With skipper Tom Greaves unable to switch off from cricket on his honeymoon, he must have been through a metaphorical rollercoaster ride as first Toby Fynn snatched the initiative removing two of Dunstable’s seasoned players early on. When he next texted, the host’s had recovered to 69-2 only for them to lose three quick wickets by the drinks break as stand-in skipper, Jack Tidey, dismissed a couple in his first over of the season. With Dunstable teetering at 83-6 (Karl Ward the next bowler to chip in with two wickets) the rain started to fall making it very difficult in the field.
As a result, Terry Carr (60 not out) with some lusty blows and Jack Kiduff (31 not out) put on an unbroken stand of 95, so that when the rain finally washed out the game with Dunstable on 178-6 and 10 scheduled overs of their innings left, Greaves must have heaved a sigh of relief as he sipped his Pina Colada and lay back on the golden, sun-drenched sand.
Report submitted by Peter Wholley.
