Points: The occasion — The first half of the game — The second half — Victory won by the deserving learn.
The one-day cricket match between Calcutta Eleven and Bombay Eleven was played in the Eden Gardens, It was Monday. I and my friends went to witness the match between the two teams. The Bombay team won the toss, but decided to field first.
The opening pair came in. Bowling began from the High Court end. It was deadly bowling. The first over was maiden over. But in the second over one batsman was out. The Calcutta batsmen could not match the wiles of the Bombay bowlers. All of them were out for just 109 runs before lunch.
After Lunch, the Bombay team began to bat. The batsmen executed fluent strokes. Calcutta Eleven’s howling was poor and fielding even worse. Bombay passed the Calcutta total with six wickets intact. For bowling Vyas deserved the highest praise. His performance was simply splendid. I felt a little sorry that Calcutta lost to Bombay. But all of us enjoyed the game very much.
The ‘cuts’ and ‘drives’ of the Bombay batsmen were beautiful. I had a natural partiality—my weakness for the home team, But I must say that it was the better team that had won. Bombay showed better combination and strongest nerves. Cricket is, after all, a game of nerves. If nerves fail, the game is lost. Bombay was determined to win and it won.
The one-day cricket match between Calcutta Eleven and Bombay Eleven was played in the Eden Gardens, It was Monday. I and my friends went to witness the match between the two teams. The Bombay team won the toss, but decided to field first.
The opening pair came in. Bowling began from the High Court end. It was deadly bowling. The first over was maiden over. But in the second over one batsman was out. The Calcutta batsmen could not match the wiles of the Bombay bowlers. All of them were out for just 109 runs before lunch.
After Lunch, the Bombay team began to bat. The batsmen executed fluent strokes. Calcutta Eleven’s howling was poor and fielding even worse. Bombay passed the Calcutta total with six wickets intact. For bowling Vyas deserved the highest praise. His performance was simply splendid. I felt a little sorry that Calcutta lost to Bombay. But all of us enjoyed the game very much.
The ‘cuts’ and ‘drives’ of the Bombay batsmen were beautiful. I had a natural partiality—my weakness for the home team, But I must say that it was the better team that had won. Bombay showed better combination and strongest nerves. Cricket is, after all, a game of nerves. If nerves fail, the game is lost. Bombay was determined to win and it won.
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