Captain Fantastic Lynchy 1-21 off 9 the Crocs. BJ did this with his bat John with his mouth, as Zamis raced to 48-0 of 9 over (40 of those runs where BJ, 4 were leg byes and 4 runs were John’s). But with the start of the 10 over a mini collapse occurred with BJ caught by a very good catch by Manix at mid-wicket, John was caught by his opposing mouth at cover, Rohan lost his leg stump and Tim proclaiming his ‘heart is trying to jump out of his chest’ loss his middle stump to make it 3 golden quakers in a row while in the presents of Captain Nobby. Finally resistance came as Mark ‘Seaford Master’ Kruyft and Huib built a good solid partnership to help Zami limp towards 100-5. However after the lost of his rock partner Huib for 18, Mark was unable to get to that ever elusive 50 and was dismissed for 48 leaving the Zamies in a very precarious position of 110-7. ENTER: Captain Fantastic and his brilliant Side-kick Louis. Having blown a gasket over the Crocs declaration tactic at tea, one A. Lynch (Nobby, Captain Fantastic) entered the VRA ArenA with Zami at 112-7, full of rage at the ‘timed declaration’ Nobby proceed to physical assault the poor little red ball to all corners of the of ground to illustrate his frustration. Showcasing some of the finest, cleanest hitting ever seen in Zami cricket Captain Fantastic proceed to clobber the Crocs bowlers with no remorse and added to J Reardon day of woe after JR offer ‘5 beers for every six’ (A Lynch: 8 6’s at 5 beer a 6, 8x6=48, ‘expensive’). Not to be out done by his captain Louis started to chime in with his on version of clean hitting finding the boundary on several occasions. This brilliant display batting had Zami now in the position of being 210-7 with 4 overs to go requiring a 31 from 24 balls for an ever unlikely win. ‘Unlikely’ – Never in Doubt with Captain Fantastic and Louis Side-Kick at the crease; the two continued to send the ball to Schiphol, Amsterdam Centrale, Amstelveen using just 17 of the 24 balls to reach the Crocodiles’ 240 for an emphatic victory. They finished with Nobby: 82*, Louis: 35* both with ‘red ink’ (not out) for a partnership of 132 for the eight wicket. The post-match entertainment was just inspiring, as the VRA Chiefs continued their good form after the tea performance to put on a fantastic seafood gala with just the right amounts of Amber fluid and music. A big thank you again to Mark for supplying the food and the VRA staff for making the night run very smoothly. All in all a truly brilliant day for Zami Cricket! Man of the Match: Anthony Lynch (82*, 1-21 of 9)§
By Evan Lucas
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