On a slippery deck, some poor fielding and early bowling allowed the Healthpros to get off to a strong start through openers Orr and Hill, and although the last ten overs yielded slightly less runs, the only real highlight was a sensational one-handed diving catch by Alasdair McEwen off Andy Cameron to deny Hill a maximum.
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After a stuttering start during which they lost three wickets, Shipwrecks maintained a tolerable run rate to make 47 off the first ten overs, but Chamilla and F. Strachan checked their progress in mid-ocean. A clear turning point took place when Davey Fallas was adjudged lbw first ball and turned for the pavilion after closely inspecting the edge of his bat.
Shipwrecks' chances were clearly fading into the horizon once Mike Lumb called McEwen for a tight single, but Lumb at least established a creditable partnership with last man Andy Cameron to take the Shipwrecks to a vaguely respectable 98-8.
Meanwhile some tampering by Mike Service meant that the electronic scoreboard was showing 123 after the eighteenth over but this was enough to cause only a momentary panic in the opposition ranks.
Afterwards in the Riverside Bar, it was generally agreed that the sea gods had not been in our favour.
Scores: HealthPros 130 for 4 (R Orr 43 retd, D Hill 38, D Strachan 26, M Williams 16 n.o.) : Shipwrecks 98 for 8 (M Lumb 26 n.o., J Dean 22, A Cameron 17 n.o. ; J Doig 3 for 12, F Strachan 2 for 13)
HealthPros won by 32 runs
