Ninth nervous breakdown
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defeat for the home side |
Maybe it was the rain. Maybe it was bowling
16 overs for no wickets. Maybe it was the prospect of the ninth
defeat in a row.
Whatever it was, it finally got to Andrew Wardle.
Being captain of the league's least achieving side is no picnic, and
against Dover Castle something snapped.
Facing a 209 run target on a dark and damp evening,
Wardle could take no more.
In an unwritten resignation, he put himself
bottom of the batting order at number eight, sending his now
leaderless troops out before him.
Barrass, Stebbins and Shaw all made double figures,
but Barrass's 34 was the highlight -- no match for the 133 and 60
reached by Dover Castle's undefeated batsmen.
By the time Wardle arrived at the crease the game
was as good as over, and three balls later it was, leaving the
ex-captain stranded on 0 not out and the Old Fallopians beaten again
on 98.
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| The Terminator: Nadim scores another six |
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End of the affair: How many cricketers does it take
to change Dave's tyre?
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