The thirds made it a triple whammy of wins on Sunday as they progressed into the next round of the Sunday Premier Cup with a six wicket win in the June, not-so-sweltering, ten degrees of heat at Springhead. The result was by no means as comfortable as the score suggests however, as a single partnership of 106 between Jordy Higham and evergreen Chris Lord was the difference on the day. Dodging the raindrops, the hosts batted first and the Clifton attack struggled with the wet ball resulting in some inaccurate bowling and mistakes in the field which the home batsmen punished. However, the young side managed to stay in the game, although the total of 152 (reduced by Duckworth/Lewis to 141) in 31 overs was nevertheless daunting. Jordy Higham struggled manfully against both the batting and a side strain which cannot have been helped by the freezing conditions, finishing with 2-25 and Lucas Haslam weighed in with 2-6 at the end when their remaining batters were throwing everything at the ball. It was then Springhead’s turn to manage the wet ball, and sadly for them, lack of ‘cricket nowse’ saw them unbelievably rolling the ball back to the bowler along the sopping grass, rather than trying to keep it dry. Jordy (52) and Chris (60no) took full advantage and from 9 for 2, put on 106 at well over a run a ball. The final target was achieved in 28 overs and well received by the Clifton faithful that numbered almost as many as the team. Highlights of the day were a superb catch in the deep with a sopping ball by young Owen Hogben and a not so ‘gainly’ attempt at catching a ball over the boundary, that was going for six, by a certain Mr. Worthington, who ended up flat on his posterior. Special thanks to Springhead, not only for ‘getting the game on’, but for their sporting and friendly welcome and, remarkably for Sunday cricket, the provision of teas. We wish them luck for the rest of the season.