Well, I wrote last night that I thought we might lose this one today and so it transpired, but there was no disgrace in doing so. At the risk of presenting myself as some form of Mystic Meg, I also suggested that removing Horton was key to success and the Aussie/Lancastrian made a fine century to partner former skipper Mark Chilton to a comfortable victory.
The toss was a factor and the early going was slow. It was a shame that Stuart Law was run out as he seemed to have a point to prove and was going well. Stubbo batted solidly yet never suggested fluency and it was left to Wavell Hinds to put his bad form behind him with a fine innings which deserved, but ultimately fell short of a century. Again we must remember that Chris Rogers and Charl Langeveldt will make a big difference to the side and there was no disgrace in losing today.
At the start of the season I suggested that we would not win anything this year but I would settle for the side being competitive. That wasn't negativity, just realism. I would love to see Chris Rogers lead us to a trophy this season and who is to say that we won't? Yet taking teams the distance is a start and perhaps today if the toss had gone the other way, the result may have done so too.
Tomorrow the focus shifts to Derby and a game against Essex and the thinking money would be on an unchanged side. With Essex well beaten by Glamorgan today after we beat the Welsh side last week, the group is wide open and the second place position is up for grabs. Fingers crossed we'll see the boys in fine fettle again and maybe this is the game in which Stuart Law emulates Wavell and shows us his class.
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