Sun 05 September, 2021
BB V Hampshire Hogs
Venue: Warnford
BB: 237 all out (45.1 overs)
Hamshire Hogs: 147 all out (37.4 overs)
Result – BB win by 90 runs
The victorious BB
The final BB fixture of the 2021 season took us to a picturesque Warnford to face Hampshire Hogs.
With what looked to be a well BB balanced side Brother Boucher elected to bat first and bat big. Despite 2 early wickets, BB set about building a platform with Brother Simpson (20) and Brother Pask (45) looking imperious. Both set batsmen fell in quick succession sparking somewhat of a mini collapse as BB found themselves 97 for 8 before lunch. Brother Norwood Hill and Brother Regan batting at 8 and 10 respectively had work to do to stave off the flow of wickets and build some sort of defendable total. Both batsman set about their work, resolute in defence whilst carving bad balls to the long, long boundaries of Warnford a la Shami and Bumrah at Lords - but with more Jazz. The Hogs began to squeal. In no time BB had 160 on the board before Brother Norwood Hill fell for a dashing 27. What happened next will go down in BB folklore as Brother Regan, determined to drag BB to a score of 220+ and stubborn in his vision of how he was going to get us there, smeared boundaries and turned down singles in equal measure. Brother Calvocoressi, batting 11, dutifully obliged and without a grumble played the supporting role. By the time he was done, Brother Regan had 105, BB reaching 237 with 78 runs for the last wicket…The Hoggs were cooked.
Brother Regan tons up
In reply, the Hogs were 48 for no loss at tea, despite a beautiful spell of swing and seam from Brother Richardson, consistently beating the bat. Eventually Brother Richardson got his reward - taking advice from the Umpire and straightening up his line - Richardson ripped through the top four, clean bowling all of them.
With Calvocoressi (2 for 46 of 10) steaming down the hill as shadows grew longer, The Hogs innings began to shorten with the batting team crumbling to 95 for 6. Eventually Brother Richardson dealt the final blow, the Hogs being bowled out for 147 and Richardson claiming 5 wickets.
A classic BB victory.
Thank you to everyone involved - roll on next season!
Brother Boucher
