Match: 05
/ 107
Won
by 6 wkts
Team |
Total |
Marlborough House |
24 |
J. Harris 7 - 5, A. Mann
2 - 5 |
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FFTMCC |
28 - 4 |
A. Mann 8*, G. Littlechild 8* |
At Cuttleslowe Park today, much to the
surprise of gawping onlookers, a great gaping rent appeared in the fabric of
space-time, making vooom vooom
noises, and sending an upcoming international Twenty20 match back from the
future, where it flopped and squirmed for a short while before dying
pathetically in the middle of the flat Cuttleslowe
wicket. Was it really the beleaguered Marlborough House team which found
itself so brutally under the cosh of the rampant once-Mad, or was it in fact
the touring Australians, losing seven wickets in the space of 20 deliveries
as they slumped remarkably from 23-0 to 31-7 at the Rose Bowl on the
following Monday evening against the English? The similarities did not end
there: both defeated teams showed true valour and bravery, great heart,
courage, dynamism, aggression, nobility, purity of heart and mind, cheeky
grins and an all-round nice guy attitude. Yet these virtues were as nothing
in the face of powerful and relentless bowling attacks bent on humiliation
and that most despicable of sporting practices, mental disintegration. This
much can certainly be said: if such parallels are to continue between
Marlborough House and the Australians, then the sooner the Marlborough lads
move to the Chester Arms and get their shit together, the better. The future
of world cricket depends on it, not to mention the possibility that this
humble scribe survives the summer without being mercilessly goaded by his
fun-loving team mates. A headband wearing J. Hotson
opens the batting for the No-MAD. On a fine Cuttleslowe afternoon, cloudy yet
all not that cold really, for this time of year at any rate, and isn’t it
curious how people will often muse on the poor quality of an English summer,
when last year, for instance, was the fourth hottest in recent times,
once-Mad Captain J. Hoskins won the toss and put the Marlborough in for a
bat. Here was the second meeting of old foes this season. The first had been
won easily by the Previously Nutty, and in truth expectations were of a
similar result this time round. None, however, could have predicted the
massacre which ensued. Background: Ant (red
cap) talks M. Reeves into leaving the Marlborough House [before it sinks]. Opening from the Wide Sweep of Sky End, A. Mann (4-1-5-2) found a line
to the left-hander M. Reeves (4), and soon had a couple of wickets, but from
the Long Line of Cars End, J. Harris (5.3-2-5-7) was beginning the spell
which would end the game almost in the blink of an eye. Bowling straight, slow
and on a length, Harris tempted and bamboozled the Marlborough into a misery
of dismissals*, five ducks among them. With a direct hit run-out thrown in
for good measure, Harris took seven wickets while conceding a mere five runs,
surely a Mad record which will stand for some time to come, if not until the
very end of days. J. Harris. Not a bad
day out. J. Hotson (2-0-9-0) bowled a couple of nice overs which showed that he
is regaining his old confidence, and was unlucky not to be among the wickets
himself. With J. Ohn top-scoring for the
Marlborough, posting 5, it was hardly a surprise that they were all out for
only 24. J. Hoskins at mid-off pouched a couple of catches handily, and there
were other people in the field, but it’s hard to remember who they were since
they did sweet fa, although G. Littlechild impressed once again
deputising at keeper. G. Littlechild (facing)
knocks off the paltry total. A handful of wickets fell for the Non-Mad before they knocked off the
runs, notably that of V. Stone (0) who in making her debut for the Mad was
the third female so to do, hey, chicks are always welcome, that’s the kind of
team we are. (V. Stone is a close friend of No-MAD all-rounder I. Howarth,
although it’s unknown at this stage what she thinks
of his very small hands). But A. Mann (8 n.o.) and
G. Littlechild (8 n.o.) had soon clubbed a couple
of boundaries each to settle the matter. S. Hane
(4-1-16-1) and particularly W. Ill (3-0-11-3) for the Marlborough looked
handy with the ball. And that was about it. Um. Thanks for coming. * - A misery of
dismissals: technical term for a herd
of wickets; an embarrassing batting collapse. ‘Blocker’
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*
Far from the MCC versus Marlborough House Played at Cutteslowe Park, 12 June
2005 Far from the MCC won the toss and elected to field Far from the MCC
won by 6 wkts Far from the MCC debuts:
Vicki Stone (088) |
05 / 107 35 over match |
Team |
Marlborough House |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
A. Lamb |
b Harris |
3 |
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2 |
M. K. Reeves |
b Mann |
4 |
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3 |
D. Wilson |
b Harris |
0 |
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4 |
Muzzy |
lbw b Mann |
0 |
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5 |
G. Lal |
run out (Harris) |
0 |
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6 |
S. Patel |
b Harris |
0 |
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7 |
W. Henley |
c Hoskins b Harris |
0 |
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8 |
S. Dunkley |
c Mann b Harris |
3 |
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9 |
J. Potter |
b Harris |
5 |
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10 |
P. Henley |
not out |
4 |
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11 |
Pete |
c Hoskins b Harris |
0 |
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Extras |
(W3, LB1, B5) |
9 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 11.3 overs) |
24 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Mann |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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2 |
Harris |
5.3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
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3 |
Hotson |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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Team |
Far from the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
J. C. W. Hotson |
b Dunkley |
5 |
(14) |
1 |
- |
3-11 |
2 |
J. D. Hoskins * |
b W. Henley |
5 |
(6) |
- |
- |
1-8 |
3 |
V. Stone |
b W. Henley |
0 |
(5) |
- |
- |
2-10 |
4 |
A. Morley |
b W. Henley |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
4-11 |
5 |
A.G. Mann |
not out |
8 |
(9) |
2 |
- |
- |
6 |
G. S. Littlechild + |
not out |
8 |
(5) |
2 |
- |
- |
7 |
S. L. P. Dobner |
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8 |
I. Howarth |
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9 |
M. T. Westmoreland |
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10 |
N. J. Hebbes |
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11 |
J. Harris |
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Extras |
(W2) |
2 |
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TOTAL |
(for 4 wickets, 6.5 overs) |
28 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Dunkley |
3.5 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
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2 |
W. Henley |
3 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
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MOTM: J. Harris Champagne Moment: J. Harris direct run
out Buffet
Award: J. C. W. Hotson’s vegetarian
pizza slices (with extra cheese) |
Opposition:
V010 / 18 Ground: G001 / 25 Captain: C006 / 34 |