Match: 09 / 168
Won by 10 wkts
Team |
Total |
Cholsey CC |
76 |
JP
Collins 3 - 11 |
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FFTMCC |
78 - 0 |
M.
Westmoreland 50*, D. Edwards
26* |
Some
days may be made for cricket, others may be made for May. In Oxford, it was
clearly a cricket day. In Cholsey it was maybe May. The locals had assembled
to celebrate spring with a traditional fete, stalls including the edam shy,
pin-the-tail on the emmenthal and the ever-competitive fondu-a-thon.
Highlight of the day was the bewildering concept of the fun run; the greatest athletes in all of Cholsey had been in
training to compete for the titles of fastest man / fastest woman in Cholsey.
Even the captives were given a shot at freedom in the fastest not from Cholsey - liberals! Such
sporting endeavour played out as a splendid backdrop to the cricket…. A sensible 2009 ensemble represented The MAD on
the first Sunday of May. Mooboy
strutted to the middle convinced' that as Daniel had foreseen, today would be
the day of the lion. Having lost the toss on a lion-less coin, Cholsey
elected to bat. Opening
for The MAD was surely the fiercest opening bowler ever to arrive on a Hovis
bike (with basket), D. Shorten and his new ball, new opening Aussie JP
Collins. Shorten (5-1-16-1) bowling a tidy spell including the wicket of
in-form opener Davis, caught behind (some say off a thick pad) by new
gloveman J. Hotson. Hotson's unkempt languid style and developing facial hair
will serve him well if he decides to continue keeper education - a MOTM
display with a visual nod to Knott, Russell and Downton. Collins plugging
away on a good length was soon rewarded with an excellent delivery that
rattled the timbers of attacking bat Fareez. Hitting the deck consistently
appears to be preached at the academy as Collins wrapped up another two,
including the dangerous Chappers (1), to finish with excellent figures of
3-11 of only 4 overs. His mentor A. Mann looking on with a mixture of pride
and envy. Turning up to games looking like a dick is now a
real accolade. Opener
M. Horton (6) had begun setting himself for the attritional innings that is
often the precursor for a total at the cheese bowl. Wrapped plumbish on the
pad by Shorten, the ball limped to D. Edwards at slip. This being not yet the
10th over and Edwards not yet in the no-field / I wonder what's for tea /
which opening partner will let me down today zone – launched an exocet
smashing the stumps and leaving the Cheester stranded and out. Edwards
banking high over the stumps before buzzing the length of the wicket with the
traditional send-off, fielding genius. Reassuring the fielding equilibrium
would be restored as Dobner / Howarth took shelter from an attempt at the
stumps conceding four of the best, Hebbes ran head first into a swinging arm
from Collins who was immediately put on report and the slip cordon started to
pick the diving header as the block of choice to any stray delivery. Daniel was finding it hard to shoulder the blame
for continued coin toss losses. Old(er)
ball support arrived in the form of D. Emerson (6-1-15-0) who, for a while,
threatened to play genuine cricket with a tidy spell. As former mad skipper
E. Lester will tell you, good bowling seldom gets wickets at this level and
so it proved – unlucky. Spin
twins J. Hoskins and T. Smith replaced the pacemen as Cholsey batsman
Jagadish (17) began to settle. Hoskins bowled with nouse, varying his pace
and using his experience of conditions to secure an excellent haul of 5-0-16-2.
Chappers bowled for a second time (as the hosts were short) was left groping
at a delivery which seemed destined to stop time itself. Smith, resembling a
right arm Phil Tuffnell was no less effective. A couple of early flans were
dispatched to Berkshire but once 'Merlin' (the new nickname his shameless
propaganda machine had been touting around south Oxfordshire all winter) had
steadied himself, the Cholsey lower order were powerless to respond. T. Smith
2-0-14-2. Vice
captain Dobner appeared late on to seize the buffet but even this backfired
and he kept a fine line. A genuine all-rounder? 3-1-3-1. Having done bugger all with the ball [and bat] –
Dave got the beers in. And
so the Cheesters were skittled for 76 before 4.30pm – a different line up
from those who posted 250+ on our last visit but something was missing from
our hosts today? A disappointing score for the game but a promising start for
the new Mad attack. Turning
swiftly around, new Mad skipper M. Westmoreland and opening specialist D.
Edwards had a look then proceeded to cart the bowling to all areas. “Well batted, So,
it was all wrapped up before tea, before Emerson could insult my 'stray' dog
and before Mel could convince Daniel that no lion exists on a one pound coin.
A fine tea it was, chapati, cake, Stella and sandwiches – coleslaw (no
cheese), egg (no cheese), ham (no cheese) – in fact no cheese at all. Could
it be that a tactical error had been made? Maybe the village had left
themselves over-stretched and their team suffered – expect a dairyload to
turn up at Brasenose for the rematch. ‘Titanick’
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Far from the MCC versus Cholsey CC Played at Cholsey, 3 May 2009 Cholsey CC won the toss and elected
to bat Far from the MCC won by 10 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: none |
09 / 168 35 over match |
Team |
Cholsey CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
A. Davis |
c Hotson b Shorten |
4 |
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1-9 |
2 |
M. Horton |
run out (Edwards) |
6 |
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4-22 |
3 |
Fareez |
b Collins |
7 |
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2-18 |
4 |
A. Chapman * |
b Collins |
1 |
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3-22 |
5 |
J. Haigh |
c Collins b Smith |
5 |
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7-47 |
6 |
A. Goldsmith |
b Collins |
0 |
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5-22 |
7 |
Howard |
c Hebbes b Smith |
2 |
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6-31 |
8 |
Jagadish |
c Emerson b Hoskins |
17 |
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9-53 |
9 |
R. Thomas |
b Dobner |
9 |
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8-51 |
10 |
A. Chapman |
b Hoskins |
6 |
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10-76 |
11 |
A. Davis |
not out |
16 |
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- |
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Extras |
(W2, B1) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 25 overs) |
76 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Shorten |
5 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
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2 |
Collins |
4 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
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3 |
Smith |
2 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
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4 |
Hoskins |
5 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
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5 |
Emerson |
6 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
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6 |
Dobner |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Team |
Far from
the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
D. M. Edwards |
not out |
26 |
(28) |
4 |
- |
- |
2 |
M. T. Westmoreland * |
not out |
50 |
(35) |
8 |
1 |
- |
3 |
I. Howarth |
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4 |
N. J. Hebbes |
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5 |
S. L. P. Dobner |
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6 |
J. D. Hoskins |
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7 |
T. P. W. Smith |
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8 |
D. Shorten |
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9 |
J. C. W. Hotson + |
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10 |
J. P. Collins |
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11 |
D. Emerson |
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Extras |
(NB1, B1) |
2 |
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TOTAL |
(for 0 wicket, 10.2 overs) |
78 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Chapman |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
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2 |
Jagadish |
5 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
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3 |
Fareez |
1 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
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4 |
Haigh |
2.2 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
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MOTM: J. C. W. Hotson Champagne Moment: D. M. Edwards’ reactionary
run out Buffet
Award: T. P. W. Smith’s vegetarian
pasties (with extra cheese) |
Opposition:
V033 / 10 Ground: G026 / 07 Captain: C011 / 04 |