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BROCKLEY , SPONSORED BY NICK HAYWARD ROOFING , TRAVELLED TO LAKENHEATH WITH GREAT HOPE THAT THEY COULD SHOW A BIT MORE WIT AND RESOLVE THAN THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
WITH LAKENHEATH AT 13 FOR 3 IT SEEMED THAT THE IMPOSSIBLE MAY HAPPEN AND THEY COULD COMPLETELY TURN AROUND A HOPELESS AND LACKLUSTRE START TO THE SEASON. AND SURE ENOUGH THEY DID AS LAKENHEATH PILED ON 130 FOR THE NEXT WICKET BROCKLEY WERE LACKLUSTRE AND HOPELESS – THE PERFECT REVERSE.
96 RUNS FROM THE LAST 12 OVERS SAW LAKENHEATH POST 198 AND LUCKILY FOR ALL THE BOWLERS APART FROM P[OSSIBLY HILL (2 FOR 16) THEY WERE SUFFICIENTLY TAME TO AVOID A MENTION.
IN REPLY BROCKLEY STARTED STEADILY. VERY STEADILY.
JOE REED GUARDED HIS WICKET IN A FASHION THAT OTHERS COULD DO WITH COPYING THOUGH WAS NOT HIS FLUENT BEST SCORING AT ABOUT A RUN AN OVER. IF THAT WASNT BAD ENOGH HIS END CAME WHEN HE DIVED TO MAKE HIS GROUND FOR A FRENTIC 3 AND ONLY GOT HIS BAT AND HALF HIS BODY OVER THE LINE AND THEREFORE WAS SENT PACKING .
WESLEY LORD LIT UP THE LOWER ORDER ALONG WITH BEETON WHO AGAIN LOOKED PROMISING BEFORE I REED DID FOR HIM WITH ALL THE COOLNESS OF A RUSSIAN DOUBLE AGENT.
WITH THE BATTING POINT SECURED BROCKLEY FOLDED AT 126 ALL OUT IN A MATCH WHERE IT WAS HARD TO DETERMINE WHICH WAS WEAKEST ; THE BATING,BOWLING OR FIELDING
WESLEY LORD WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED MAN OF THE MATCH BUT WAS HEARD UTTERING THAT IT WAS AKIN TO BEING CROWNED THE TALLEST DWARF IN BRITAIN.
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