LA MANGA V SPORTING ALFAS II (LEAGUE)

The younger Hunt did not fare much better when he popped one over K. Perman in Silly Mid On only for the bowler Abdul to take the catch behind Perman’s back and lead to some muted celebrations on the Alfas side, half the team thinking it was a bump ball such was the lack of effort from all involved in the catch!

James came and stayed, playing a sensible innings while others around him fell. Next to go was G. Clark who was clean bowled by a K. Perman delivery that just clipped the tops of the bails.

With only 3 wickets remaining, Dell came on at last and wasted no time in mopping up said tail. Brimble had his leg stump removed as he played all around the ball, Stevenson also saw the ball remove the bails before last man Williams could only pop one up to Bash Ali in Silly Mid on to end the La Manga innings on 60.

With time still to go before Tea, Alfas took the field straight away with new opening pair McKinstry (well not so new) alongside J. Perman. McKinstry got off the mark 2nd ball before Perman went one better, getting off the mark 1st ball and finding a good boundary for his effort.

In the 3rd over, Williams struck, tempting McKinstry into a shot and seeing the catch be taken by Harbour in slips, McKinstry departing for 2, Alfas 11/1.

Abdul came in and played a few shots, he and Perman moving the score to 35 before he was caught trying one shot too much and Skipper Hunt holding on, Abdul gone for 8.

However, K. Perman was not in the mood to hang around, on his 3rd ball he hit a giant six straight back over the bowler’s head, which for good measure, also went right over the fielding net and ended lost. At the other end, J. Perman was playing a sterling opener’s innings, blocking the danger balls and hitting all the wider ones for 4, and between them, the brothers finished the innings in the 10th over, fittingly J. Perman hitting the winning runs with one last 4.

An understandable dejected La Manga treated Alfas to a healthy tea by keeping the sugar away! While it may not be fun now, there is plenty to see for the future of La Manga with all the willing and able youngsters there and sooner rather than later, they will show the benefit of punching above their weight now.

24 points for Alfas, 2 points for La Manga