Woohoo! Its the cricket season again, and the Angels are BACK!
We've had 3 games so far, and apart from the game against the might of Stocksfield Firsts which is too painful to mention - we aint done too bad!
Our first game was against Stocksfield 2nds at their place. Their team was made up of a sprinkling of 2nds and a big handful of 1sts, and we did really well to hold our own - Sally managed to give them a right old scare with her whopping 3 fours in a row! Go on Sal! It was lush seeing them all panicking for a while, but then sadly Sally got out to a ball that looked like it was going to sail over her head, then dropped like a stone onto the stumps. Bummer.
Never mind, the bowling was great. Sandra, Chloe, Jen have all improved MASSIVELY since last year. And young Georgia - well - she's our secret weapon. She can run, she can bend, she can hoy, and she can BOWL! Pretty certain the county will take notice soon - ANOTHER one of the Angels to represent Northumberland? 'twould be nice to think so.
Captain Fantastic, Sandra, has been doing a great job - making sure we're all in the right place in the field - and WHAT a catch by the brilliantly positioned and cool as a cucumber, Fiona last night against Wylam! Fabulous....but maybe not as good as the stop on the boundary by Debbie....:-)
This was our first home game of the season. Wylam are a pretty good outfit, but y'know what, I reckon our bowling attack was better than theirs. We're not giving away as many wides, we're not bowling as many on the legs, and we're forcing them to play defensively. We can only get even better as the season goes on!
What else can I remember about last night's game?....Oh yeh - I got out LBW! I hung around for10 minutes after the umpire had signalled 'oot' though, cause I didn't realise I'd been given out!
'You're out Lisa,' said Sally, gently.
'I'm what?'
'Yer out.'
'Out?'
'Yes, out.'
'Really?'
'Yes, really.'
'Oh.'
How embarrassing!
Never mind - Kazza Collingwood Chomse came in number three, and formed a fabulous partnership with Sally - whacking the ball around the pitch. Get in there Angels!
We gave Wylam a really good game, and Sally is starting to find some form and confidence with the bat now. A great score in the 30's and not out in this game - brilliant. Lets have a few more innings' like that this season!
Oh - and the tea - or 'feast' as the kids like to call it, was world class. Home made bite size banoffi squares, pizza, sarnies, cake and Aldi cherry bakewells....scrumptious. I love our home games.
So all in all, a good start, and lots and lots of positives to take away from the first few games. Bring on Wylam 2nds!
