Brigands v Old Seagullians, 14 July 2024

Alcaraz beet Djokovic in the tennis at Wimbledon, Spain ended England's hopes and dreams in the European Football Championships, and Donald Trump was shot at during a political rally in the USA. But not much happened of note at Broadhalfpenny Down.

Brigands batted first and, despite a small boundary, couldn't hit it off the square. Brigands are averaging over 5 runs per over this season, and often accelerate at the 20-over mark.

Against a strong Gulls attack Brigands crawled to 60 off 20 overs and then after drinks the runs dried up. It left the Captain, Ewan Lovett-Turner, the awkward task of declaring with a below-par score of 140-7 with wickets in hand.

The Old Boys of St Andrews University made light work of the chase, swinging the bat and hitting the first two balls of the innings for a six and a four.

The only highlights were superb fast bowling from Lee Gray and a direct hit run out from Steve Blackburn who watched the batter ground his bat then let go of the handle as the bails were dislodged.

Brigands 140-7 declared lost to Old Seagullians 141-3 by 7 wickets.

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