Sunday's Second Game by Havelock Hewes

   At a few minutes past eleven on Sunday we were in the middle of our second game. Ian and Havelock (me) were the captains.  There was an empty field, so we moved the game in order to finish.  At that point Ian informed me that several of his players had a twelve o'clock game to get to.  As the other captain I graciously suggested we play an inning or two more and wrap it up then.  I did not consult my team.  My feeling was that because we usually end at eleven there was an expectation of the game ending at that time and that Ian was being sporting in agreeing to the changing of fields.
  On further thought, I should have consulted my team and, if a majority of players wanted to, required Ian's team to play seven innings, even if they were losing players.
  I am taking no action on this, as both captains came to an agreement. However, I don't want to set a precedent that a team quitting before the end of a game is acceptable.