Will Budge will debutise in the skipper role today; promptly losing the toss but inevitably, as is the custom of this fixture, batting first. He takes to the field with long time Reckitt-house-roommate, Nick Hayles, and they make a steady start of fending off the openers; who are the now 'fully fledged OL's' of Will Mackay and Toby Gilbey. Hayles finds success through the off side from Mackay, Budge the same with any thing wide from Gilbey. But Toby's waywardness does not las

Originally envisaged as an 11.30 start, the opposition had called in to say that five of the team were unable to play before 1.00pm, so that’s when we started; having given lunch a miss. OLCC batted on a good enough track on a warm and pleasant day. Guv captained and opened up with Gillers, but departed caught behind. Gillers quickfire 33 left the middle order to make hay. Seb’s 73 and Will Mackay’s 45 being of note whilst the innings was completed with a flourish by the Nara