SHAUN Lilley resisted the temptation to send his son to bed with no tea after he had landed his father with an expensive dentist’s bill.

Paceman Jake Lilley inadvertently knocked out three of his dad’s teeth during Bashley’s Southern Premier League clash at Fair Oak on Saturday.

Wicketkeeper Shaun took the full force of a delivery to his mouth after deciding to stand up to Jake during the Division Three showdown at Lapstone Park.

Following a brief stoppage for painkillers, Shaun bravely shook off the blow to resume his duties behind the stumps before batting in the Bashley innings.

Shaun told the Daily Echo: “It was a low, slow pitch and I kept edging closer to the stumps because the ball wasn’t carrying. All of a sudden, one hit something and absolutely flew.

“Basically, Jake was bowling quickly and I was standing too close. I am too old and too stupid to have got anything in the way and the ball smacked me in the mouth.

“Jake kept apologising but, in between spitting blood and teeth everywhere, I told him not to be daft as it was my own fault. He was quite upset but these things happen.”

Shaun, who was hoping to visit his dentist early this week, lost one of his front teeth and two others.

Jake, 21, who was on Hampshire’s books as a youngster, said: “I didn’t realise what had happened until I went up to him and saw him picking his teeth off the floor.

“There was a break in play while we got him sorted and that is when it really hit me what I had done. I started to feel pretty bad and guilty.

“After the break, I had to finish bowling my over and tried to put it to the back of my mind but it was hard.

“I felt a lot better at tea when he was laughing and joking about it. Even though he was minus a few teeth, he was okay.

“He still managed to have a few beers at the end of the game so I think he was happy.

“I don’t think he would have been very pleased if I had stopped him doing that!”

Jake claimed three wickets as Fair Oak were dismissed for 112 before Bashley wrapped up a four-wicket victory with Shaun chipping in with four from 18 balls.