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HM Ambassador's XI v Sofia Representative XI

On 26th September Jeremy Hill, the British Ambassador to Sofia, led an Embassy team against a Sofia Representative team in the inaugural match for the Roger Short Memorial Trophy - named for the former Ambassador who was tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Istanbul last year. The Rep team included several young Bulgarian players who took part in the ECC Notts Sport Representative Championships in Slovenia in August, and the game was played at the National Sports Academy with kind permission of Nikolai Kolev, President of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation.

The ragtag bunch of expats and young Bulgarians batted well against a determined Embassy team, reaching 154 off 25 overs. In response the Embassy looked well placed at one point on 100-3, with Jeremy Hill and Mark Stevens batting well and plenty of overs left. However, Jeremy gracefully retired at 30 runs, Murray Te Huki's off-breaks applied the squeeze on the tail, and the Embassy eventually finished on 111. It was a great afternoon all round, and a fitting tribute to Roger Short who loved the game.