LOSCC vs Epping Foresters.

Report vs Epping Foresters

Match Report
Date 30/05/10 
Oppo – Epping Foresters (a)
Type – 40 Overs
Report by Liam Mulholland.

The O`s unbeaten start to the season came to an end in an exciting match at sunny but chilly Epping Foresters.
Fielding a very strong looking line up with the inclusion of Vince Mulholland in a Sunday fixture for the first time 
since 2006 the O`s were pretty confident of victory,still fresh from his efforts in the London Marathon and currently 
inundated with requests from major blue chip companies to give motivational speeches skipper Richardson had no 
hesitation in sending his troops into bat with orders to rack up a monster score.Unfortunately due to the rain the 
previous day batting proved pretty tricky for first half of the innings the O`s losing the first 3 in the order 
including the 2010 Terminator model back from the factory in China,all looked good for our revamped model but after a 
blistering 4 & 6 his circuits played up again and he was on his way back to China for further repairs.Kumar and Tooth 
continued their fine partnership from last weekend with another excellent stand of 108 in 18 overs Tooth first to go 
with a well crafted 62 to continue his marvelous start to the campaign,Kumar fell for 47 short of a deserved 50 as the 
O`s finished on 194-6 at the break.Another magnificent spread by the Foresters at tea had the O`s pilling their plates 
higher than the Canary Wharf tower.On resumption 195 would be a good chase but with the wicket looking lighter in colour 
added to the excess scoffing at tea Foresters were still very much in the game,V.Mulholland rolled back the years striking 
with 2 wickets,the 2nd a fine slip catch by the Tibster who may have mistaken the ball for his 15th chicken leg of the day.
At 65-3 the O`s looked on top but a fine partnership between Bazzoni and Ellis of 52 with Ellis hitting a quick fire 38 
got Foresters back in the contest,Ellis was removed by the returning gargantuan Wicks who has obviously wintered well 
on his new diet of pheasant,caviar and huge goblets of port now he has acquired a huge country estate in Essex funded 
by his dealings with the underworld in East London.A smart run out by Kumar quickly followed and at 117-5 in the 26th 
over the game had tipped in balance of the O`s again.Quant added good support to get Foresters back on track and with 
the game finely poised at the start of the 37th over skipper Richardson called for his main man,27 needed 7 wickets down 
this is the time once and for all to put those voting conspiracies to bed,who shot JFK ?,who voted for Hillier ?,were 
there alien sightings at Roswell ?,who voted for Hillier ?did NASA fake the moon landings ?,who voted for Hillier ?,
was Lady Di murdered ?,who voted for Hillier ?.The man who collected 27 wickets with his dobbers and frisbees and 
somehow walked off the POTY award now had the chance to prove it was all deserved and the club could finally call of 
the ECB,MCC,CIA,MI5,AA,CAMRA and any governing body in this search for Hillier voters,we waited with baited breath 
and...........................OUR HERO CRACKED,HIS BOTTLE WENT,HE CACKED HIMSELF,enough it was not the boy`s best over,
somehow the over only went for 14 with Ramanuja claiming a quite incredibly catch on the boundary but rolling back onto 
the field of play covered in dock leafs,bracken,bits of bark,and a squirrel round his neck I have the feeling he may 
have had a toe or two over the boundary line.13 now required off 3 overs(should have been 7 Rav)totally different game.
Foresters now grabbed their chance for victory Bazzoni finishing the finishing the match with 4 balls to spare to finish 
on a fine unbeaten 47 with handy support form Scott who finished on 13 Not Out,a cracking game of cricket and a deserved 
win for the fighting Foresters.I thought this question would not be asked any more but unfortunately one more time 
WHO VOTED FOR HILLIER ?.

 

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