End of Season report

Its been a very ordinary season for me with the bat apart from the fifty that i made in ponteland. I managed only 189 runs at an average of 18.9 per dismissal. I was looking good in quite a few innings but gave away my wicket many a time.

It is a very good season for me with the ball. Though i didnt take too many wickets, i was doing the containing job for the team. I managed 8 wickets in the season averaging 17.75 per wicket and an economy rate of mere 3.15 .Pitches here helped my kind of slow medium pace bowling, which really helped restricting the opposition.

The best match with the bat is undoubtedly the match in which i scored a 50 in ponteland. Raising the bat to the team mates in the dressing room is a wonderful feeling indeed. The best match for me with the ball is in riding mill, where i bowled eight consecutive overs for 23 runs without a wicket. I was in very good rhythm in that game and enjoyed my bowling quite well.

After the last match was over, they took yateen and myself to a small pub in Eglingham and appreciated our efforts throught the season. Sid Mitcheson, senior member of the team, gave me the match ball , used in the last match, as a kind of gift.

I am pretty sure that i will never play this quality of cricket again in my life!

What they said:

"Well Played Son!"
-- captain of KSOB team after i hit the winning runs

"Experienced it!!"
-- Player from Ulgham, who came to umpiring after being bowled by me, when i told him my guard before bowling

"You have got a very good technique and i enjoyed your batting"
-- Mike Gardiner on my batting

"All our guys were struggling before you came on to bat"
--Mike Gardiner, about the match in Backworth, when the ball was swinging too much

"You are the most accomplished batsman in the side, playing all cricketing shots..and we expect a lot of runs from you"
-- Jon Robinson, on my batting style, but couldnt fulfil his needs!!

"You are good in leaving the ball right? do it many times today"
--Jon Robinson, before i went into bat in backworth

"These guys have helped us in improving the standard of our game!"
--Bryan Taylor congratulating yateen and myself on the last day!

"If you bowl against our team, we'll give all our wickets to you"
--Mike Gardiner on yateen's bowling