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Article: Osmond brothers hit under-strength moon into orbit ; The 2008 MRF Cricket Sevens got underway this week - but not to the best of starts.
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- Grimsby Telegraph
- Article date:
- June 4, 2008
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The 2008 MRF Cricket Sevens got underway this week - but not to
the best of starts.
Old Clee dropped out and, although another team tried to get a
side together at the last minute, they failed.
To make things worse, Harvest Moon could only field five men.
They would have found it a tough task with a full team against a
strong Springfield Ibwest team but, with two men short, it was nigh-
on mission impossible.
The organisers decided the two teams would play the best of three
games.
Springfield won the toss and elected to bat first with the Osmond
brothers, Alex and James, striding out to bat.
After five overs of what can only be described as a slaughter,
the brothers walked off with a new ...