The Blazes claimed a dramatic indoor league win over Limpsfield Chart, chasing down 110 with two balls to spare in a contest that featured everything indoor cricket promises: lightning starts, accidental comedy, heroic fielding, rogue walls and enough wides to make the umpires consider arm‑strength training.

The Blazes elected to bowl first, possibly for tactical reasons, possibly because no one fancied facing the walls yet and immediately set about causing chaos (the good kind):

• Bernie kicked things off with an early run-out

• Kate added another with a pickup and release so smooth it should have come with a soundtrack.

• Caroline completed the run-out hat-trick with some close‑quarters sharpness that suggested she might actually enjoy the indoor environment.

Trina then produced an outrageous reflex catch off a deflection at point‑blank range, the sort that makes teammates cheer and batters quietly reconsider their life choices. The bowling… well… let’s call it “expressive.” Indoor floors, limited space, and enthusiastic umpiring created their own theatre. But the fielders more than compensated with hustle and precision.

Limpsfield reached 110/4, a total high enough to be testing but not high enough to rule out Outwood’s trademark dramatic finish.

THE CHASE

Outwood began brightly with the ever‑reliable partnership of Ness and Bernie, who motored to 31 before falling victim to indoor cricket’s most iconic dismissal: the “how did that even happen?” run-out. Two of them. In quick succession.

At 66/4 after 8 overs, things looked… spicy. Outwood needed 44 from the final four overs, very achievable, assuming nobody panicked, nobody hit the ceiling, and nobody forgot the rules (so… 50/50). Enter Trina and Caroline, who mixed calm shot‑making with just the right amount of “let’s see what happens if I hit this quite hard.” With two balls left, Outwood still needed six runs. Caroline obliged with zero fuss, launching a glorious, match‑winning 6 with the Blazes finishing the game with both the win and the drama quota fully satisfied.