Bad day at the office as OWs carpet off-form Cincers

Some match reports are best kept brief.
And this is one of them.
After pulling off a surprise victory a couple of years ago v OWs, we were always due for a revenge defeat.
And so it proved last month (May 19).
On a lightening quick outfield, the powerful OWs batting line-up whalloped us for 199 for 4 off 35 with few of the bowlers - Abid apart - coming up trumps.
In a wily old spell, Abid went for just 13 off 7 (with one wicket).
Zeeshan, a late call-up and making his second appearance for Cincers, also did well with some pacey opening stuff.
But a veil shall be drawn over much of the rest - including one who went for over 10 an over!
We were poor - and bad-tempered - in the field, and got what we deserved.
The reply?
We were rarely up with the rate but a star was born in the batting of debutant George A.
Opening up, George combined a very straight bat with some sumptious shots - none more so than the glorious pull-drive six over mid-on off a ball that was almost a good length.
OWs are a decent bowling attack and one of George's top-of-the-bounce check drives through cover was top drawer.
Sadly, he went for 33 (caught strangled down the leg-side).
Did I mention Dee's 'made my mind up before he bowled' shot?
The pre-emptive swipe turned out to have little to do with the ball and he was gone for a solitary single.
A fine half-century from Tim M (52) and Abid (26) kept OWs in the field though we were always off the pace.
Oh and there were gentle pleas from the watching Cincers, in a voice that sounded remarkably like Majid's - that Abid could have got 'more of a move on'.
Anyhow, we finished well of the pace at 153 for 7 off 35.
Cincers' Man of the Match: Abid for his miserly spell (bowling - not his batting!)

Forget 'Test Match' - it's Tim the '20/20' all-rounder as Cincers best BK in season's first win

Cincers made short work of old enemy BK thanks to a peerless all-round effort from Tim R.
The club chairman belied his 'Test Match' nickname and put BK to the sword in a quick-fire innings which won the game.
That was after he turned in a 4 for 23 spell to bring the oppo's innings to a rapid close.
After winning the toss and sticking themselves in, BK made steady progress till Chris P - in his new first-change slot - shook them up.
His 3 for 20 off 8 (40 over game, this) kept our old rivals right under the cosh.
Add some steady spin from Richard and an unusual bit of tight death bowling from the Skip (that's me), and BK got no further than 170 all out with one ball to spare of their allotted overs.
Enter a new opening combination of Tim and 'Daredevil' Dee who put on a brisk opening partnership that set us on the road to victory.
Where's there's a Cincers' innings, there's a hiccup.
And Dee duly provided that by belting down the track from the non-striker's end for a run that never was and being run out by a country mile.
Still, he had notched a rapid 33.
Tim continued on his merry way.
He knocked the stuffing out of BK by blocking the good balls but ruthlessly despatching the others to the boundary.
In other words, he played each delivery on its merits.
Apparently, it's in the coaching manuals.
As a result, we were always up with or over the rate.
When Test Match, sorry, Tonking Tim went for a fine 65, Simon M took over the reins before Tim M saw us safely over the line with four overs to spare.
There are other highlights but as this is being written weeks after the match (sorry), I can't remember them.
Was there something about a dropped catch off Richard H?
He'll tell us!
* Cincers' Man of the Match: Tim R.