promptly getting run out. Mascarenhas also went cheaply, scoring 7 before being bowled by Udal. Murts took 3 wickets in the last over giving him excellent figures of 3-15, leaving Hampshire on 133-7.

After our earlier batting exploits I reckoned that was easily gettable. In fact, I was looking forward to it being done. Time for more Pimms.


Then a guy came along who ruined my day. He was called Hayward. We may have unkindly referred to him as Nancy, but as he took 3 wickets incredibly quickly I could have been far ruder. He bowled Billy the Kid for 1, Morgan for a golden duck and then Strauss for 6, leaving us 25-3 and frankly, struggling.

I stopped leisurely enjoying the Pimms and started draining it with worry. Then came another horror group of three, Mascarenhas removing Joyce immediately after Malan, then having Henderson stumped to leave it 65-6. And running out of overs. Mass panic. Mass doubting.

But it was up to my new batting hero, Shaun Udal to do his best against his old mates. He smashed 40, with 4 6’s, and I dared to hope. After Harvey claimed the wicket of Scott it was up to Shaggy and Murts. I felt if Shaggy was on strike for the whole of the last over we stood a chance. But it wasn’t to be, and we finished on 127-7, Hampshire winning by 6 runs. Gah.


Gutted to have lost, but thanks to Udal there was a fight towards the end.

And no, sorry to disappoint Ged, I didn’t investigate the underwear of Pothas. 

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