Both teams came into this game with victories from the first and one change for both teams. Choppers talisman Whiting, unavailable for the rest of the tournament, replaced with big hitting all rounder Kiddie. Warbies have replaced opening batsman and wicketkeeper Williams with talented all rounder Wheeler.
The opening exchanges saw the routine Coleman run out and some explosive batting from Kiddie. There was action every ball, edging behind one ball then the next going for six. Cheirag continued his form with ball from the first game bowling a tight opening over limiting the free scoring Kiddie.
After three overs the Choppers were well above the par run rate on 45, however the loss of two wickets without Kiddie, having been caught Burt off Loughlin, retiring meant that it was hard to call who was on top.
The telling over in the whole match was Talbot's second. Having taken some punishment in his first over he came back a renewed man. His second only went for three runs and picked up a wicket leaving the Choppers at a par score of 48 off 4 having lost three wickets in the process.
This swung the momentum in the Warbies' favour as Wheeler was still to bowl his allocation and Choppers batsmen Tomkinson and Willmore were unable to take risks in fear of a collapse. With the seamers able to bowl a good line and length to the field set up by captain De Silva it was a struggle to score freely.
A few blows towards the end of the innings meant that there was something to defend, but was always going to be a tough order as the Choppers finished on 89-5.
Warbies set about the task in a convincing manner. After two overs they were well above the run rate, however a couple of run outs, one in comical manner as Tomkinson dropped Wheeler only to fumble the ball onto the stumps and run De Silva at the bowlers end, meant that the Choppers were still in the game.
The partnership of Cheirag and Wheeler was crucial in deciding the result. Willmore and Tomkinson were unable to limit the flow of runs, or make a crucial breakthrough. By the time Talbot and Burt came into bat the result was inevitable allowing these two to cruise to a four wicket victory.
Frosties on my Warbies are the early pace setters and with such convincing victories they look like the team to beat.
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