Match: 10
/ 213
Lost
by 3 runs
Team |
Total |
Honiton CC |
187 |
I. Howarth 4 - 30, J. Hoskins
2 - 20 |
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FFTMCC |
184 |
J. Hoskins 50, N. Hebbes
45 |
Some are born to
greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them. Some are simply in the wrong
place at the wrong time when tour captains are being discussed. Who knows,
but one way or another Dave Emerson was our skip on this day. He marshalled
his team to the ground a full hour before the match was due to start and
unsurprisingly found we were without opposition. Just time for a pre match
warm-up which consisted of using the Mongoose bat to dispatch practice balls
to the next county. “Do I look a cock with this hat on? The team were in
remarkably good spirits given the excesses of the night before and were not
fazed by the prospect of spending 40 overs in the field when Dave lost the
toss. Our skip immediately turned to the season’s leading wicket taker, M.
Westmoreland (8-3-34-2) to extract some early swing from the heavily over
cast conditions. Martin was ably assisted by M. Reeves (8-1-30-2) who was
making a rare return to bowling a full eight over spell. Reeves lured the
dangerous looking C Lapping into a hoik down the leg side where Moo took a
great catch running forwards, could it be our day? During this period B.
Mander chased a drive to the far boundary. Only he could tell whether the
ball crossed the line. So, did it go Ben? Figure 1 below shows his response: Figure 1:
Sweeping Motion with Right Arm – no the ball did not cross the boundary. Figures 2 and 3 show some of Ben’s other clear umpiring signals: Figure 2:
In response to an LBW appeal – the one raised finger indicates that the ball
was missing leg by one inch, not out. Figure 3: Arms Outstretched: Not a clue mate, I only had two hours
sleep Emerson (7-0-49-0)
bought himself on, but by this time G. Meadows (67) was hitting his stride
and our hung-over captain was rather harshly dealt with. At the other end
Hoskins (6-0-20-2) was giving the west country locals a lesson. More used to
pasties they couldn’t pick his up country pie, and a splendid quicker one bought
rich reward. Hotson took a skyer on
the boundary, D. Edwards (4-0-19-0) bowled with precision. Howarth
(4.5-0-30-4) frequently overlooked in the bowling department by the regular
skip, despite his frequent and expansive warm-ups, was finally given his
chance on tour. He grabbed it with both hands taking four wickets in the
final few overs as Honiton looked to accelerate. Just eleven extras including
no byes, a good day for S. Dobner making his season debut behind the stumps,
meant that a more than respectable 187 was achieved. Still we’ve chased more
than that this season, game on. Matt enjoys the company of Mrs. Honiton scorer
extraordinaire. Anyone expecting a Devon
cream tea was not disappointed as our hosts provided scones to complement the
usual fare. Local lad Reeves was pleased to see the Devon tradition of jam
then cream was observed. During the break the tour top trumps competition
continued. Join us next time for the thrilling conclusion of this event. It is now something of a
tradition that N. Hebbes (45) scores more runs on tour than in the whole of
the rest of the season and it was pretty much the case here as a well-crafted
innings was curtailed LBW just shy of a half century. Edwards (6), Roberts
(12) and Hotson (4) never really got going on a pitch which had more than a
little life in it. C. Roberts smears one to off during his epic
innings of 12. At this point J. Hoskins
(50) arrived using a batting implement not seen before this side of the
Bristol channel. What is that strange shortened blade and how’s he using it
to dispatch the bowling to all parts of the ground? Watching team mates grew
nervous as his tally progressed through the 20’s, 30’s and into the 40’s. At
the start of the season it had been rather jokingly suggested that if James
ever reached 50 using the Mongoose, all non goosing
members of the team would have their fines doubled. With his score on 46 he
planted one over the boundary for a thoroughly deserved 50. Is there anything
finer in sport than a big innings? I don’t think so. Was it worth waiting
eleven years for? Certainly. Well done Jamo, reach for your wallets everyone.
James was so elated that he didn’t see the next ball, a high full toss
heading straight for the top of middle stump. Jamo immediately set another
first, the first batsman to dance from the pitch is a state of euphoria,
having just been bowled. M. Westmoreland prepares to face during the
fraught finale. B. Mander (1) came and
went. Emerson (0) got a bronze to add to his buffet. Losing the toss bought
him a holy trinity of captaining. It’s not easy at the top. The good work of
keeper Dobner behind the sticks was again highlighted by Honiton first team
wicky conceding nine byes. Honiton, in a mark of
respect, realised that the game was finely balanced and turned to Holmes, by
far their fiercest bowler. He had been rattled during the Honiton innings by
a rising delivery which somehow wedged inside his face guard and was now more
than keen to return the favour. Common consent was that his speed was
somewhere in the sixties, which combined with the bumpy pitch made the
wearing of helmets more than advisory. He was too good for Reeves (8) and
Howarth (5) although both contributed to their own demise. Well done, Steve – you just lost us the game. Finally, with 24 needed,
the final pairing of S. Dobner (25) and Westmoreland (10 n.o.)
came together. Could they steer us to a famous victory? Could they cock. With
Holmes tying down one end and the overs running out the only option was to
score quickly from the other. Both tried slaps to the on side. Martin getting
away with one and indeed almost winning the match as a Honiton fielder stuck
out an arm to stop a match winning four. Dobner was not so lucky and fell to
a great catch on the boundary, three runs short. Cobblers. Head for the hills
everyone, he’s not going to be pleased. In the event, Steve left a permanent
reminder of his disappointment in the door of the away dressing room. Ah
well, on balance they were probably a bit better but we acquitted ourselves
well. Every goose has his day. ‘Reevsie’
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Far from the MCC versus Honiton CC Played at Honiton, 13 August 2010 Honiton CC won the toss and elected
to bat Honiton CC won by 3 runs Far from the MCC debuts: none |
10 / 213 40 over match |
Team |
Honiton CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
R. Ingram |
c Hebbes b Westmoreland |
27 |
(33) |
3 |
- |
3-67 |
2 |
C. Lapping |
c Westmoreland b Reeves |
22 |
(19) |
4 |
- |
1-36 |
3 |
J. Pulman |
b Hoskins |
4 |
(22) |
- |
- |
2-44 |
4 |
G. Meadows |
c Edwards b Howarth |
67 |
(66) |
10 |
1 |
5-154 |
5 |
A. Holmes |
b Hoskins |
11 |
(17) |
2 |
- |
4-103 |
6 |
T. Travers * |
c Hotson b Reeves |
22 |
(35) |
3 |
- |
8-166 |
7 |
W. Broom + |
b Howarth |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
6-154 |
8 |
T. Cligg |
c Howarth b Westmoreland |
1 |
(12) |
- |
- |
7-159 |
9 |
M. Schmidt |
not out |
14 |
(15) |
3 |
- |
- |
10 |
H. Wright |
b Howarth |
4 |
(4) |
- |
- |
9-182 |
11 |
K. Slynn |
c Westmoreland b Howarth |
4 |
(3) |
- |
- |
10-187 |
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Extras |
(W6, LB5) |
11 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 37.5 overs) |
187 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
|
1 |
Westmoreland |
8 |
3 |
34 |
2 |
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2 |
Reeves |
8 |
1 |
30 |
2 |
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3 |
Emerson |
7 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
|
4 |
Hoskins |
6 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
|
5 |
Edwards |
4 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
6 |
Howarth |
4.5 |
0 |
30 |
4 |
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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 |
b Wright |
6 |
(11) |
1 |
- |
1-8 |
2 |
N. J. Hebbes |
lbw b Meadows |
45 |
(75) |
4 |
1 |
4-117 |
3 |
C. D. Roberts |
c Holmes b Cligg |
12 |
(19) |
1 |
- |
2-29 |
4 |
J. C. W. Hotson |
b Travers |
4 |
(13) |
1 |
- |
3-37 |
5 |
J. D. Hoskins |
b Meadows |
50 |
(51) |
8 |
- |
7-130 |
6 |
B. J. Mander |
c Travers b Pulman |
1 |
(2) |
- |
- |
5-122 |
7 |
D. Emerson * |
b Pulman |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
6-122 |
8 |
M. K. Reeves |
c Slynn b
Holmes |
8 |
(13) |
1 |
- |
8-149 |
9 |
S. L. P. Dobner + |
c Lapping b Schmidt |
25 |
(31) |
3 |
1 |
10-184 |
10 |
I. Howarth |
c and b Holmes |
5 |
(3) |
1 |
- |
9-164 |
11 |
M. T. Westmoreland |
not out |
10 |
(19) |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Extras |
(NB3, W5, LB1, B9) |
18 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 39.3 overs) |
184 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
|
1 |
Wright |
5 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
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2 |
Cligg |
5 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
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3 |
Schmidt |
5.3 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
|
4 |
Travers |
3 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
|
5 |
Lapping |
5 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
6 |
Ingram |
3 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
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7 |
Pulman |
3 |
1 |
16 |
2 |
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8 |
Meadows |
4 |
0 |
32 |
2 |
|
9 |
Holmes |
5 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
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MOTM: J. D. Hoskins Champagne Moment: M. T. Westmoreland’s
sliding catch in the deep Buffet
Award: D. Emerson’s New Zealand lamb
chops (with Premium mint sauce) |
Opposition:
V059 / 01 Ground: G047 / 01 Captain: C018 / 01 |