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"The opening of each cricket season is a voyage of most joyous adventure, for it brings promise of the thrilling unknown, together with the prospect of sailing again certain charted and well loved seas. We go again where we have so often been before to find new paint upon the pavilion railings, to see new figures tread the old steps well-worn by the feet of the mighty ones of yesterday"
(With thanks to Mr Jim Kilburn, "In search of cricket")
Following skipper Dawson's intensive pre-season training programme, Park House entered the new season with promotion their target. Maybe such a vigorous and punishing regime was not the ideal way to prepare for the season when skipper Dawson withdrew injured.
With Bandeen (snr) taking the armband for the evening, he won his first ever toss and elected to bat against new boys Ponteland. Early season optimism soon gave way to despair as the Park House batsmen, looking very rusty indeed, gave their wickets away through a combination of poor shot selection and good bowling by Ponteland. Too much T20 and not enough application.
Alas even a rousing team talk and honest team discussion between innings proved too little too late as Ponteland raced to their target with the minimum of effort and fuss.
Only one word to describe this performance OUTCLASSED.
Next week sees PHCC travel to Priors Park to take on Kings Old Boys
Team v Ponteland: Hearn, Crowe, Gardiner, Cawthra, Gurkin, Gilchrist, Tipping, Reader, Dawson, Scurr, Bandeen
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