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03- 01 — Jeremy opening the innings
- 02 — Jaffa before hitting 52 off 19 balls
- 03 — Jimmy, trying to keep up with the score
‘The King is dead, long live the King,’ cried the jubilant ‘Canes after Jaffa hit an unbeaten 52 not out off 19 balls. Against the best bowling side we faced in the league last year Jaffa regally hit balls to every part of the boundary. It was as if the timing of King Jim, the power of Prince Campbell, the eye of Lord Bowen, the athleticism of Duke Rees and the elegance of Viscount Cadenne had all strategically and spectacularly interbred. Not to produce a banjo playing flid with too many fingers, but a perfect, poetic batting machine.
In the field the ‘Canes kept the Centurions down to a respectable 107 all out off 18 overs. The batting power from games gone by was nullified by shrewd captaincy from Griff. Knowing that the top order was capable of scoring quickly off pace Jaffa and Sully were sent in to force the batsmen to play. This along with a loaded leg side and great fielding from a dancing Badger, a slipping Jim, a bruised Jeremy and surprised COB left Jaffa with a couple of wickets and Sully on a hat-trick.
As for the batting Jeremy looked in the best nick seen for years (1989). COB took on the intimidating pace of the opening bowler and came away with valuable runs. Rees and Bowen swung. But 52 not out from 19 balls (the quickest half century in ‘Canes history), against a string of good bowlers earns Jaffa the place at the top of the table.
Hail Jaff
MOM – Obvious
— Griff
To get the other side of the story see The Centurions write up of the match (PDF download)
jaffa's love child — May 8, 2011 at 8:26 am
max boyce will be writing a song about the night jaffa put the centurions to the sword……… and i was there.
he was like a rampaging rhinoceros on the hoof, merlin the magician couldn’t have done it better, they’ll be dancing in the streets of pentrebane.
….and we were singing, hymns and arias, land of my fathers, ar hyd y nos.
OGI OGI OGI