Perrott Hill Plodders triumph

Our ‘parents and friends’ cricket team, the Perrott Hill Plodders 114-9 (20 overs) beat The King’s Cavaliers 98-6 (20 Overs) by 16 runs.

On Tuesday, the Plodders headed to King’s Bruton, to take on the King’s Cavaliers searching for their first win of the season. After winning the toss and electing to bat, OPH’s Dan Wyatt and Charlie Binns got things off to an unusually successful start. After a flurry of boundaries the first wicket fell in the sixth over, with the score on 42. The middle order then experienced a wobble that would put the finest Panna Cotta to shame, James Salaman finally coming to the rescue with some mighty blows. Late and steady runs meant we finished with a respectable 114, from our allotted twenty overs.

In reply the Cavaliers started strongly but never got ahead of the run rate. Richard Wakely and Simon Sheldon bowled tightly, restricting their batters despite seven dropped catches by the Plodders. It was lovely to see Jamie Streatfeild practising for sports day with some energetic boundary fielding and Jules Campbell took a fine catch in the covers. A very good and hard-fought win to get the Plodders off the mark in 2025.

New players are most welcome (some might argue they are quite frankly needed) – please contact Alex at alexander@ahrichards.co.uk