Sidcup was wet too, and stodgy. The skipper dug in for 57, accepting the intolerable toll the weekend exerted on his average with remarkable grace, while Shomit flourished, eventually dismissed for an excellent 91. A late flurry from James, scornfully dispatching their lob bowler, brought us to 225-4 in 43. In reply, the opposition were not as dismal as their captain had promised they would be, rocketing along to 80-2. Then they got Chairmanned, Matthew ripping through them to take a superb five-for, ably supported by Tom Whyte. Sidcup duly succumbed: 123 all out.