Riddlers become Jokers

'I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

History was written last night when the mighty warriors humbled Riddlesden C.C.'s FIRST TEAM in a dramatic 23 over encounter.

Following some mighty nurdling and lucky boundaries from Tom and some big innings from Gangas, Ste and Paxy, Woodside built a respectable score of 150.

Captain Kunz then proved his consistant comic credentials by producing the most pathetic flim-flam defensive stroke ever seen. A cross between ballet, fly-swatting, Julian Clarey and Norman Wisdom. TINNING IT ON A BIG SCALE. Jaxy nearly had a hernia laughing at the ginger clown.

Unusually, Paxy's opening overs were to be honest, crap, but 'noodle' Jim steadied the ship with tight bowling and finished with a dramatic catch by Ste Stead to get their star man out.

Our star bowler, widescreen 'Ratboy' Dale, borrowed from Riddlesden, got 2 wickets,and then proclaimed 'I never want to play for that useless bunch of inbred tosspots again, I'm a warrior till the day I die'.This is a lie of course.

The Riddlers then chased the warriors score but were found wanting at every turn and ended up being thrashed by over one run.

The biggest miracle of the day however, occured when captain Kunz, drunk on success, bought the whole team a pie and a pint. This might have been guilt for running John Kenny out though.

Other miracles included Kunz bowling only one wide,(mind you he said he'd go the whole season without bowling one), and Tom catching another.

What next? Wraggy apologising for his immature rattle-throwing behaviour of last year? Maybe not...