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Players and Jesters (2) - 2002

Is there no stopping the mighty cavs? Another quality all-round performance yesterday put the so-called Players and Jesters to the sword, so to date I reckon our record for the season is Played 7, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 1 - not bad at all, with plenty of eminently winable fixtures left.

Main performer yesterday was of course Jay Wise, with a tremendous innings of 91. Deserved a ton because the conditions weren't really conducive to batting, the ball wasn't coming on to the bat and the outfield was very slow. Surely Jimmy Nicks' top score of 93 will go soon! Recent weeks have seen all the big guns get close; Jay, Jimmy Hat, Wisey, the Goat, Bouffant... Good support yesterday from BCR (26) who was put under a lot of pressure early on but kept his head well, and Snr, Mr Dependable, with another good knock of 33. Wisey and Barry were both 4 and out, Jimmy Hat and Brindo 6 and 8 not out respectively.

Despite being cornered in to a declaration earlier than we'd have liked, the Cavs' 192/4 was never going to be trouble, especially after Tooperman and yours truly (for a change, hitting the spot regularly) put the squeeze on early doors, leaving them reeling at about 12 for 3. Hat, taking over Lloyd's gloves, was quality behind the stumps (although of course his banter simply couldn't reach the peerless standards that Delia sets!). Wisey bowled with a lot of pace, resulting in a top notch catch from Snr in the cordon, Bouffant got a bit of extra bounce and got one, Rob Wise bagged his first wicket for the Cavs, and Brindo polished off the tail in some style, skittling the oppo for 120ish. Plus, to top things off, both Paul and Jay Wise made history by both taking catches.

 

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