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A great evening was had by all in the inaugural ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Staff cricket match.

Abingdon batted first, scoring quickly and achieving an impressive 169 in their 20 overs. Mr Jackson picked up the first ever ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ staff wicket – he will go down in the history books! A few drop catches (no names mentioned …) in the field didn’t dampen the atmosphere and it was great to see everyone have a bowl.

Chasing a high score, The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ got off to a bad start… a debatable LBW decision from Mr Chitty saw Mr Roberts removed in the first over, followed a ball later by Mr Najmi…! Mr Thomas settled nerves with a steady innings, scoring his 30 and retiring. A quick fire 33 from Mr Chitty, 30 from Mr Harding and 28 from Mr Jackson saw The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ come agonisingly close, falling just 8 runs short.

Many more future matches to come – next up Wallingford HC on Wednesday 3rd July!