“The Ballad of R. T. Harris”
Match: 08 / 156
Won by 15 runs
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
114 – 9 |
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A.
Mann 46, S. Dobner
22 |
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R. T. Harris |
99 |
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S.
Dobner 4 - 32, A. Mann
3 -12 |
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And
so to Wheatley Park Notorious
home of the hitmen Where
cricket replaces the Civil War Every
now and then… Spam
and Gary strode out to the middle With
the greatest of intent But
our fair skipper threw his bat to the ground Goldenchild
run out; he went Boycott
dawdled up to the crease Intent
on steadying the ship But
our captain was caught behind the stumps We
hoped the fall of wickets was a blip
But
Spellcaster followed leg before Making
it twenty-six for three A lot
of hopes thus were pinned On
the Ant and Stevie D These
two dug in their heels For a
stand of nearly fifty Some
might even say That
some of the footwork was nifty Cobner
was caught for a useful twenty-two But
the Aussie was standing his ground Playing
his shots for forty-six He
nearly had to buy a round
Barry L. Ocker utilizing his famous… block. A
Mann top scored In a
wise and wistful innings Many
even forgot His
criminal ancestral beginnings When
the Ant fell just short of a fifty The
MAD innings began to fade Wood
Boy was stumped for three Davros;
one was all he made Del
Boy chipped in with a promising eight Beer
Matt unlucky to be bowled for a duck We’d
reached a hundred and fourteen for nine We
would be needing some luck It
was left to Iron Hands and Stan To
see out the last few balls Both
remained unbeaten Average
protection calls?
Who exactly is the “son”? And has he ever played cricket? Tea
arrived by meals on wheels A
lovely spread of sandwiches and cake As
the weather held above The
MAD reflected on their fate Darley
steamed in for the first over The
opener got a nick The
whole of the MAD appealed But
he didn’t walk; we felt so sick With
the openers getting to twenty They
looked as if they might get away But a
combination of Hoskers and Morlers Made
sure Faradoon wouldn’t stay
Another expansive Barry L. Ocker cover drive…. The
innings progressed along But
Khan was caught for nine Waseem
would follow trapped by Mann Only
R Rana would shine Few
more of the opposition Would
trouble the scorers The
scent of MAD victory Was
truly before us Contributions
all round Added
to the haul Skip
finished it off With
a low straight ball Thus
we bowled R. T. Harris out For
only ninety-nine Easing
to a fifteen run win Without
the blood and wine
If ever there was a case for “joint” hogging of the match…. The
victory was discussed Back
at the pub Fines
were dished out Good
for the club Joint
men of the match The
guys that wowed us all Were
Dobner and Mann With
bat and with ball So
the sun set on another Sunday Cricket
was the winner A
Morley was last seen struggling up Ladder Hill As he
cycled home for dinner ‘Morlers’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus R. T. Harris Played at Holton, 15 June 2008 Far from the MCC won the toss and elected to bat Far from the MCC won by 15 runs Far from the MCC debuts: none |
08 / 156 35 over match |
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Team |
Far from
the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
I. Howarth * |
c Khan b Ullah |
5 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
2-16 |
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2 |
G. S. Littlechild + |
run out |
4 |
(6) |
1 |
- |
1-12 |
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3 |
D. M. Edwards |
lbw b Ullah |
7 |
(27) |
1 |
- |
3-26 |
|
4 |
A. G. Mann |
c b Idris |
46 |
(88) |
2 |
- |
6-98 |
|
5 |
S. L. P. Dobner |
c b A. Rana |
22 |
(43) |
1 |
- |
4-75 |
|
6 |
G. Carter |
st Khan b Bradley |
3 |
(8) |
- |
- |
5-94 |
|
7 |
A. Darley |
b S. Faradoon |
8 |
(11) |
- |
- |
8-107 |
|
8 |
A. Morley |
c b Bradley |
1 |
(5) |
- |
- |
7-103 |
|
9 |
M. Bullock |
b Idris |
0 |
(4) |
- |
- |
9-112 |
|
10 |
B. J. Mander |
not out |
2 |
(8) |
- |
- |
- |
|
11 |
J. D. Hoskins |
not out |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
- |
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Extras |
(NB1, W10, B4) |
15 |
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TOTAL |
(for 9 wickets, 35 overs) |
114 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Waseem |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
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2 |
Ullah |
6 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
|
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3 |
W. Rahman |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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|
4 |
Allsworth |
4 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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5 |
A. Rana |
7 |
0 |
27 |
1 |
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6 |
S.
Faradoon |
4 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
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|
7 |
Bradley |
3 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
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8 |
Idris |
4 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
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Team |
R. T. Harris |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
|
1 |
M. Waseem |
lbw b Mann |
26 |
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2 |
- |
3-52 |
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2 |
S. Faradoon |
c Morley b Hoskins |
12 |
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1 |
- |
1-24 |
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3 |
T. Khan + |
c Hoskins b Dobner |
9 |
|
1 |
- |
2-47 |
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4 |
R. Rana * |
c Dobner b Edwards |
33 |
|
3 |
- |
9-99 |
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5 |
F. Idris |
c Hoskins b Dobner |
3 |
|
- |
- |
4-60 |
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6 |
R. Rahman |
c Howarth b Dobner |
0 |
|
- |
- |
5-60 |
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7 |
A. Faradoon |
b Mann |
0 |
|
- |
- |
6-63 |
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8 |
R. Allsworth |
lbw b Mann |
0 |
|
- |
- |
7-70 |
|
9 |
P. Bradley |
c Mander b Dobner |
0 |
|
- |
- |
8-72 |
|
10 |
A. Rana |
b Howarth |
2 |
|
- |
- |
10-99 |
|
11 |
Z. Ullah |
not out |
0 |
|
- |
- |
- |
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Extras |
(NB1, W11, B2) |
14 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 30.1 overs) |
99 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Darley |
7 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
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2 |
Hoskins |
5 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
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3 |
Mann |
7 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
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4 |
Dobner |
7 |
0 |
32 |
4 |
|
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5 |
Mander |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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6 |
Edwards |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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7 |
Howarth |
1.1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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MOTM: A. G. Mann and S. L. Dobner Champagne Moment: A. Morley’s first catch
since time began Buffet
Award: B. J. Mander’s vanilla sponge
cake (with choc chippings) |
Opposition:
V029 / 07 Ground: G027 / 03 Captain: C007 / 36 |