Crush them Ally Pally gals!

What a great day! Sunday we played against our rivals, Alexandra Palace. This was a team that smashed us last year - just creamed us in cricket. But we were back, stronger batters, stronger bowlers and NOT intimidated by their crap.

The team, when you aren't playing them, are totally lovely people. There are some serious characters on the team, a few that we are 'iffy' about...but they are nice overall. Just like most of the teams in our league. But on the field, they can be nasty. One woman, who had played for us in the past, heckled a past friend of hers. Come on! And it was a gross heckle too - something about your unborn child and the like. The woman who was heckled got hers back though - she got the heckler out, who went on to have a temper tantrum, throwing the bat on the ground and kicking it. HA!

Their stronger batters were just not on. One woman who had previously scored in the 40s, got a 1...another who had scored in the 30s, got a 3. We held them to 58 runs...all out...in less than 20 overs (in a 25 over game). For those of you who are clueless about cricket, let's just say that this was VERY good (they didn't score much, they all got out in some way or another and they were all out before the end of their batting 'time' so couldn't continue). So we only had to score 59 in 25 overs. Very doable.

Now I am the first batter on my team. That means I have to stay in against the harder bowlers (usually) and not get out...let them get tired...let the less good bowlers come in. And I did. I stayed in for 12 overs, which was enough to get rid of their spin/swing bowler. Sweet. Didn't get a ton of runs, but got us to our best batters who took the score in hand...and we won, 59 for 3, after only 17 overs. It was good. Very, very good.

And so we all hung out afterwards, had a few drinks, ate some barbeque and just enjoyed the summer sun while watching the boys play. What a good day!