Pretty much a first team out there today - in preparation for the first Blast game on Saturday:-
Yates
Davies (Captain & Keeper!)
Mousley
Benjamin
Bethell
Burgess
Woakes
Barnard
Ali
Lintott
Miles
'The only good banker, is the Lickey Banker!'
And we did pretty well, batting first (Gloucs won the toss and put us in) - 201 for 8 in our 20.
Bethell, probably the star of the innings - 47 in 29 balls (4x6's), but good knocks from Yates (37 off 25), Davies (43 off 24) and Mousley (34 off 17). Only Benjamin (a duck again - the third this season for the 2nds) and Burgess (2) failed to score, amongst the batsmen.
'The only good banker, is the Lickey Banker!'
Benjamin's form is a worry, but seconds form doesn't always translate to firsts
We won by 72 runs - Gloucs were 129 for 8. No surprise, given how many likely First teamers we had playing - and Gloucs were a 'proper' 2nds lineup.
Bowlers did well. Miles probably best, with 2 for 13 off 3 overs. CW, 1 for 28, Ali, 2 for 43 and Jake L, 2 for 25 (2 stumpings by Davies!); all off their allotted 4 overs. Mousley was first change with his off spin (3 overs for 14 runs) and Barnard, 2 overs for 6 runs. Oh and Davies did a very smart run out, taking a good throw from Burgess (at mid on, I think!)
'The only good banker, is the Lickey Banker!'