The Dutch number three was their skipper Van Arkel, and he and Marseille made sure there was no clatter of wickets. In the summer of 1997, Buckley succeeded in bringing in players to the club who were to be instrumental in the club’s upcoming season; former skipper Paul Groves was re-signed from West Bromwich Albion, and Kevin Donovan and David Smith also joined the club from Albion. He was one man who was certainly not looking for a draw and he drove Cowper for six, after which he and Albert Wijhuizen played tip and run and took a couple of harum scarum singles to leave Wijhuizen on strike.