2016 Varsity Cricket

From 10:00 we congregated in our private Society Suite with the matches due to start at 11:00, but grey was the weather and rain fell until 12.30.  Play started at 12.40 when the lads took to the field wearing black armbands in memory of the first day of the Somme. 5 minutes later the heavens opened again but play resumed a little later at a reduced 41 overs and the rest of afternoon was delightful, with huge support for both sides.  Oxford batted first and set a target of 192, amended to a 184 target when our overs were further reduced, but alas we could not make it and at 18.30 we were all out for 140. The teams retired for a well-earned glass or two, and our Society members, in high spirits despite the result, did likewise in local hostelries.  Another very enjoyable Society day with, naturally, the added prospect of a triumphant one next year.