To the reader: This article originally appeared in Student Life’s annual April Fools’ issue. Please don’t take anything in it as fact. We made it all up.
Mudd Field was packed on Saturday as the crowd over-flowed onto the sidewalks, all to watch the spectacular show-down between Fontbonne and WU’s Club Cricket teams.
It was a wicked wicket war between the cross-street rivals. The first inning was a close one. WU’s bowler had a little trouble early on, but the excellent batsman ship of Bruce Wayne saved the Bears from falling too far behind.
“I was on pins and needles the whole time,” said one spectator. “Bruce totally rocks as a batsman, he should like, move to England and go pro.”
Wayne’s partner in crime Dick Robin was equally aggressive at his wicket and several runs were scored. By the end of the first inning, WU had scored 56 runs and 2 wickets had fallen at the hands of the Bears.
Not to be outdone, Fontbonne came back with fantastic bowling, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the PGA tour. The bowler for Fontbonne took down a fantastic 5 wickets during the first inning, which kept Fontbonne in the game.
The second inning started much like the first until tragedy struck for Fontbonne. While at the wicket, batsman Wendell Jones suffered a brutal injury when he was knocked unconscious by a wayward bowl from the WU bowler. A substitution was made, but Fontbonne could not recover the loss of a crucial player.
At the end of the contest, WU stood victorious, with a score of nine wickets to seven. The cheers were deafening as Wayne and his teammates celebrated the win.
“This was a great game against a great team,” said Wayne. “They really knew their googlies.”
The team moves on to the semi-finals where they will face Duke University on Saturday at 2 p.m.