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Getting a full team to Bellingham on a midweek evening was to be CCC's first and last achievement of the night. The visitors batted first with Simon E opening due to Nick's delayed arrival. He soon holed out to an infant at square leg, and Chris went in the same over caught by an adult at midwicket. Nick and Peter soon departed, the later waiting for the umpire's finger despite his edge to the keeper being heard in the next village. It was left to Woodman (18), John E (15 not out including a last ball 6) and Guy with some good running in the last over, to get CCC to 69 off 12 overs.
That target was never likely to be good enough. Guy and Derek bowled well at the start, but West End never really needed to press the accelerator and eventually won in the ninth over. It looked as if they would achieve their target with all wickets standing until with four to win Gurj was brought on and took two quick scalps, including a fine stumping/run out by Woodman.
A lethargic batting performance and an OK fielding performance despite the usual dropped catches means that CCC have lost four on the bounce and need to hit back against Fenham next week.
CCC 1 West End 8
Team: Chris, Simon E, Nick, Simon W, Peter, John E, Guy, Derek, Ian J, Adam, Gurjit
Cap: John for his batting especially the last ball 6
Duck: Skinx for refusing to walk for a deflection a politician would have been proud of
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