Report by the Remnants WhatsApp group:
[20/05/2026, 09:23:35] Daniel Mortlock: My view from Krakow is that we seem to have only ten players, which includes @Yash (hopefully confirmed now) and @Neil (uncertain due to the stealth meeting). Anyone else now available or can supply new recruits to get us up to a full side?
[20/05/2026, 09:27:13] James Robinson: I might be available depending on when over 50s game at fitz finishes I'm umpiring
[20/05/2026, 09:27:57] James Robinson: But in all likelihood would be late
[20/05/2026, 09:28:18] Neil Grover: I havent been able to ditch the stealth meeting yet sadly
[20/05/2026, 09:52:36] Neil Grover: Yeah, pretty sure that will go well past 6pm, unfortunately.
[20/05/2026, 10:06:29] Paul Jordan: Does the bugler still come out in the afternoon at the cathedral on the main square?
[20/05/2026, 10:07:45] Daniel Mortlock: I hope not, for their sake.
[20/05/2026, 10:42:44] Daniel Mortlock: That's annoying. What about the Cherry Hinton recruits you'd mentioned?
[20/05/2026, 11:33:51] Neil Grover: Let me chase them after lunch, im just on a short break from my adoption volunteering
[20/05/2026, 12:09:10] Daniel Mortlock: Thanks.
[20/05/2026, 14:35:21] Neil Grover: So I have one!
[20/05/2026, 14:35:38] Neil Grover: He's one of my 2nds rather than the other 2 but a bowler and keen
[20/05/2026, 14:35:51] Neil Grover: Want me to add him to this group?
[20/05/2026, 14:53:44] Daniel Mortlock: Yes please. Main thing is to direct him to Leckhampton this evening. And tagging @Joe White.
[20/05/2026, 14:54:38] Joe White: Thanks Neil, well done!
[20/05/2026, 14:57:54] Daniel Mortlock: @Neil: Please also let us know their name (as it doesn't always display on WhatsApp).
[20/05/2026, 14:59:27] Neil Grover: I see Joe has now been able to add Talal. I'll let him intro himself!
[20/05/2026, 15:00:06] Joe White: Welcome Talal! Looking forward to meeting you this evening.
[20/05/2026, 15:01:16] Talal Hasan: Thanks Joe. What time do you need me to be there. Traffic yesterday coming in from Hills rd/Trumpington road/Fen causeway was pretty hectic yesterday
[20/05/2026, 15:06:24] Joe White: We'll aim to start before 6pm if we can, with people arriving from 5:30. We are all controlled by the traffic though, so no problem if you are a little late! (Just let me know if it's getting significant!)
[20/05/2026, 15:46:48] Faruk Kara: @Joe White am I needed as specialist fine leg?
[20/05/2026, 15:47:34] Joe White: You are currently I'm afraid
[20/05/2026, 15:49:24] Daniel Mortlock: I just got a call from the Leckhampton groundsman i) confirming that the ground is all set up for us and ii) re-iterating his request that the covers are put back over the pitch at the end of the game.
[20/05/2026, 15:50:58] Natasha Rutterford: Hang on - I thought we were at Home today?
[20/05/2026, 15:51:12] Natasha Rutterford: Moment of panic...
[20/05/2026, 15:53:00] Daniel Mortlock: PSA: we are playing at Leckhampton this evening. (There's a County vets game at Fitz.)
[20/05/2026, 15:54:10] Natasha Rutterford: Thank heavens you said something.
[20/05/2026, 15:54:23] Natasha Rutterford: In my defence:
[20/05/2026, 15:54:48] Natasha Rutterford: But shall be there now at the right ground
[20/05/2026, 15:57:08] Daniel Mortlock: It is still our home game; it's just that we don't always have access to Fitz.
[20/05/2026, 16:00:47] Daniel Mortlock: Mentions of "Leckhampton" in this group over the last week have now tipped over into double figures . . .
[20/05/2026, 16:32:55] Daniel Mortlock: A general point: the only information that rigorously kept updated on Pitchero are the player availabilities, selections, etc. The canonical place for information on start times, venues, etc. is the club website.
[20/05/2026, 17:14:44] Yash Verma: Looking good
[20/05/2026, 17:30:27] Daniel Mortlock: Indeed . . . and well done for smashing the club record for having arrived most in advance of the start time!
[20/05/2026, 19:46:24] Cameron Petrie: Glorious
[20/05/2026, 19:46:42] Cameron Petrie: Is that yash batting?
[20/05/2026, 20:04:57] Natasha Rutterford: Was Yash and Seb
[20/05/2026, 20:16:22] Faruk Kara: A good win
[20/05/2026, 21:33:35] James Robinson: Daniel please note for the record it was my cunning full toss which dismissed their opening bat
[20/05/2026, 22:35:15] Daniel Mortlock: Noted!
[21/05/2026, 07:41:51] Daniel Mortlock: Although the best way to note this is for someone to write a quick report - any takers?
[21/05/2026, 07:59:21] Daniel Mortlock: Am I correct in inferring from the rather, er, impressionistic scoresheet that we needed 15 off the last over and 9 off the last three balls . . . which we got with a six and a four, leaving a ball to spare? If so, quite a way to introduce yourself to the club, @Yash!
[21/05/2026, 08:04:12] Faruk Kara: No, we needed 15 off the last two overs and got them all in the penultimate over.
[21/05/2026, 08:05:03] Cameron A Petrie: Six wides at one point!
[21/05/2026, 08:09:48] Lahiru: I prefer this version. Sounds more accurate.
[21/05/2026, 08:10:02] Daniel Mortlock: I'm confused - it appears to be a 14x8s game: our bowling shows 14 overs; theirs shows 14 overs started with one a ball short.
[21/05/2026, 08:10:33] Yash: Our bowling card is very inaccurate. I am Jack for two overs and Verma for 1
[21/05/2026, 08:10:43] James: My over is missing in there
[21/05/2026, 08:10:49] Yash: James has been missed out too
[21/05/2026, 08:10:53] James: It was 15x8
[21/05/2026, 08:11:57] Joe White: When we took over the scoring, the score book was weighed down by empty beer bottles, to give some context...
[21/05/2026, 08:12:44] Yash Verma: We needed 15 off the last two and 9 off 10 balls. Finished off with a 6 and a 4. But we can pretend it was a 14 over game
[21/05/2026, 08:26:47] Daniel Mortlock: Okay, sounds fun if confusing. @James: what happened in your missing over? @Yash: you bowled three overs?
[21/05/2026, 08:26:59] Daniel Mortlock: Oh, and
[21/05/2026, 08:29:53] Yash Verma: Yup. I bowled three overs. If you combine Jack and Verma you'll have my figures. Feel free to discard the lone over by Verma. Happy not to have that against my name
[21/05/2026, 08:33:47] James Robinson: Wicket was caught and bowled. Think the over went for 6 or 7
[21/05/2026, 08:34:48] Yash Verma: I took 1 catch, @Joe White did you take 2? And @James - caught and bowled?
[21/05/2026, 08:35:40] Daniel Mortlock: We need @Cameron Petrie's archaeology skills.
[21/05/2026, 08:37:33] Cameron Petrie: Forensic archaeology
[21/05/2026, 08:37:41] Joe White: Yash took the first catch off Seb in the 2nd over, I took one off Yash's 1st over (I think) James took a c&b and I think either Seb or Talal took the 4th...
[21/05/2026, 09:40:22] Daniel Mortlock: Am I also correct in thinking that @Naveen and @Faruk Kara both played but didn't bat or bowl (i.e., they had TFCs)?
[21/05/2026, 09:43:59] Daniel Mortlock: Thank you for your service!
[21/05/2026, 09:46:38] Daniel Mortlock: @James: I didn't even realise you were playing!
[21/05/2026, 09:47:59] James Robinson: I wasn't but Martin, Dave and Co rolled over Norfolk in decent time so got over there for 630 ish and we were one short
[21/05/2026, 09:49:38] Hugh Myers: Maybe you should bowl more rabs
[21/05/2026, 09:59:59] James: Don't think that over was great evidence for that argument [21/05/2026, 10:05:21] Daniel Mortlock: Well you did (to the degree it's possible to be certain about any of these things) dismiss their guy who got 70-odd, right?
[21/05/2026, 10:09:40] Daniel Mortlock: Okay, down to one final mystery catch now, I think of @Yash's bowling and taken by either @Seb Hammersley or @Talal. (not by @Joe White, who took the other one off Yash). Can anyone remember?
[21/05/2026, 10:10:20] Yash Verma: @Joe White definitely took one of my bowling
[21/05/2026, 10:12:00] Daniel Mortlock: @Joe White: Did you not bowl? Or are you "Seb" who opened the bowling? (We're going to have start sending a scorer to games at this rate.)
[21/05/2026, 10:12:42] Yash Verma: Seb bowled the second over. Then had another 2 over spell later. @Joe White did not bowl
[21/05/2026, 10:14:51] Joe White: Yes, unfortunately i was one of the long list of injured "players" yesterday
[21/05/2026, 10:15:36] Joe White: Even one of our spectators (martin) was injured!
[21/05/2026, 10:17:23] Cameron Petrie: Gawd. Has there even been a game where so many regular bowlers didn't actually bowl?!?
[21/05/2026, 10:19:55] Faruk Kara: Not a total TFC as we both got to umpire as well
[21/05/2026, 10:19:55] Faruk Kara: And I got to channel my inner Orson Wells as the Third Man
[21/05/2026, 10:48:52] Daniel Mortlock: Umpiring doesn't break the TFC!
[21/05/2026, 11:45:15] John Young: Does taking a catch?
[21/05/2026, 12:15:21] Daniel Mortlock: A TFC is broken by a catch, stumping, bowling or batting (don't need to score).
[21/05/2026, 11:39:54] Naveen Chouksey: My medicines were not working so I could not ball
[21/05/2026, 12:15:23] Daniel Mortlock: Was guessing that. Hopefully okay next week.
[21/05/2026, 12:34:16] Daniel Mortlock: Between them, non-bowlers @Faruk Kara, @Joe White and @Naveen Chouskey have 625 wickets for Remnants. Given also how hard it was to get a full side out, it's a miracle win!
[22/05/2026, 11:14:10] Daniel Mortlock: Just flagging up this missing catch, for which the only candidates so far are @Seb Hammersley or @Talal Hasan. Anyone remember this? (Suspect no chance of working this out after this week.)
[22/05/2026, 11:15:56] Seb Hammersley: Talal took the catch
[22/05/2026, 11:32:29] Daniel Mortlock: Thanks
[22/05/2026, 11:34:54] Daniel Mortlock: @James: did you bowl the second last over?
[22/05/2026, 11:44:27] James Robinson: I think third from last, after me was yash and then Q
[22/05/2026, 12:59:44] Qaiser Ahmed: I bowled 1, 3rd and last over
[22/05/2026, 12:59:54] Daniel Mortlock: Even more confusing as the scoresheet implies Q bowled through and Seb came back on at the end. Impressive to have done something (i.e., scoring) so badly.
[22/05/2026, 13:01:37] Neil Grover: Challenge accepted
[22/05/2026, 13:02:59] Qaiser Ahmed: 1 - Q 2- seb 3- Q 4- Yash 5 - natasha 6 - Yash
[22/05/2026, 13:06:54] Daniel Mortlock: OMG wot?!? This bears no relation to anything written down.
[22/05/2026, 13:07:23] Daniel Mortlock: If anyone can remember the full sequence please post.
[22/05/2026, 13:07:48] Natasha Rutterford: I bowled before Yash
[22/05/2026, 13:08:04] Natasha Rutterford: Over 4 and 6
[22/05/2026, 13:13:19] Natasha Rutterford: And then came back for 1 after the change of ends
[22/05/2026, 13:16:33] Yash Verma: 1 - Q 2- seb 3- Q 4- Nat 5 - Yash 6 - Nat 7- Yash 8- Nat 9- talal 10- Seb 11- Talal 12- Seb 13- James 14- Yash 15 - Q
[22/05/2026, 13:17:03] Yash Verma: Maybe?
[22/05/2026, 13:17:12] Natasha: I didnt do 8 I dont think.
[22/05/2026, 13:17:15] Natasha: Was later
[22/05/2026, 13:17:43] Natasha: This is fun
[22/05/2026, 13:18:54] James Robinson: Tash bowled at some point after I joined around 10th over
[22/05/2026, 13:19:02] Cameron Petrie: Rashomon cricket
[22/05/2026, 13:25:02] James Robinson: No 12 I'd say
[22/05/2026, 13:57:12] Daniel Mortlock: Who needs the end of year quiz when we have brain-teasers like this?
