God?s next over was the second least successful of the match so far, going for some serious runs. You?d think it would take a bit of nerve to try and hit God around, but these West Indian batsmen were hitting lofted back foot cover drives for four off him with relative ease. The picture shows a sight that this over produced very frequently.
Freddy?s next over was of a similar ilk, the 17th over of the match not being much better than the 16th. In fact, statistically, they were the same, both going for 19 runs. After this over, the West Indies were 2/212, and the Famous XI look pretty screwed if you want my honest opinion. The only appropriate picture for this over is as pictured below, and I apologise if it seems familiar.
Before John Edward was returned into the attack, his captain Denny Crane gave him some crucial words of advice. ?See if you can bowl at least one good ball this spell, because then you can at least say you?ve improved as the match has gone on.? Clearly he obliged, only letting a meagre 17 off the over. Note that I am being sarcastic. John Edward is, without a shadow of a doubt, a dud. West Indies 2/229 off 18.
Freddie Mercury?s final over went for a now-respectable 12. It also included one of the first dot balls of the match, a mis-judged shot from Brian Lawrence that probably would have gone straight to the boundary had he been playing down the right line. This momentous occasion is pictured below. The ending of Freddie?s spell was followed by a stirring ovation from the crowd, appreciating the end of what had been the only wicket-taking bowling performance of the match thus far and, providing John Edward doesn?t pull something from directly out of his rear end, the only wicket-taking performance from the Famous XI. West Indies, with one over to go, moved on to 2/241.
The final over from John Edward summed up not only the team?s performance this innings, but his personal performance also. Three sixes and three fours were scored in it, giving the West Indies 30 runs from it. John Edward?s bowling was that woeful that it would have turned millions of kids off bowling, and probably convinced them to take up umpiring, due to one EA Sports-hired umpire clearly having the time of his life, repeatedly getting to put his hands up in the air. The West Indies? final total was 2/271, leaving a more than reasonable task ahead of the Famous XI in their pursuit of a maiden twenty20 victory.
