Result: Won by 6 wickets

The hottest day of the year to date saw both Charlatans and old rivals Acme crawling through M40 traffic jams to Garsington, with the match reduced to 35 overs as a result.

Acme went in to bat, eight players having made it to the ground (the rest arriving ten overs later). All the Charlatans bowlers kept the pressure on as the rest of the team sweated in the field, and Acme’s 158 looked gettable. A glorious tea matched the weather. Afterwards, Simon’s careless glove to the keeper and Ronnie and Hemal’s lbws bracketed two fine, match-winning innings from Pete D. and Paul as the visitors cruised to a comfortable win.


Champagne moment: a remarkable ‘Morris Dancing’ catch at short third man by Maurice

Flat beer moment: Ronnie and Hemal both lbw to donkey-drop balls from Earle

Man of the match: Paul

Bowling: Stubbins 7-0-25-0, Pindoriya 7-0-30-2, Thomas 7-1-29-2, Hill 7-1-29-2, Hemal 4-0-13-0, Cassidy 3-0-19-2; catches: Paul, Maurice, Pete D.

Batting: Hall c. Johnson b. Williamson 2; Daw. c. Lynch b. Earle 58; Ricketts n.o. 84; Ball lbw Earle 12; Hemal lbw Earle 0; Pindoriya n.o. 0; extras .... dnb: Thomas, Cassidy, Keith, Stubbins, Hill

Ball is out LBW