OUR BRAVE CHASE FELT LIKE A WIN!
What a game to be involved in at Trent Bridge this week. The 870 runs scored between us and Nottinghamshire is the highest total aggregate of runs in a 50-over match in England and though we were narrowly defeated, it was great to be a part of.
Many people think 50-over cricket is on the decline, but Monday was one of the most extraordinary matches I have ever played in. It was a fantastic advert for the One-Day Cup and people are still talking about it despite other thrillers having taken place since!
It was perfect entertainment for any spectator – lots of runs, boundaries and plenty of drama throughout the day with Notts hitting it all over the place from ball one. The pitch looked good at a first glance and the pitches are generally good at Trent Bridge, but we never thought it would accumulate 870 runs in total.
Though the pitch looked good, their opening pair of Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels had to make good use of it and they formed an outstanding partnership.
Both played an incredible innings and I’m sure if I wasn’t in the field, I would have enjoyed watching it a lot more!
They got off to a flyer, so we were anxious to stem the flow as the overs ticked by.We are a confident team, though, and do like a run chase, but we were feeling a little bit edgy about just how much of a challenge our innings might turn out to be.
Having watched them pile up 445, the main thoughts in the dressing room during the innings break was on Richard Levi. He came down badly out in the field and was suffering with his shoulder. But we’ve got some seriously good batsmen in our side and we were up for the
Rory’s century was hugely enjoyable to watch and made that total achievable but it wasn’t all down to him – everyone batted exceptionally well
challenge, and wanted to become record breakers ourselves.
When it was our turn to bat, Adam Rossington gave us the best start; opening the batting knowing you have this enormous mountain to climb can be a bit daunting, but Rosso went out and attacked each and every ball.
When we got within 100 runs, we knew we had a massive chance of claiming victory. The atmosphere was electric and we were up for the fight.
Rory Kleinveldt’s century was hugely enjoyable to watch and made that total achievable, but it wasn’t all down to him that we got so close – everyone batted exceptionally well.
Whilst we didn’t get the points, it felt as if we, sort of, won.We came away with so much pride. It’s a match we will never forget.