Grass.

Lovely fresh natural beautiful useful abundant aromatic joy-giving grass.

From its historic importance in making us a rich country through wool to its ubiquitous presence in our lives and surroundings, grass is to the English a pride and a natural environment in which we flourish and celebrate our togetherness.

Carpets are ok in certain circumstances.

Like the bedroom floor for example, should be banned from all proper sports.

Any win over the mouse murderers is sweet but you had to feel for the bowlers who toiled away valiantly but hardly got a mention in PSM. We have had some great matches here over the years but lately, maybe since it was relaid, you don’t feel like 20 wickets will fall in any match.

For this reason Ben opted to bowl and was proven right again. DD and Chris opened well but without luck. A solitary wicket fell to a good back pedalling catch from Dom off Io. As is often the case here, the ball went in the air a lot but rarely to hand. Great to have Del back and he was as fleet-footed behind as ever also giving a couple of grass skating demonstrations to go with his bat maintenance efforts and later big batting. Their young lad got a ton and they surprised the Greys by declaring on 210 for 1 after 35.

Great tea, top tomatoes.

Del was impressed that the Greys openers were both wearing knitted jumpers. My mum knitted mine 45 years ago and Tim’s Nan his
25 years ago. We are solid village. 

As mentioned Del tied the innings together like Lebowski’s rug with help from Biffo, Clunk, Dom, Tim and red number QB and the Greys knocked them off off 36 of the 45 available.

Terry had to sprint out to the wicket with the defibrillator at one point as Clunk, despite only needing half the paces Del needed, looked like he was in worse shape than Jerry’s cat.

Dunc later revealed that he was unwell but if you turn up for the Greys in anything less than mint condition you will be found out. Terry then sprinted back to the pavilion just out of excess juice and had to be rescued himself by Alex and Juno who, once informed that Tel was now to be regarded as a frisbee, dragged him back to safety.

I was lucky enough to get a few noms for cuts ( one with both feet off the ground apparently) and was even promised one from Io for a “twinkle toed” hook, which never materialised, but I was awarded PSM for a cockblock.

I’d like to say that, like Juantarina, I opened my legs and showed my class but I was just being silly. I undercut the ball straight down into the carpet and it bounced up high but I knew it wouldn’t come back to the stumps so I advanced on it legs wide and box first which gave me a giggle but I didn’t know that anyone else had noticed. Thankfully for posterity eagle-eyed greysmen had and it was found to be most amusing.

Come rain, wind or sunshine, on any surface, DFWTMG !

Statto’s report
You can put the Mighty Greys on a carpet but you still get the same result, rollover Twineham.
Not a great day for the bowlers; over 400 runs scored and only 5 wickets taken (4 by the opposition).
But what about the stats I hear you cry…let’s start with the bowling…and the catching we can roll it into one; bowled Sewell caught Ashton. In the batting Dom’s back on top with Biff giving dogged chase. And will anyone get QB out this year?
Not much to report in the lifetimes…
Next week it’s Pooh time…we’re off to Hartfield.