As Chalke Valley struggled in the first weeks of the season, so too did our skipper, Dingle.  The timing looked all right, the trademark shots were still there, but for some reason, the big runs were not forthcoming.  All that changed in the week before the Grand Opening.  An unbeaten fifty against Handley, was followed by a second two days later.  Out for sixty-seven against the Bunburies, he has since followed it with two more unbeaten fifties and a 49.  Last Tuesday, after a fine bowling and fielding display by the Valley, a further fifty helped Chalke Valley crush a chippy and highly competitive Shrewton in the T20 League.  Five consecutive fifties and a 49, plus the change in the Valley’s fortunes, makes Skipper Dingle unquestionably the team’s current Most Valuable Player.