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BROCKLEY , SPONSORED BY NICK HAYWARD ROOFING ,ENTERTAINED MILDENHALL FOR ONLY THEIR FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON AND CAPTAIN FISHER USED ALL HIS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO DECIDE TO BAT FIRST AFTER WINNING THE TOSS.
THE MATCH FOLLOWED THE USUAL BROCKLEY SCRIPT AS THE OPENERS PUT ON 63 BEFORE THE AGEING LANKESTER REPLACED HIMSELF WITH ALTOGETHER MORE YOUTHFUL ATTACK.
WHEN J REED (51) WAS DISMISSED THE CUSTOMARY CLATTER OF WICKETS FELL TO THE PACEY MILLS (2 FOR 14) AND THE EFFECTIVE DESBOROUGH (3 FOR 50)
AT 83 FOR 5 IN THE 23RD OVER , ALL THE TALK AMONGST THE BROCKLEY PLAYERS REVOLVED AROUND WHETHER THE TEA WOULD BE READY BEFORE THE LAST FIVE WICKETS FOLDED . BUT BIZARRELY THERE WAS A MIDDLE ORDER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOLD MCCLELLAN (44) AND THE FLAMBOYANT BEETON(32) , NEWLY REPLETE WITH A VERITABLE PLETHORA OF OFFSIDE SHOTS , PUTTING ON 80 TO THE TOTAL CONSTERNATION OF ALL SPECTATORS.
NORMAL SERVICE WAS RESUMED AS 4 WICKETS FELL FOR 10 RUNS AND BROCKLEY CLOSED ON AN IMPROBABLE 182 FOR 9.
IN REPLY THE VETERAN SYKES WAS ASKED TO BOWL INTO A STIFF BREEZE WHICH GAVE HIS WHOLE RUN UP A CHARIOTS OF FIRE FEEL TO IT AND HIS DELIVERIES WERE TIMED USING A CALENDAR.
DESPITE TAKING A WICKET IN THE FIRST OVER BROCKLEY WERE COMPLETELY SCUPPERED BY THE COMBINATION OF A GREAT YOUNG BATTING PERFORMANCE BY MILDENHALL SUPERBLY LED BY A. REYNOLDS (73 N.O.) AND A PERFECT BATTING STRIP .
BROCKLEY TOOK SOME CONSOLATION FROM THE FACT THAT THE YOUNG TRIO OF BOWLERS : PILO-BEECH,JONES AND KIMBER , ALL SHOWED DTERMINATION IN THE FACE OF THE CHALLENGE BUT IN THE END MILDENHALL WERE COMFORTABLY THE BETTER SIDE
SPECIAL MENTION SHOULD ALSO GO TO UMPIRES HARTINGTON AND WITHERLEY WHO OFFICIATED WITH SKILL AND ENSURED A GOOD HUMOURED DAY.
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