Delight tinged with disappointment

As planned Hebbo and I met up this morning for a spot of breakfast followed by a net session. He amazes me every time that I see him take on some sporting activity. It was only October when he broke his leg in an horrendous accident playing football and he had been told that he wouldn't play sports again let alone walk properly. But there is something about him, something special that sets him apart from your average bloke and he has made what can only be described as a miraculous recovery. He is running well and even kicking footballs around again, obviously some way off playing competitively but you would never have believed that he would have been doing this if you had seen him back in October.
He had told me that he had been netting and that he was bowling again but I didn't realise how well he had been doing until I saw it first hand this morning. I am trully delighted for him as he is an extremely talented cricketer and the game will be better off for having him play it.

We finished up around 11:30 and made our way to our matches. My mood started to drop as I got closer to the clubhouse knowing that I was destined to field all day, watch others bat and then pay for the privilege. So imagine my surprise when the skipper tossed me the ball, albeit after making a balls up with the bowling order, and asked me to have a little trundle. I impressed myself with my line and length, the ball flighted well but still going through the air that bit quicker than I normally manage it. It had the desired effect, I took two wickets, got through my overs pretty quickly and was genuinely delighted to have played a little part in the game that I wasn't expecting. We had restricted a strong batting side to 214 on a very good track and fast outfield; my second wicket wrapped the innings up and ensured that we didn't concede any penalty for taking too long to bowl our overs.
The boys batted well as I watched from my number 7 spot and we always kept ourselves in the frame to win. When out fifth wicket fell I remained glued to my seat as our illustrious captain had decided to promote SemiPro above me. He is a much, much better batsman than me and also had form on his side so I was in no place to complain but the plain fact is that he should never have been that far down the order anyway. Thankfully he and Bandai saw us home with overs to spare, SemiPro hitting 2 big sixes in a row. So a big cup win for the club against a very strong side from our division, I'm always delighted to win amongst my mates but can't hide my disappointment at being overlooked time and again.