Once again the tea at Sapcote was awful and the worst that we have had in the league, an official complaint will be made about this one as for £25 you expect a decent spread.

With mixed weather in the first half of the game the wicket was not getting any time to dry out so the Sapcote batsman faced the same problems that Huncote had encountered earlier. Knibbs managed to grab an early wicket but a second was slow coming before Tim Kirby had the other opened caught at first slip by Brian Driver. The Sapcote number 4 entered the game and proceeded to hit some big sixes slowly taking the game away from Huncote. Sapcote were cruising to victory until Carl Sommer grabbed 2 wickets in an over to add spice to the game. Tim Kirby was bought back to try and keep things tight and grab a couple of wickets he managed one and was difficult to get away. Things were getting tense with Sapcote needing about 15 runs and Huncote 2 wickets there was going to be a result either way when controversy hit. Kirby was bowling and what looked a regulation nick through to Hubbard behind the stumps was given not out. The Sapcote captain and number 10 had survived, there was a noise, deflection but yet no finger by the umpire, no one knows why. Finally with a few overs to spare Sapcote managed to scramble the run they needed to win by 2 wickets.

A tense game ruined by a poor decision, maybe Sapcote would have still won but at least it would have been in good spirit and fair. This result has left a bitter taste in the Huncote players mouths, on the plus side some excellent bowling by Kirby going for only 16 off of 15.2 overs and Haroon grabbed his first wickets for the club. Next week sees Broughton Astley visit the Huncote ground in what promises to be another exciting chapter to the season.

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