Askham Bryan Cricket Club

Tea Takes Centre Stage at North Cave
North Cave 39 for 3 beat Askham Bryan 38 all out

By Pete Wood

The Askham players were welcomed by a strong, cold wind at North Cave. Not to be deterred the team took to the field early for a new fielding drill introduced by Rob. The focus of the drill was to improve our ‘walking in’ when fielding. With THE Grewer feeding Rob showed us how to complete the drill, as Rob returned the ball to Mark it hit him straight on the forehead. Was this a sign of things to come?..Yes

Askham fired up by a very detailed and enlightening team talk strode out to bat. Copeland fell in the first over with a ball popping off the wicket, The Power was the next to fall, quickly followed by THE Grewer. People would have thought THE Grewer would have known the dangers of a leg stump full toss as this is his stock delivery, but he did not spot the danger and clipped it to the only fielder on the leg side. Three down within five overs. Wood moved positively towards the crease and started to strike the ball well after been given an early life. Wickets tumbled at the other end. As Rob entered he was instructed to bat, bat, bat by Woody who fell three balls later. A few more disappointing shots followed as Askham dragged themselves to 38.

In the field
North Cave had decided to swap their batting order around a little bit giving the youth of the team a chance to knock off the modest total. The kids were unaware of ‘Woody Time’ as many before them they were marked up ‘on the bedpost’. Sideshow took the new (none league approved) ball from the other end and it became evident he had been out the night before. The Copeland comments “you can always tell if he (Sideshow) has been out the night before by his first few balls…it is the long hop outside leg stump that gives it away.” Side’ers was promptly replaced by Zee who bowled well and pick up a wicket before the final runs were accounted for within 13 overs.

Tea
The new players in the team had heard the rumours of the tea at North Cave, they were not to be disappointed. The fine selection of sandwiches was underpinned by foods from around the world, including Chinese and Indian treats with dipping sauce.

A hot broccoli and cauliflower cheese bake was presented, the team working their way towards their five-a-day as the chef had smuggled in a few tomatoes and potatoes into the delicious cream sauce. For those of you concerned, the cheese sauce would break all the culinary rules if it mixed with the prawn toast, but do not fret, the bake was served in a separate bowl. A tough decision for dessert – fruit tart with crème fraiche or a selection from the cheese board, most opted for both. As the match was over this could all be washed down with a cool Stella. After complementing North Cave’s tea lady The Copeland stated “I have eaten far too much but it was real good”. The same cannot be said about the Askham performance.

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