Irving Meadow Swamped

The Shipwrecks took on close rivals and fellow Midweek League founder members Irving Meadow at Kingholm Marshes last Wednesday, where K2 was carrying enough water in parts of the outfield to float a toy sailing boat.

Unsure what would be a good total on a swamp, Captain Taylor (Sr) was happy to  lose the toss and let Meadow do the calculations.  Gregory Robinson and Andy Cameron opened the bowling to an umbrella field, which as expected proved difficult to breach..  The only problem was that, after Cameron bowled Irving, no wickets were falling.

That was until Rory Dean came on with another excellent spell, getting Bryden caught at square leg, then claiming two wickets in two balls with a dubious lbw and a nasty one that reared off a length to catch the handle of Dylan Muir's bat.

Alex Taylor calculates his batting average

Meanwhile Sandy McNay bowled Bellwood, who appeared to be targetting the MacLeod Pavilion on the distant horizon with a massive swipe, and Dean bowled Wharton to claim his fourth wicket.  There was even a another run out in what was an alert overall fielding performance as Irving Meadow were all out for 64.

Unfortunately Mike Service's stumps were shattered by Wharton's third delivery and Colin Taylor joined Sandy McNay to shore up the defences.  Eight overs later the score reached 10 and the waiting batsmen were starting to look jittery.  The oldsters upped the pace, but neither could get out, McNay in particular being dropped on three occasions.  Eventually Taylor edged one to the 'keeper to allow the entry of son Alex, who appeared to have an urgent appointment and lost no time in laying into the bowling.

One particularly massive six stood out among the ensuing boundaries and, in the end, Shipwrecks got home with overs to spare.

Scores: Irving Meadow 64 all out (Bryden ??, Moss 16 n.o. ; R.Dean 4-11) : Shipwrecks 65 -2 (McNay 25 n.o., A. Taylor 20 n.o.)