I Zingari chose to bat on the standard Willows featherbed and against a less than fearsome attack lost few wickets but never accelerated. 168 in 40 overs looked nowhere near enough, and so it proved. Darin Cusack stroked it, John Masefield clubbed it, and we were into the beer and sausages with four overs to spare. Highlight of the day was John Elley’s modest and moving farewell speech after standing as umpire for the last time at the age of 77.