Irvine Willows

We had a great turnout this past Sunday. I am not sure if we have ever played ten a side, having to borrow only one from the other team. You could sense something was afoot when even the mighty Sun had to push the clouds aside to sneak a peak only to be quickly overpowered. The weather was just fine, it started with a complete cloud cover and then cleared up making way for a bright and sunny morning perfect for a friendly game of cricket.    Team A: Manoj, Chaitanya, Vivek, Siddharth, Abhijeet, Abhijeet J, Sanjib, Sumeet, Partha and Pankaj Team B: Amit, Venkat, Rajesh, Pratik, Kishore, Vamshi, Gunjan, Bala, Chandru and Anand Team B won the toss and elected to bat. Amit and Rajesh opened the innings. Playing sensibly, they did not go for the big shots but were content with scoring singles and twos. They were finding the gaps rather well and kept the score bard ticking. Venkat joined Rajesh and continued the run flow. The former went after the bowlers and was very effect

Hi, The topic might be tad baffling, but believe me there is no other way to describe the first game that we played this past Sunday. It began on a rather disheartening  note, but went on to be a winner of sorts. The sun was out and shining in all its splendor, but it wasn't all that bad. There were only 8 of us, which meant the fielding was going to be a bit challenging. But we all were up to it and by the time the game ended all of us had worked up quite a sweat. I had to leave a  bit early and so couldn't stay back for the second game. Team A: Siddharth, Pankaj, Chandru and Amit Team B: Venki, Partha, Rajesh and Anand Team A must have won the toss as they elected to bat. Amit opened the innings and did quite well to stay through till the end of his quota of overs. He batted sensibly and kept the score board moving. He declared his innings and came back to bat towards the end. He was replaced by Pankaj who blasted the ball in every corner of the field, He confirmed his a