lower leaque Cricket team bowled out for three runs

The world of cricket was stunned on Sunday after an English team playing a league match was bowled out for just three runs – and two of them were leg byes. News of the shockingly low score by Wirral CC first team spread fast on Twitter and attracted comment as far away as Australia, where fans are still celebrating regaining the Ashes. Wirral thought they had a good chance of beating Haslington in the TACS Partnership Cheshire League Division Three match after bowling out their opponents for 108 in Saturday’s clash. They had won their opening match of the campaign the previous week and one of the players, Matt Garrett, 24, said: “It was a bit of a pudding of a wicket but we were confident we could get close to their score. “However there was some good line and length bowling from them, and some poor shot selection from us, and we began to crumble as the pressure built up. It was just one of those days – you don’t expect the first 10 batsmen all to get ducks. It was one of those strange things – that’s why we love the game of cricket.” The only run was scored by the number 11 batsman, Connor Hodson. Garrett, who is studying sports development and physical education at Liverpool John Moores University, said: “I hear it’s even in the news in Australia. It was just dying down after they beat us 5-0 in the Ashes and we’ve prodded the beast again.” The team has its third league match of the season next week. “I think we’ll do better,” Garrett said. “Well, we can’t do much worse.”