“Sun Shines for Evening Whackathon
As JP Develops Split Personality”

 

 

Match:  09 / 173

Won by 38 runs

 

 

Team

 

Total

FFTMCC

176 - 3

M. Reeves  53*,  S. Dobner  50*

 

Bodleian

138 - 6

I. Howarth  2 - 9

 

 

 

 

So for most the usual routine of wake up, feel like shit, sober up, do some drinking, play cricket, had to be replaced with wake up, feel like shit, sober up, do a tiny amount of work, do some drinking, play cricket. For yes, this was a Friday night’s 20/20 against our old friends the Bodleian.

 

The chances of the game actually taking place were slim, given that a) M. Reeves was captain and in three previous attempts at leading the side all had been rained off, and b) getting all 22 players through a grid locked Oxford on a Friday evening by 6pm was never going to be easy. Many arrived straight from work including Dave (Littlewoods) Emerson from his day job in the fashion industry. Fresh from the catwalk, this summer’s collection is a grey flannel suit.

 

 

 

Twenty20 cricket is a drinking man’s game.

 

 

Although the clouds were threatening Reeves was not to be denied on this occasion. The toss was won and The MAD decided to bat on the artificial wicket. A late stipulation on the part of our leader was that any player reaching 50 should retire. No worries there for a captain who hadn’t scored over 35 in four years in The MAD ranks.

 

Two big hitters D. Shorten (14) and T. Smith (9) were sent out and made a lively start. S. Dobner (50*) (first choice skip, but still so haunted by the Tetsworth experience that he chose to hand over responsibilities) joined in and found the Bodleian pie much to his taste. J. Hoskins (4) played a short cameo before M. Reeves (53*) selflessly placed himself in front of the barrage of Bodleian jam tarts. Dobner and Reeves gorged themselves on an assortment of pastries greatly assisted by a rhubarb crumble of an outfield. Both players enjoyed a rare double digit innings before being cruelly cut short by the rash agreement from earlier on, reaching 50 and retiring. They were replaced by JP Collins (20*) and I. Howarth (14*) who continued the pastrying for the remaining overs.

 

 

2009jun26b

 

“It’s okay, guys – I’ll skipper, score, get the beers in, and score the bloody runs!”

 

 

A 140* partnership was scored for the 4th wicket by Dobner, Reeves, Collins and Howarth, which despite the protestations of J. Hoskins (previous holder) is a Mad record. It’s also a record number of players to contribute to a record partnership. A record of this record feat will be recorded in The MAD Records*.

 

The Bodleian appeared doubtful of getting the impressive Mad 176, but started brightly against Leggate (3-0-29-0) and Emerson (4-0-16-0.) JP Collins posted remarkable figures of 3-1-32-1. Remarkable in that they included a wicket maiden and 2-0-32-0. After some leg side tosh in his first over JP’s alter ego of PJ took over and bowled a blinding second over. But then PJ’s nemesis JP wrestled control of his bowling back again and the third over was again leggy dollop. Who will turn up next time? Only the bowling gods can tell.

 

 

 

Sunset’s aren’t usually associated with games involving M. Reeves.

 

 

For the Bodleian, Patterson (51*) played well before being cruelly curtailed. However they faded due to the economics of Hoskins (3-0-19-1), Dobner (2-0-9-1), Shorten (3-0-15-1), and Howarth (2-0-9-2.) In the fading light The MAD ran out comfortable winners by 38 runs. A few beers were quaffed at the ground afterwards (make that a lot of). Probably wake up and feel like shit tomorrow. Very little time to get back to full fitness in time for Sunday’s game. As any test player will know, these back to back matches are tough.

 

* - Having studied guidelines set out by the Wisden Almanack, it is of opinion that the undefeated partnership of 140 should remain classed as “Other”. Official Mad Records are of the assumption the partnership records are realised by just 2 batsmen – not four.

 

 

‘Reevsie’

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Statto Scorecards

 

 

 

Far from the MCC versus Bodleian

Played at University Club, 26 June 2009

 

Far from the MCC won the toss and elected to bat

Far from the MCC won by 38 runs

 

Far from the MCC debuts:  none

 

 

09 / 173

 

 

 

 

 

20 over match

 

 

 

Team

Far from the MCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

D. Shorten

b Shaw

14

(13)

2

-

1-22

2

T. P. W. Smith

c Neely b McKiernan

9

(9)

1

-

2-28

3

S. L. P. Dobner

retired

50

(37)

5

-

-

4

J. C. W. Hotson

c and b McKiernan

4

(6)

-

-

3-36

5

M. K. Reeves *

retired

53

(32)

8

-

-

6

J. P. Collins

not out

20

(15)

3

-

-

7

I. Howarth

not out

14

(8)

-

1

-

8

D. Emerson

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

I. C. Leggate

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

J. D. Hoskins

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

G. Carter +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

(W10, LB2)

12

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 3 wickets, 20 overs)

176

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

 

1

Shaw

4

0

27

1

 

2

McKiernan

4

0

30

2

 

3

Ackland

4

0

28

0

 

4

Costambeys

4

0

45

0

 

5

Paterson

4

0

44

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Bodleian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

A. R. Paterson

retired

51

(36)

8

-

-

2

M. D. J. Neely

c Emerson b Hoskins

21

(27)

3

-

1-92

3

J. A. Shaw

c Carter b Collins

0

(2)

-

-

2-92

4

L. J. McKiernan

b Dobner

7

(7)

1

-

3-112

5

E. A. Ball

b Howarth

10

(18)

1

-

4-121

6

M. J. Costambeys

run out (Hoskins/Carter)

5

(10)

-

-

5-124

7

W. H. G. B. Man

c Hoskins b Howarth

3

(7)

-

-

6-128

8

A. J. MacKinnon

not out

12

(10)

1

-

-

9

S. G. Ackland *

b Shorten

2

(3)

-

-

 

10

G. E. D. Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

S. V. T. Arnold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

(NB2, W16, LB1, B8)

27

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 7 wickets, 20 overs)

138

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

 

1

Leggate

3

0

29

0

 

2

Emerson

4

0

16

0

 

3

Hoskins

3

0

19

1

 

4

Collins

3

1

32

1

 

5

Dobner

2

0

9

1

 

6

Shorten

3

0

15

1

 

7

Howarth

2

0

9

2

 

 

 

 

 

MOTM:  M. K. Reeves

Champagne Moment:  T. P. W. Smith’s energetic fielding

Buffet Award:  JP Collin’s Australian kangaroo burgers

 

 

Opposition:  V023 / 12

Ground:  G028 / 02

Captain:  C017 / 01