League Cup (20 over): WFCC vs Henleaze Old Boys CC, Match Report & Scorecard

Henleaze Old Boys CC (130/5) beat Western Flyers (127/6) by 5 wickets.

Match Report -

Conventional wisdom dictates that batting first in evening games at the prestigious BAWA ground is a no-brainer.  The light fades, the pub calls, and on this particular occasion the famous Henleaze dinner awaits.  With that in mind and Shehan answering all his critics by turning up on time and winning the toss, the Flyers thought that the scene was set for a victory against a historically solid Henleaze side despite being a man down due to late drop outs.

League Cup (20 over): WFCC vs Bushwackers, Match Report & Scorecard

Bushwackers (145/6) beat Western Flyers (122/4) by 23 runs.

Match Report -

Western Flyers suffered an agonising defeat at the hands of Bushwackers in their opening match of the Bristol Construction Industries league. Flyers lost the toss and were asked to bowl as Yameen called incorrectly, forced to stand in for Shehan who was once again running late. Not the most punctual start to the season for our new captain, rumours circulating in the dressing room are that should he make it a third late show in a row then his tenure will only be saved from mutiny if he were to buy a round of drinks for the entire team.

BAWA Cup (20 over): WFCC vs Dirty Dozen, Match Report & Scorecard

Western Flyers (149/7) beat Dirty Dozen (112/7) by 37 runs.

Match Report -

Flyers played their first match of the BAWA cup against a team called ‘Dirty Dozen’ who consisted of Flyers legend Oliver McCambridge. With captain Shehan running slightly late, VC Owen won the toss and opted to bat first.

Opener Shehan finally turned up and in the absence of Tim, Yameen opened up with him. The pair, more so Shehan had got off to a bright breezy start before Yameen was caught out hooking in the deep. Mahdi joined Shehan and the pair ran very well between the wickets thus ticking the score along and were looking to build a solid partnership. Shehan’s knock came to an end after hitting one back to the opening bowler for a well-made 27.