T20 Quarter Final - (H) v Neston CC, Tuesday 22 July 2014

Tuesday saw Chester take on Neston in the 1/4 final of the 20/20 cup. A strong side and a beautiful evening met the sides as Chester won the toss and batted. The Evans brothers opened and Bobby hit the first ball for four but was then out soon after leaving Tommy and Ed Roberts the task of rebuilding. Tommy struck the ball cleanly and Ed guided and struck the ball cleanly. Ed went to an unusual dismissal then Dumba followed suit. Tommy continued to whack it and hit two huge sixes in his 53 off 36 balls. Well batted Tommy. The end of the innings saw Jonty, Dan and Sam giving it a whack. 141. Enough?

Fishy opened the bowling and went for 2 in his first. Gilly whacked a couple of 4's from Francis and then Fishy got some tap. After the first 5 overs, the Neston batters had broken the back of the total. Too many 4 balls and despite a few shots that looped over the fielders and the umpires continually finding runs to add on to the board did nothing to help Chester. Keggy and Sam on. Tighter. Wickets and a bit of belief but it wasn't to be. Keggy and Sam bowled well and Francis was excellent in the outfield but the rest of the second half wasn't up to scratch. Defeat and disappointment. Habbits are hard to break and this losing on needs to go. Concentrate on the league now.