TICKHILL 189
Wootton 4-24
de Vos 3-28

WATH 151
Wootton 39
Barlow 33

Well we all made it. 10am start, and no Dave Mace wheel spinning into the car park like two years ago. Little Barney even came for a Breakfast Wrap.

The Wath Skipper won the toss and after panicking for a few seconds decided to field first - much to the distress of his team mates who were still emotionally scarred from the 1 run loss to the same opposition in the T20 Final by today's opponents. Sensible captaincy. The decision looked very shrewd though as Bradshaw sliced de Vos to Salad at gully for a duck. It was clear that Harvey was in bed before 11 the night before, as not only did he hold onto the catch he did not spew up. Spare a thought for Bradshaw though, who's day was over at 10:02am. He's a nice chap though. In over number 3 Damo struck again as Jepps feathered a thin edge through to Gearhead - it was a big wicket for Damo who has spent all week boozing in Lisbon but had flown out of the traps this morning by nipping out both openers. 3-2 should have become 3-3 after Johnson nicked Jack BETWEEN SLIP AND KEEPER AGAIN. Young Pickles has had no luck this season, and he really needed an early wicket to get his pecker up.

Johnson survived though and began to look dangerous, seizing on width on the fastest outfield in the history of S63. Fiddler farted about a bit at the other end before Salad replaced Jack and snicked him off, another catch for G. Head. The same combination removed Johnson for 40 odd as again Salad found the edge - he definitely had a good night's sleep. Shifty's spell was uneventful from the other end, but he was fairly tight so I'll let him off. We made a double change around drinks with spin from both ends - Dipper taking the wicket of Kilvington, with a tremendous leg side stumping from the clean shaven Hussain. Blunkett travelled a bit as Lowe muscled him for a few sixes and Doyle followed his captain's lead before chipping one back to the out of sorts leg spinner. Damo's fine first spell was rewarded with a second, and this proved a smart decision as he claimed the big scalp of Lowe - for a better than run a ball 40 odd, a fine catch by Sports Direct at deep square leg. Direct continued to twirl away from the Lake End and was unlucky not to take any more wickets, before Salad came back onto remove Jamal (a good catch by Damo) and Rowland (some stump bowling cocker). Don't know how Harvey has done it this season, but he's improved immensley with the ball and no has 26 wickets at 11. Fair play and innings closed.

We had to attack the Tickhill seamers as it would be difficult to score against spin late on. Barlow and de Vos began on the front foot, taking 16 off the King Of Speed's first over. The score rattled to 52 off 6 overs before disaster struck. Rowland replaced Jamal and immediately claimed the wicket of Blunkett, who slapped him to extra cover. Barnett replaced Jepps from the Wath end and removed Damo in his second over, the rotund off spinner (hi Tom) teasing de Vos into losing his head and trying to slog him into Hoggies. Gearhead came and went (like Plater's do) and it was left to Salad and Little Barney to rebuild. And rebuild they did, sharing in a 50 run partnerhsip at a decent lick, with Harv showing aggression and Barney smothering and kicking spin. But, seeing as wickets definitely don't fall in clusters, when Salad chipped Barnett to cover we folded faster than Superman on laundry day. Plater came and went (as Gearhead's do), Cooper was bowled slogging and Toad scooped the same bowler to mid wicket. When the King of Speed returned to clean bowl the last three men, it was game shot. Get the football on.

MAN OF THE DAY: Good old SALAD, batted and bowled well.

TOAD OF THE DAY: Good old SALAD, batted and bowled well but initiated the collapse. Sorry old chap.

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Selected quotes could be difficult as it went hazy after 8pm.

"Wickets definitely don't fall in clusters"

"Football's coming home.....but my husband didn't"

"How can I be drunk, it's still light"

"Jagerbombs 3 for a fiver? I'll have 12 then"

"Cut out the middle man, forget the Chouse and go straight to the Lion"

"We went home through the woods...... there aren't any woods....well there were trees"

"When we walked through the skate park there was definitely something going on"

"Fallon asked for a bottle of red, Jonny wanted a cup of tea"

"Do they still do Breakfast Wraps?"

"I'll give you 50 quid to clean my gutter. Kids these days don't want to earn money"

"Look at Blunky stood with the Tickhill lads having a cheese off"

"I used to work with him and he still gave me run out"

"How is it my round? I bought 5 pints 45 minutes ago"