Meet Market Rasen 2nds - newcomers to Lincs div three this season and led by Andrew Richley, the 'big fella' on the back row of our picture (double-click to view in close-up). They might be in the bottom three but Rasen gain high marks for sportsmanship and their general attitude to the game. Even when getting disappointedly beaten on Saturday by one of their close rivals they were still congratulating young opposing batsmen on playing good shots. Of course, it's often a case that teams take their lead from the skipper - and Andy set a fine example, particularly when 'walking' for a very faint edge down the leg-side. Similarly, when a close-to-the-wicket 'catch' came off a bump ball they were quick to accept the fact. Andy can also manage a nice turn of phrase, too, in true Lincs Cricket Latest style. Writing about Saturday's defeat against Scunthorpe 3rds at Hibaldstow, he says of the side's only real batter to contribute: "Chris Higgins did his best Horatio (Nelson) impersonation with 29 not out, but no other player was able to contribute as dismissals piled up to a mixture of poor shot selection, great catching from Scunthorpe and a few fine deliveries."
We've emailed Andy a keepsake copy of the pic as some sort of consolation for Saturday's result. The young lady on the team pic (Sarah, I think she's called) did the scoring for Rasen, which is always good to see. With all these wickets tumbling - Rasen only made 60 - she must have been kept pretty busy!
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