Match: 09
/ 180
Won
by 1 run
Team |
Total |
FFTMCC |
120 - 7 |
D. Edwards 35*, A. Darley
19 |
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Appleton CC |
119 - 6 |
D. Emerson 2 - 14, JP Collins
2 - 26 |
It was a deceptively
cold mid-July evening which saw the assembled ranks gather at the Appleton
ground just on the outskirts of the Back of Beyond. The team arrived one by
one, and to a man they all stepped out of cars, wrinkled noses and declared
that Thorn had again been at the molasses. It turned out that the pitch was
in fact situated next to a sewage refinery, which brought a whole new meaning
to phrases such as “smacking the crap out of the ball” and “smearing it all
over the park” and “Spam, that’s shit”. Joe Puppy (background) probably at home crapping
in Appleton. The Oppo were an unknown
quantity in more than one respect – firstly we hadn’t played them before, and
secondly there were at various stages of the game anything between 10 and 14
players on side for them. No matter, said Moo, our erstwhile and emeritus
leader, for we shall simply let Dan bat twice! A more than fair trade was
agreed and The MAD openers of Mr Spellcaster & Mr Lego went out and each
produced cameo Boycott-esque style innings. The assorted crowd looked on in
confusion, trying to understand the Morse code of dots and dashes, when all
of a sudden a brace of boundaries brought the score up to a roughly
respectable 35 off the first 7 overs. Having smacked one glorious 6 over mid
on, Lego was then caught for 10, bringing the hopelessly out of form “No Mr. During his long awaited
return to form with the bat, ‘ Just time then for
‘Stevie Wonder’ Hoskins to step up for a quick-fire 16*, resplendent in dark
glasses despite the lengthening shadows, soon to be joined by JP Collins (1*)
after J-Mo called Geoff (4) for a suicide 2nd run, despite the ball being
firmly in the fielder’s hand when the run was called. Yeah, those shades really
help in those evening games Hoskers…. Anyway, to make a short
story rather long, MAD ended on 120 off their 20 overs with B. Harsant also
chipping in with a handy boundary, a fairly good score on a pudgy flan of a
wicket. All those who yearn for the days of uncovered wickets need only spend
an afternoon or two on some of the swamps and marshes around the country to
be forever cured of their misdirection. As Matt (right) will tell you, this games’
bollocks sometimes. So, the ever-shrewd
MooSkip correctly surmised that pace and accuracy would not do the job, so
instead opted for the pie of JP and the erratic legside flinging of Lego to
start the bowling response. This turned out to be an inspired choice, as JP
(4-0-26-2) found the mark early on by getting the #1 bat to play on, though
you could barely call it a “wicket”, and Lego (4-0-21-1) got the #2 to hoik
to mid on. The middle order however, settled reasonably quickly and managed
to put on 26 and 38 respectively, prompting a change of bowling. Some great zoom photography from “ Turning to The Wizard
and Christ Almighty for the last 4 overs, the Oppo nearly upset the apple
cart, belting the long hops of Thorn (2-0-15-0) to the square leg boundary
time and again, but some clever jiggling of the field for Dan’s bowling
(2-0-9-0) by our worthy leader dried the runs up just in time, and
despite the brave fightback the day was finally won by the MAD, by ONE run. We then all repaired to
the delightful pub in Appleton village and got rosy with cider. All in all a
worthy oppo, all 15 of them, and a fixture for, err re-fixing next year. ‘Golden DEL-icious’
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*
Far from the MCC versus Appleton CC Played at Appleton 22 July 2009 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat Far from the MCC won by 1 run Far from the MCC debuts: none |
09 / 180 20 over match |
Team |
Far from the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
D. M. Edwards |
retired |
35 |
(31) |
7 |
- |
- |
2 |
D. Shorten |
c b J. Crowe |
10 |
(15) |
- |
1 |
1-31 |
3 |
A. Darley |
c Harden b Buck |
19 |
(24) |
1 |
1 |
6-96 |
4 |
T. P. W. Smith |
c b Payne |
5 |
(5) |
1 |
- |
2-67 |
5 |
M. T. Westmoreland * |
c b Daniel |
6 |
(6) |
1 |
- |
3-80 |
6 |
M. Bullock |
b Daniel |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
4-80 |
7 |
G. Carter + |
run out |
4 |
(10) |
- |
- |
5-92 |
8 |
J. D. Hoskins |
not out |
16 |
(10) |
2 |
- |
- |
9 |
B. Harsant |
c Daniel b Lawfull |
4 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
7-101 |
10 |
J. P. Collins |
not out |
1 |
(9) |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
D. Emerson |
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|
|
Extras |
(NB5, W10, LB1, B4) |
20 |
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TOTAL |
(for 7 wickets, 20 overs) |
120 |
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|
# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
|
1 |
T. Crowe |
3 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
2 |
McKno |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
3 |
J. Crowe |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
4 |
Payne |
3 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
|
5 |
Lawfull |
3 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
|
6 |
Daniel |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
7 |
Buck |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
8 |
Hammond |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
9 |
Harden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Team |
Appleton
CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
Farrell |
b Collins |
0 |
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|
2 |
A. Buck |
c Darley b Shorten |
1 |
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|
3 |
G. Alder |
b Collins |
26 |
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4 |
S. Daniel |
retired |
38 |
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|
5 |
C. Lawfull |
b Hoskins |
2 |
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6 |
C. McKno |
b Emerson |
9 |
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7 |
B. Harden |
c Smith b Emerson |
3 |
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|
8 |
Payne |
not out |
9 |
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|
9 |
T. Crowe |
not out |
13 |
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|
10 |
J. Crowe |
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|
11 |
A. Hammond |
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Extras |
(NB3, W5, LB1, B9) |
18 |
|
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TOTAL |
(for 6 wickets, 20 overs) |
119 |
|
|
|
|
# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
|
1 |
Collins |
4 |
0 |
26 |
2 |
|
2 |
Shorten |
4 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
|
3 |
Hoskins |
4 |
0 |
32 |
1 |
|
4 |
Emerson |
4 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
|
5 |
Edwards |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
6 |
Smith |
2 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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MOTM: T. P. W. Smith Champagne Moment: D. Emerson’s inswinging
Yorker dismissal Buffet
Award: J. D. Hoskins’ marmite and
cheese bagels |
Opposition:
V051 / 01 Ground: G042 / 01 Captain: C011 / 13 |