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Both teams then got together and decided to play a 2nd innings. This was mainly due to the fact that no one wanted to go home to their wives and kids, knowing that an arvo with the boys was a far better option. For those concerned, I do love my wife and kids, but just not on a Saturday. It was written into my wedding vowels #clever.
A wicket 2nd ball to Deano, had the Reds up and about. A good partnership then formed, before a bowling change brought Manas ‘Labuschagne Warne’ Dhargalker on to bowl. Gunny ‘Chin Strap’ Jnr smashed one to the keeper, and in a blatant attempt at cheating, he didn’t walk. I heard the noise Diggers. There was then some cricket played, until Birdcage gets another website mention, for skying a catch to me. That’s twice I caught you champ.
More cricket got played, and there was more runs and more wickets. It got down to 16 needed off 2 overs. Everyone was as nervous as a virgin on his honeymoon, as it was going down to the wire. Both teams could still win outright. With 10 needed off the last over, then 2 off 2, Dan struck again, to leave 2 needed off 1 ball. A lucky French cut from Rahul through mid on for 4 got the Blues home outright, and they celebrated in an un-COVID like manner.”
Picking the fieldsman
Dylan Bish (C2 Blue) scored a match winning 83 in Round 4 to steer the boys to an exciting win – effectively 9 wickets down. DB had a bit of luck though, as is the case with most big innings, in being dropped 3 times by the same fieldsman off the same bowler – a Masterclass in picking the right fieldsman.
There was also a Karma with this one. The fieldsman was also the most vocal about an LBW appeal being turned down from his great position at square leg. Adding to the Karma was the square leg umpire at the time who made the decision and must have taken a lot of pleasure from his fumbling opponent.
Coin Toss – the un-broken run comes to an end
In Round 6, Stu Fiedler won his 21st consecutive toss. Using some elementary maths the probability of this happening is close enough to 1,500,000 to:1 to have a 38% chance of seeing 21 heads in a row. For those who want to check the formula is to calculate fib21 (1,000,002) and then divide it by 21,000,000.
Come Round 7 in the Sheep Station Trophy game and Stu came out to toss the coin against the experienced ‘Buzz’ Burrows. Buzz all his experience and thought after 22 straight wins that run had to come to an end and let Stu test his luck on calling 22 consecutive Heads.
This coin toss also marked a moment of history with Stu (left & C2 Red) losing his first toss in 22 attempts against the experienced Buzz Burrows (C2 Blue), @ Campbell Park 16/2/2021
If Stu had won he would have cracked odds of 2,750,000 to 1. Without doubt this is a Club record and most probably the highest number of straight wins in the world history of cricket coin tossing.
Let’s hope for Stu that the Laws of probability don’t even too soon.
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