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Well last Thursday at Horsham didn't turn out anywhere near as expected - no world beating players in the opposition, although they did have an apparently fast bowling Kiwi who lumbered in off a few yards and was still pretty rapid. On a superb track we made 237 which seemed about 50 short at least given that the outfield was also like lightening. It seemed like it would be more like 150 short after we'd bowled 8 overs and they were 78 - 0!

But our premier spinner, Andy Isaacs, slowed the scoring right down and we gradually clawed our way back into the game. With the aid of a dodgy LBW to get rid of their last recognised batsman we were actually unlucky not to win in the end with me and Stevo at 1st slip looking at each other as an edge from the last wicket pair went between us, and with the home umpire turning down a plumb LBW that would have sealed a win. The leave at slip wasn't my only gaffe of the game....I also slipped under a skier at point and, even with time to regather my footing, never really managed to do so and didn't get a hand on it as the ball landed about 10 paces from where I was fielding! Game drawn.

After a win on Saturday (on one of the few reasonably bouncy fast wickets we're likely to play on all year) Steyning 1s are now 2nd in the league. The 2s also won pretty easily. A poorly timed wedding from someone who should know better (Raf for those that know him!), means that I can't play next weekend but hopefully we can keep the momentum going. And Steyning Under 18s had a nail-biting win yesterday by the looks of it, scraping home by 1 wicket.

Tomorrow I make my debut for the Sussex Martlets at Seaford College....not working has it's significant advantages!