PROBABLY THE MOST PERFECT DAY AT STONOR we have had in terms of cloudless skies, sun, and complete absence of planes thanks to the Icelandic volcano.What a pain these people have been with their boring sagas, cod wars, toxic debt and now toxic ash. Martin was late so I tossed up with Euan, their captain in a 35 overs game. I lost and they elected to bat, a wise decision as it turned out. Although they started very slowly [20 after 8 overs] they soon accelerated despite two wickets from Olly Bett [both bowled] and one catch off Dennis [by Olly at point to dismiss their excellent and fearless lady opener]. But we missed 4 catches, the most important of which was a rare Morris drop at mid-on which would have seen the departure of a league cricketer who then cut loose. Peter Linthwaite dropped a couple but one was […]