Match Report 9th January 2019
RB3 vs St Philips 3 (A)
After making the bold decision to drop..... myself from the team, Kiranam stepping upto the plate, the team was ready to play. Oh wait, what was that Dave? Your shoulder is buggered and you wont be able to play!..... and Rob is back in the team.
Line up for the match is Rob/Kiranam, Rich/Jack then on the split Rob/Rich, Kiranam/Jack. The courts are not good, with bad lighting and a basketball hoop overhanging 1 court with a training cricket net, this was going to be fun. First Rubber with Rob/Kiranam and we get battered, i mean it was embassing 🙁 but Rich and Jack take a rubber with ease. Next rubber, Rob an Kiranam take the first game, but in the second game, while running for a drop shot (yes i can run), my knee gives out on me. At first not seeming too bad, but starts to swell up and causing increasing pain. We loose the next two games.
Despite having a bit of a fall on the cricket netting for Rich, they manage to take another rubber, with two close games. 2-2 going into the split. Ample applications of deep heat on the knee in the break. Kiranam and Jack have the weaker pair, but just barely getting into the teens for both games. 3-2, and best we can now do is a draw. Rob and Rich take the fist game in 13, a stellar performace from Rich who was on fire the whole night. Second game and the opposition have a quick team talk, and I swear i hear the words "Sweep the leg Johnny". Their new tactic was with out doubt, to play on the injured Rob, which came apparent after loosing the first 4 popint. 🙁 A chat to Rich, and asking a lot, but I will push forward to avoid being played on so much. RICH takes the game, 17-21, and even finishes with an acrobatic dive at the net to pull off an outstanding cross-court net shot. 3-3 on the night (6-7 in games, so we count that as a win).
Our first points on the board with a draw, and have to say it was all Rich..... or was it all Dave, being the first game he wasnt there.... we will never know 😉
However, my knee is now well buggered. All strapped up and dosed up. Might be out for a few weeks, so plent of time for Dave to prove it was Rich.
RB3 Captain Rob