Friday 23 May 2014

A Cricket Match

A Cricket Match

English Essay on "A Cricket Match"

The annual cricket match between our College Eleven and the Old Boys Team was played on the first Sunday of last March. This is the most popular sports event in our college The college team included four University selected payer while the Old Boys comprised the best players of previous years who were still active cricketers.
On that day, the Principal, the staff and almost all the students and a large number of old students were present. At 9 a.m. the play started. The Old Boys’ captain had won ‘the toss and decided to bat first. Our fast bowler Shamim opened the attack. He bowled quite fast, but his length was erratic. The batsman hit him to the boundary twice. From the other end Khalid bowled the second over.
His very first ball uprooted the middle stump. The spectators went wild with excitement. The next man appeared to be more confident. He sent the first ball to the boundary, over the head of the bowler. He flashed at the next ball and snicked it through the sIip. But the last ball of the over beat him and he was caught by the wicket-keeper.4essays.blogspot.com At the other end Shamim proved very expensive. He conceded runs in that over.
Khalid, however, was in great form. In the first two hours, he claimed five wickets for runs. All the other bowlers failed to get any wicket. The Old Boys had run up are respectable total : 150 for wickets. The next hour produced was for the loss of only One wicket. At the lunch interval, the Old Boys declared their innings at for. Their captain Naeem Ahmad had played a great innings. He scored runs.
After the lunch our team went in to bat. Our openers Shaheed and Shameem played steadily and scored runs in the first hour. Then both were out in the same over. After that a collapsed set in and wickets began to fall at regular intervals. The score moved at a snail’s pacet. Old Boys slow bowler Rafique, was in a terrific form. No batsman could face him with confidence. The last eight wickets fell for only runs. Rafique claimed. wickets for runs.
The Old Boys’ were very happy over their success. The spectators were happy too, for the game was very interesting. Our team was not disgraced. They knew they had lost to a better side.

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