Windlesham team news:
DJ Wittzy, Jay Patel and Notty return to the Windlesham starting line-up, as does Will Ellison who joins brother Richard in the XI. Alex Maxfield again opens with Will Hague at the top of the order.

Match conditions:
Pitch - dry, sloped
Outfield - quick
Overhead - overcast, slightly humid

DJ Wittzy's match report:
In a hastily rearranged game after Earley C.C.'s midweek cancellation, Windlesham found themselves a new opponent in the always tough-to-beat Bagshot by Sunday afternoon. As per usual the match format was timed, but captain Warne won the toss and, to the relief of the rest of the Windlesham team, chose to bat first on a humid, but cloudy, afternoon. Hague and Maxfield began cautiously knowing that the more overs the visitors could use up the greater the chance of denying Bagshot a victory. Will finally broke the shackles in the third over with a confident boundary, but disaster soon struck as he was bowled behind his legs attempting a pull shot as the ball deviated off the sloping surface. Spragg, fresh from an impressive knock of 70 the previous week against Richmond, came in at number three as the visitors looked to weather the early storm. And he got off the mark straight away, adding a boundary shortly after to give the innings some impetus. Maxfield meanwhile was solid and watchful in defence, taking 13 balls to get his first runs but did so with four of them at once. The boundaries started to flow as the score advanced swiftly to 28 before a double blow saw both batsmen dismissed in the space of two overs without further addition to the runs column. That saw the Ellison brothers Will and Richard come to the crease, and they settled nicely with a couple of boundaries apiece as the repair work began. The Ellison pairing successfully saw off the Bagshot opening bowlers without any further loss and the fifty stand had come up by the 20th over. Unfortunately, in the final over before the scheduled drinks break, Rich was bowled by the deadly spin of Atkinson which ripped through his defence. Rich's disappointment was short lived however, as to his pleasant surprise he was offered some fresh watermelon as part of the refreshments. His downfall brought DJ Wittzy in at number six. Whilst I blocked delivery after delivery at one end, I let Will take responsibility of accumulating the runs. Sadly, that plan went out of the window very rapidly as Will fell for a top-scoring 26 when he was dismissed in almost identical fashion to his brother. Suddenly the visitors were in trouble at 81 for five. Spencer joined myself at the crease and showed his intentions immediately by thumping a four and picking up a couple of twos. He had accelerated to 18 with another four and a spectacular pull over square leg for six by the time I had just a single to my name. That six had brought up the 100, but Spencer's innings was to end the very next ball - just the ninth he had faced - as he was bowled by an inswinger for a quick-fire, but nonetheless entertaining, knock which put my strike rate to shame. Jay was next in and also began in attacking fashion, bashing a four through the short square leg boundary. However after a few swipes at thin air, and a very brave but well-judged leave, he became Atkinson's third victim. Mercifully for the visitors, Atkinson was rested after five maidens in a seven over spell which yielded 3 for 10. Captain Warne was the next Windlesham man to the crease, but for the second consecutive week running he was ousted by a spinner for no score, the visitors slumping to a disappointing 107 for eight. DJ "the wall" Wittzy was still unbeaten with just a single to my name and Walsh came in to try and rescue the innings. Three boundaries in an over off a part-time spinner saw Walsh flying into double figures, whilst I finally earned my first boundary with a delicately played sweep. That shot drew generous (or was it sarcastic?) applause from the Windlesham balcony. Having put on a stand of thirty, Walsh was unfortunate to be dismissed in rather innocuous circumstances, gloving behind to the spinner and choosing to walk before the umpire's decision. His valuable 22 had given the visitors some hope as the tea break approached. Last man Notty came in and managed to keep out the spinners in rather comical fashion by falling over after playing a defensive stroke. I added another boundary with a pleasing, well-struck cover drive which rocketed to the boundary, but having taken the score just shy of 150, Notty fell in bizarre circumstances. Having worked the ball to leg, Notty rather lost his bearings and stumbled back into his stumps, resulting in an unusual 'hit wicket' dismissal. However, a total of 147 represented a good fightback from the visitors although it was never likely to be quite enough to topple the hosts. Spragg and Spencer shared new ball duties as the clouds started to gather and the light fade. Despite zipping the ball through at swift pace and the sideways movement created by the slope in the pitch, the Windlesham pair were very unlucky not to claim a crucial early scalp. Spencer completed an impressive five-over spell costing 15 but wasn't rewarded with the wicket he deserved, but it was Spragg who made the breakthrough with a ripper which breached the Bagshot opener's defence, splitting one of the bails in two in the process. After lots playing and missing from the batsmen, it was looking like it wasn't going to be Windlesham's lucky day; Walsh continued the opening pair's good work, bowling tidily and somehow missing the stumps by millimetres on a couple of occasions. Warne introduced spin into the attack by bringing Jay on and it paid almost instant dividends as he notched the second wicket with a lbw decision. Rich Ellison replaced Walsh at the other end and when he removed the dangerous Balcombe cheaply after he skied a pull to Spragg on the deep midwicket boundary, the visitors had a glimmer of hope with Bagshot now 100 for three. But despite more hostile bowling, the luck continued to elude the visitors when Warne spilled a sharp chance off Jay at slip, having failed to hold on to a juggled attempt. Notty was the next man to try and break the hosts' resistance, bowling a very tidy couple of overs, but like many others his efforts were not rewarded with a wicket. Warne brought himself on in a late attempt to alter the course of the match, but the hosts eased to the victory target without any further loss. A very impressive bowling performance from the visitors, but on this occasion fortune did not favour them; it was a solid effort against a strong Bagshot team boasting some regular Saturday league players.

The Tea Analysis:
A superb offering dished out by our hosts included a fine array of sandwiches, the highlights including ham and cheese, and spring onion filler. The banquet also featured pizza, chicken tikka wraps, quiche, frazzles (bacon crisps), and sausage rolls - but not just any sausage rolls - oh no - these were fresh out of the oven and warm. The sweet treats included a tub of vanilla ice-cream - a nice touch on an albeit cloudy summer's afternoon - swiss roll and two varieties of colourful sponge cake. There was even fresh watermelon in the drinks break. Possibly the finest tea sampled by a Windlesham side in it's history. Will's only complaint was the tea wasn't spot on. Otherwise faultless.

DJ Wittzy's Tea Rating: 9.5/10