LOSCC vs Walthamstow.

Leyton Orient won by 21 runs

Match Report
Date - 20/05/07 
Oppo – Walthamstow (a)
Type – 40 Overs

The rampant O’s beat Walthamstow by 24 runs in a match dominated by a 60 year old always injured, 
camp, Greek/Jewish man and a 10 year old dwarf.
The O’s were stuck in and Bob James continued his fine form so far this season with a well constructed 8! 
Then the new white hope Jack Hughes came to the wicket having been promoted to number 3 following his fine start to the season. 
He proceeded to hit his first ball back over the bowlers head for 6 followed by another 6 
and we all thought we were about to witness one of the innings of the millennium. Alas Jack has yet to master the stroke with which to defend and he departed shortly after for 14. It was left to the floppy haired Ian Richardson and the bald Glenn Evans to rescue the innings putting on 70 runs in quick time and raising hopes that the O’s could set a target approaching 200. Unfortunately having to run 3 singles in one over did for Glenn and the skipper followed shortly after with the score on 105. 
Ian’s departure coincided with the introduction of Harris – a 4 foot leg spinner destined to play for England in 2027! 
His final figures of 5 -16 meant that the O’s had subsided from 105 -2 to 145 all out. 
Special mention for particularly bad shots, go to Polly Lophites, Steve Hillier and Mike Randall!
The Walthamstow innings began well for the O’s and when Walthamstow were reduced to 14 -2 
thanks to good opening spells big boy Al Wicks and not so big anymore boy Richard Carter it looked like an easy victory. 
However the opener Mariani made 66, helped by 3 dropped catches (
2 hard ones and the drop of this and the last century from someone who used to keep wicket!).
Enter the man they call Polly! Eight overs later he had taken 4 -13 and the game was won. 
Walthamstow showed the O’s how to really collapse losing their last 8 wickets for 30 runs. 
Polly not only took his wicket haul for the season in one match, he managed to bowl unchanged from one end without injuring himself 
(although he did admit in the changing room to tweaking a groin muscle!)
Special mention to fat boy Wicks and Richard Carter who took 5 wickets between them and Mike Randall who kept wicket really well, 
although the batsman did complain of being bored out!. 
Mom – Apollo Lophites – what a man and what a name!

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