A sluggish start from Ravi, with only four runs from the bat off his first ten, but a rain of boundaries - six fours off the last seven balls faced - left him with a challenging score of twenty-seven - good enough to lead for much of the afternoon.

Final Score : 27 (six fours, two wickets lost).

The bowlers beginning to find their line and Christian is restricted to a single boundary - three times out - a minus score.

Final Score : -1 (one four, three wickets lost).

Too long away from the game for Duncan to find his touch - pinned down by the bowling - and the yellow shorts were perhaps a mistake.

Final Score : 1 (one wicket lost).

First ball put away for four - the runs dried up thereafter - but not dismissed - another boundary later on - and plenty of singles towards the end.

Final Score : 18 (two fours, no wickets lost).

Off the mark first ball with a four - but progress checked by two disastrous run-outs - both batsmen floundering. Successive fours later on - but too much to do.

Final Score : 14 (five fours, three wickets lost).

Run out off the first ball - but thereafter looking good. Hitting as hard as ever, but finding the fielders - seven singles from his last seven balls not quite enough.

Final Score : 20 (three fours, one wicket lost).

Looking good until his innings was interrupted by the tea-break - a bit more sluggish thereafter. Three fours from his first ten balls - but no more to follow.

Final Score : 22 (three fours, no wickets lost).

Anne, Queen of the Teas, with a fine spread of sandwiches. A more impressive performance than some others of the afternoon. She looks on as her son lays waste to the bowling.

Three singles and a four off his first four balls - a workmanlike start - but an horrendous stumping fifth ball and the pace faltered.

Final Score : 14 (two fours, one wicket lost).

Declined a runner, despite a recent ankle operation - some good shots - three boundaries - but too much to do.

Final Score : 14 (three fours, one wicket lost).

Off the mark with a four off his first ball - but struggled to beat the field later on.

Final Score : 18 (two fours, no wickets lost).

Some last-minute coaching - an impressive fielding performance all afternoon - and Atsuko is ready for her debut with the bat. Accomplished in defence. A catch off her final ball is disallowed by the umpire for the use of both hands - so just one dismissal.

Final Score : 1 (no fours, one wicket lost).

Morecroft rolls back the years - an aggressive and thumping assault on the bowling - he takes the lead for the afternoon with some controlled hitting.

Final Score : 30 (five fours, no wickets lost).

Loses his wicket with a smear across the line second ball - but thereafter it's mayhem. Morecroft's convertible parked right at the front of the car-park has been looking like a target all afternoon - and Tom duly lands a six in it. Seven boundaries off sixteen balls - the lead passes once more.

Final Score : 33 (two sixes, five fours, one wicket lost).

How good to see Clive back in action - already with sterling work behind the stumps - and now with that familar repertoire of legside strokeplay.

Final Score : 17 (two fours, one wicket lost).

Three boundaries from his first six balls and the battle is on - a four and a six take Andrew to 28 with two balls to face - but two singles are not enough.

Final Score : 30 (one six, four fours, no wickets lost).

Just three from his first six deliveries, but Praba is playing himself in after a season's absence. Three successive fours follow - and the challenge is on. The loss of a wicket on unlucky ball thirteen - but three further fours and Praba just fails to reach thirty.

Final Score : 29 (six fours, one wicket lost).

Last man as it starts to get dark - but Guy finds the boundary off balls three, eight and ten - he's reached twenty after fourteen balls - but the innings then subsides.

Final Score : 24 (four fours, one wicket lost).

Umpire, scorer, arbiter and ringmaster for the afternoon. A succession of wholly arbitrary decisions about numbers of balls faced tended to even things up a little. Only gave one leg before decision all afternoon - but it was plumb.