Evening League vs Stillington

Pilmoor Evening League - Round 2
Helperby vs Stillington

After tactically losing the toss, we were asked to field first on a bright but chilly afternoon. Dan Marsden and Jo Corner opened the bowling and together bowled a tidy spell, with Dan taking 3 crucial wickets, thanks to a great catch taken by Tom Downing. George and Olli Swiers bowled well with multiple dot balls in the final overs, as George took 1 wicket, then Matt Cav and Ryan Achilles bowled at the end to restrict the opposition to a modest 118 from their 20 overs.

Ryan opened up with Alex Clayton and the two had a reasonable opening partnership, before Alex was bowled by a decent outswinger from the young opposition bowler. This brought veteran John Tuley to the crease, and instantly took control of the situation with Ryan, as they hit boundaries and ran quick singles. Unfortunately John was dismissed by a slower ball (even after being warned by Ryan that the bowler has a good slower ball!!!), This brought Jolly out to the middle, and did a fine job at working the ball around and keeping the scoreboard ticking.
After hitting the first change bowler for 23 off his first over, Ryan had to retire on 51. First gamer Dan Spink knocked the ball around, but Jolly was dismissed followed by Dan, but Matt Cav and Jo Corner steered the team to victory with about 2 overs to spare.

Next game is on a Tuesday due to the Champions League match being held on Wednesday.