This tour now has now had more frantic and exciting matches than the 2005 Ashes - official.
Another beautiful setting facing Table Mountain - but thankfully much warmer.
Wetpups were put in to bat and apart from an early wicket from Max, their batsmen looked very capable and built up a remorselessly increasing run rate. Eventually spinners, Rory and Felix, took a couple of wickets each, but the final total of 223 for 6 off the allotted 35 overs looked pretty handy; though the boundaries were very short.
Oscar hit a confident 20, until given out by a disgraceful lbw decision (only joking - sorry Mr Lewis), but wickets were falling and the run rate was looking challenging. Then Max detonated a one-man nuclear explosion with 56 runs off a handful of balls, including 5 enormous sixes. This gave the team the belief that a surprise might be possible. Simon then played the innings of his life.
The score reached 180 for nine, and Simon was joined by last man Angus, who also had to play the innings of his tour. Still about 40 to win and last pair at the wicket. Angus showed immense calm and control, as he defended at one end, while Simon attacked with great style at the other with nine sixes, some out of the ground. As the winning run was made, the other boys swept onto the pitch in wild delight. A quite unexpected and glorious win.
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