It’s unusual for a poker player – or anyone in the poker industry – to have enough time up their sleeve to play sports . . . but it’s one thing that I’m slowly trying to curve.

I’ve mentioned the Alexander Thomson Cricket Club a few times on this site, and today I got a chance to play my first ever Twenty20 Cricket match!

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind season after explaining to the club that I want to play as low as possible – preferably fourths – due to commitment issues. I started with a victory in the thirds before being promoted to the seconds where I bowled extremely well and made 74 not out opening the batting the see us cruise to victory. The first two-dayer of the season saw me promoted to the firsts where I made 32 not out batting down the order, and after taking a catch, we notched up another victory.

However this week saw us prepare for the toughest battle of the season playing the GCA Twenty20 Champions from last season in South Barwon.

We never really stood a chance, but we still wanted to give it a red hot crack. Unfortunately, South Barwon were just too good on the day, and claimed a very easy five-wicket victory over us.

Alexander Thomson vs South Barwon Scorecard

Alexander Thomson Cricket Club Twenty20
Back Row: Matt Brown, Lucas Benci, Luke Davidson, Mark Welsh, Cameron Forbes, David Kiss Front Row: Nathan Saunders, Jake Mundy, Sean Arnott (c), Simon Fragiotta, Tim Duckworth