It was just another game. Just another match. Nothing really told me that this was going to be a landmark in my life. But thats the way life goes, I guess. British weather was showing its true colors. No more than 2 overs into the match, when I was batting with Guru, it started raining. And we had to stop. Then when the sun finally showed up, the pitch was drying quickly and the ball was coming on quicker off the wicket over after over. Should have scored a 50. Careless shot I would say. A slight lapse of concentration.
When I was bowling in this match, the oppo batsmen were really on top of things. One bat especially was hitting a lot of boundaries and sixes. I got my first wicket in my second over. I was thinking why I am not able to take a 5-fer and started working hard on that target. Every bowler had a quota of 6 overs to bowl and by the time I was into my fifth, I had taken 4 wickets. 6 balls and 1 wicket to get a good and hard earned 5-fer. Hardly worth believing but it was the last ball which got me the prized 5th wicket. Roy from point dived forward to take a very good catch, inches off the ground.
All in all a great day to remember. When I brought this printout to my home, all were pleasantly suprised. I sent some copies to my dad. I am sure he must have been the proudest father then. It was his dream to play cricket in a big stage - he couldnt make it - inspite of being a very good batsman. In a very small way, I had achieved something. :)
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Good good achievement !
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