Last over victory for Norton
This must have been the first sunny Saturday in South Northants for a very long time. Greens Norton chose to use it to pull off one of the most dramatic wins of their season. Opponents, Evenley 'A', began the final over of the match with two wickets in hand and needing just 9 runs for victory. Occasional bowler and full-time batsman, André Bodily, pulled off the remarkable feat of taking both of those two wickets with the first two balls of the final over! Oh, by the way, he also top scored with the bat and, along with skipper Adam Holton, put on the stand that would eventually break Evenley. Well done Bod! Read the report here.
After the match we held the end-of-season barbecue at the skipper's house (his family having been despatched elsewhere for the evening). Pictures are here. For those of you interested in statistics, this year's playing awards are hotting up nicely. For most of the season it's looked as though the batting award in particular was destined to be a three-horse race. On Saturday, however, Bod might just have come up on the rails. Watch this space for news of all the results.
We now have the eagerly-awaited results of the club awards. Follow this link to see who won.