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Everyone's doing the Mehta:

Step 1: The backswing.
To a ball full and down the leg side bring up bat for large backswing.

Step 2: The swing.
As ball passes up swing bat through.

Step 3: The twist.
As bat swings through ensure boots are locked in place via studs and twist through waist.

Step 4: The stumble.
Over balance and stumble forward like drunk woman at the Ascot races

Step 5: The sprawl.
Land and sprawl forward like a infant learning to crawl.

Step 6: Fake recovery
Momentarily appear to be recovering.

Step 7: Front Crawl
Similar to the sprawl but use the front crawl drowning technique.

Step 8: The long road back
Drop bat and continue crawling back towards the distant crease.

Step 9: Fall short
Grab for the line but fall short.

Step 10: Bite the dust
Grab for the line make it but smack head into the dusty strip.

So now you know the basic principles of the Mehta but to be honest you have to see it to fully understand the beauty and poetry of a properly performed Mehta.

This little sideline didn't seem to affect Micky too badly as he finished 53no despite a bloody nose. Hammad assisted with 32no to see us home with many overs to spare.

The day started with Ram and Naz removing top order batsmen and Fingers and Rags continuing the good work on the middle order before Ram came back to see off the tail. Although we dropped a couple of chances two important excellent catches from Mikey made sure they wouldn't get to a large total.
We started at a good rate but when Meady was the third wicket to fall we still needed over 80 to secure the victory. The aforementioned Mehta and Ali saw us home with the odd scare for our second win of the season. Hammad the more fluent with the best shots of the day after he'd supplied a double sized tea.