Good afternoon readers! Welcome to the second piece of light reading of the 2026 Sunday XI season:

Our second Sunday fixture saw us take on the gloriously named Full Tossers.

After I regrettably won the toss (I wanted to bat) this time we batted second and chased, posting 257/5 to beat Full Tossers' 253/6 by 4 runs.

Bowling

Rohin Modasia fought hard for his 2 wickets, grinding away for 7 overs and conceding 56 runs. He battled through the pain, the freezing cold (he asked to wear gloves while fielding), and the occasional misfield. He also, regrettably, dropped the easiest catch of all time — the ball literally landed in his hands and then decided to leave again. But hey, 2 wickets is 2 wickets, and we’ll take it.

Kaneel, on the other hand, was pure tidiness. 5 overs, 11 runs, 2 wickets, 2 maidens, economy of 2.20. That boy is a tidy bowler - the sort of chap who makes the opposition feel like they're bowling against a brick wall. Mr Mathurata is quickly becoming the first name on the teamsheet!

Batting — The Chase

The skipper chipped in with a sensible 29 off 39 balls (3 fours, SR 74.36) - the kind of innings that says “I’m trying to keep things under control” while Milan is quietly plotting destruction.

Peter Naylor-Smith made a steady 10 off 25 balls before being lbw to Matthew Brown. Restraint, that’s what he calls it. I call it chewing!!

And then, dear readers, we come to Milan Lad.

Milan didn’t just bat. He rewrote the local laws of physics, personally defeated gravity, and seemed to discover a fourth dimension that exists purely for boundaries. Not out on a frame-shattering 156 off 105 balls, with a positively obscene 22 fours and 6 sixes - strike rate 148.57. That’s not an innings; it’s a personal statement that the boundary rope is merely a suggestion, a friendly recommendation, a polite request. He was walking off like a man who'd just solved world hunger while simultaneously inventing weekends. The Big Man, indeed. If there’s a trophy for “Most Chuffed Batsman Ever”, Milan should be welding it to his torso.

Daniel Layzell anchored the chase beautifully with 37 off 38 balls (4 fours, SR 97.37), keeping the momentum alive and proving that yes, you can hit fours and still behave like a grown-up.

Full Tossers fell just 4 runs short - a margin so narrow that every misfield, dot ball, and wildly misjudged single suddenly acquired the emotional weight of a High Court judgment.

Thank you for reading, there will be a hell of a lot more where this came from.

When the buffet's open, there's only one thing to do!!! *

Lukey

*tuck in