Utterly stoked
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| Brief encounter: Jeremy Clarke hits out during
his cruelly short innings |
A team captained by a schools cricket coach was
always going to be a tough challenge, but Philip "The
Lemming" Barrass made it even harder by running himself out on
5.
Jeremy Clarke, returning for his first innings of
the season, was caught behind off a swift delivery that moved away
on the first ball of the second over for 3, putting the
responsibility for the big innings on veteran strokesmith Barrass.
But three balls later and the red mist descended.
Barrass called for a dodgy run off a Paul Marinko cut to
point, and was run out after point returned the ball to the keeper at high speed.
It was downhill from there on, only Jim Thornhill
returning from the crease with any dignity after a hard-won 25.
There was little chance of defending a 78 total, and
it proved. Marinko took a catch off Gary Boyd's looping bowling and
Barrass also dislodged the bails.
But 10 and a bit overs later it was all over, with
another early departure to the pub the only consolation.
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| Straight shooter: Paul Marinko gets one away |
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Nice while it lasted: Philip Barrass hits
a four shortly
before running himself out
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