Most of the games were played with a good team spirit despite the attempts by some of the opposition to upset us by consistently hitting the ball to the boundary.

The mainstay of the side was clearly Stewart Fry who at one stage in the season looked as though he would average 100 plus. Fortunately for the future state of our ears he failed miserably by only scoring 10 in his last outing. During his purple patch, he scored 52 at Byfleet, 106 at West Harrow, 125 at Staines and 146 at Egham for twice out. Other notable scores were Wendell Sebastian’s 73 at Wembly in 46 balls only to be cut short by an unlikely LBW decision from the quick draw artist posing as an official umpire. Also his 65 at Stoke Green when, in his own words, he was going to get 150! Wendell is very much one for the future. Dave Barnes got a useful 67 against Roehampton and if only Dave could sort things out and play more often, he would make a great contribution both on and off the field. Clint Aitkin, Graham Smart, Rus McQuillan and David Knill all score 50 plus in their rare appearances and I thank them gratefully for helping out, mostly at the last moment. Most of the other batting suffered from either too much or too little experience, too often getting out in the twenties having done the difficult part.

The kids were always up for it and gave their best under difficult circumstances collectively they bowled very straight and took wickets when we needed them most. I am not going to separate them with individual performances because they were all brilliant in their own way. Adam Smith, Trevor Langworth, Sam Langworth, Andy Strand, Matthew Adams, James Knill, Jonathon and James Swain and Daniel Simper will, next year, come into their own and our Sunday performances will improve because of them.

As to the rest of the report it remains for not only the GOC but for all the other players to reflect on the efforts of the wrinkly twins, Scud and Curtly, who did most of the bowling and very often the last wicket stands were both amusing and productive. Scud twice took five wickets, a feat not managed by any other bowler. The Evans boys led by the redoubtable Robert appeared far too infrequently to have made a significant contribution however, they were always the keenest participators.

An old and trusted campaigner tells me you should try to include everyone who has played in your report so for those who I have failed to mention here we go: Robert Smith, Neil Smith, Gavin McDonald, Amit Bhamra, Yash Gill, Stephen Wanegesekera, Saftar Butt, Nasar Ahmad, Joshi, Bruce Cotton, Tariq, Terry Crittenden, Mark Fleckney, Mark Wildig, Lennon, Richard and Adrian Chessman, Steve Davies, Mike Wilson, Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all. There Bobby, I got them all in!

My grateful thanks to all those who helped in any way off the field, in particular, Kelly Taylor, John Bird and John Swain. Lastly, to our groundsman, John Watson who gave of his best in what was a very difficult year for wicket making.