Match: 10 / 209
Lost by 1 wkt
Team |
Total |
FFTMCC |
192 |
T.
Smith 52, G. Littlechild 24 |
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Astons CC |
193 - 9 |
D.
Emerson 4 - 33, D. Edwards
3 - 32 |
Eye witness accounts of the incident are sketchy at
best: “We were in the Zodiac and met these guys from the
Astons and I went outside for a smoke and someone put in a two footed
challenge on me” Jake. “I didn’t see anything as I was being escorted from the
premises at the time after falling asleep at the bar” Mr. “It must have been those ballet shoes he wears” Anonymous. Could this be the first dancing injury of the season? I
doubt we’ll ever know, but as a result Jake was out and The MAD assembled at Brasenose for their second game in
48 hours, against the Cholsey cheese boys. Martin escorted most of their team
out to the middle (hopefully we have a photo of this) to demonstrate
the difference between a cricket pitch and a field near Wallingford. Further,
to explain why we won’t be playing at their place this year. Despite being
out numbered five to one Martin successfully won the toss and had no
hesitation in batting. Martin
(right) tosses the coin on a respectable
cricket pitch. D. Edwards (11) and G. Littlechild (24) started
brightly before both were given out LBW in relatively un-controversial
fashion. M. Reeves (21) and D. Emerson (14) then continued to move things
along nicely to reach 77 for 2 in the 13th over. It was then that things
faltered somewhat as Reeves slashed at a high full toss to be caught at slip
and In the
interest of giving legitimate LBW decisions, crap glasses are introduced. However, not for the first time this season,
respectability was to come from an unlikely source. Having received a late
call up, T. Smith (52) strode out to bat, looking for his first decent knock
this season. From ball one he looked the business, bringing to bear his
trademark spankings to all parts of the ground. J. Hoskins (the greatest
coach The MAD has ever had) assured us that Thorn’s renaissance was due to
the coaching he and I. Howarth had supplied in the last few weeks. Jamo’s
continued telepathic instructions to lift the bat did the trick as N. Hebbes (2) managed to defy his critics and avoid an
LBW, just long enough to be caught. The tail wagged slightly with M.
Westmoreland (20), A. Darley (9) and J. Pearson (7 not out) adding what could
be useful lower order runs, but when Hoskins (1) fell at the start of the 38th
over, the feeling was that another 20 runs would have been be very useful. T. Smith (left)
celebrates his long overdue fifty. After the now customary excellent tea, The MAD returned
to the field hopeful of defending 192. The first twenty overs were miserable,
the sky was heavy and the effects of the Zodiac and the OUP in consecutive
days was taking its toll on several players. Despite the vociferous encourage
from Gary behind the stumps, The MAD just couldn’t get the necessary break
through as Cholsey moved smoothly to 96 without loss in the 20th over. The
low point of this energy sapping period was captain Moo calling the team to
an on field huddle to try and raise the spirits. Could his words inspire the
MAD to the kind of turn around seen against the Marsh XI? Not if the next two
balls were anything to go by as first Hoskins bowled some leg side dross that
was witheringly swept for 4, then Dobner let one through his legs in comedic
fashion. “It’s my first mistake today” fell on deaf ears and tired bodies.
Finally Hoskins (7-0-37-1) got the break through. “One brings ten” was the
optimistic cry. Edwards (8-0-32-3) stepped up and bowled with control and
accuracy to limit the run rate and get the crucial second wicket. “That’s where
Leggate’s bowling is usually tonked – right over there!” However, still well behind, could The MAD turn this
around? Could anyone provide the bowling spark, as D. Next over Dan continued the excellent work taking two
further wickets. When in the very next over Emerson bought his tally to four
and Cholsey to 163 for 8, The MAD were suddenly in the driving seat. But cricket is a fickle mistress, raising hopes one
minute only to dash them the next. First she cut down S. Dobner as he raced
to save a boundary (although I. Leggate, his 12th man replacement
did sterling work in the outfield), then she took Cholsey’s P. Sargent to her
bosom as he smashed 8 an over to keep the Cheese Boys on course. The tense
mood was only lifted momentarily as a returning Cholsey batsman demonstrated
the fine art of cobbing. Not the over-elaborate,
ostentatious Howarth or Parkinson, cricket bat as javelin style cob, but the
quiet, one glove, two glove, kick first glove, I’ve just thrown this away for
my team style cob. James
(bowling) opens the patisserie to try and ensnare a Cholsey rabbit. Finally with only one wicket remaining the boys from
the ploughed field needed nine off
the last over. Four, four, one is unfortunately more than just Holland’s
world cup line-up. Cholsey pulled victory from the jaws of defeat, which had
itself just been pulled from the jaws of another bigger defeat eating
victory. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. ‘Reevsie’
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Far from the MCC versus Cholsey CC Played at Brasenose College, 25 July
2010 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat Cholsey CC won by 1 wkt Far from the MCC debuts: none |
10 / 209 40 over match |
Team |
Far from
the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
D. M. Edwards |
lbw b Swiergon |
11 |
(15) |
2 |
- |
1-29 |
2 |
G. S. Littlechild + |
lbw b McKeown |
24 |
(29) |
4 |
- |
2-55 |
3 |
M. K. Reeves |
c Mawdsley b McKeown |
21 |
(29) |
4 |
- |
3-78 |
4 |
D. Emerson |
c Mawdsley b McKeown |
14 |
(14) |
3 |
- |
4-79 |
5 |
S. L. P. Dobner |
lbw b Wakefield |
8 |
(11) |
1 |
- |
5-101 |
6 |
T. P. W. Smith |
c Haigh b Swiergon |
52 |
(70) |
6 |
- |
9-187 |
7 |
N. J. Hebbes |
c Mawdsley b Wakefield |
2 |
(9) |
- |
- |
6-106 |
8 |
M. T. Westmoreland * |
c Thomas b Haigh |
20 |
(29) |
2 |
- |
7-154 |
9 |
A. Darley |
c Goldsmith b Mawdsley |
9 |
(8) |
2 |
- |
8-170 |
10 |
J. W. Pearson |
not out |
7 |
(14) |
1 |
- |
- |
11 |
J. D. Hoskins |
c Mawdsley b Swiergon |
1 |
(5) |
- |
- |
10-192 |
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Extras |
(NB4, W12, B7) |
23 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 38.1 overs) |
192 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Swiergon |
6.1 |
0 |
40 |
3 |
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2 |
Chapman |
4 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
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3 |
McKeown |
7 |
1 |
29 |
3 |
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4 |
Thomas |
4 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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5 |
Smith |
4 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
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6 |
Haigh |
4 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
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7 |
Maudsley |
3 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
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8 |
Wakefield |
6 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
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Team |
Cholsey CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
1 |
B. Harrison |
c Westmoreland b Edwards |
61 |
(76) |
10 |
- |
2-118 |
2 |
A. Chapman * |
lbw b Emerson |
35 |
(68) |
5 |
- |
1-96 |
3 |
R. Swiergon |
b Edwards |
22 |
(37) |
3 |
- |
6-160 |
4 |
R. Maudsley |
b Emerson |
22 |
(23) |
3 |
- |
3-156 |
5 |
J. Haigh |
lbw b Emerson |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
4-156 |
6 |
G. Smith |
b Emerson |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
5-156 |
7 |
P. Sargeant |
not out |
23 |
(16) |
3 |
- |
- |
8 |
M. Wakefield |
lbw b Edwards |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
7-160 |
9 |
A. Goldsmith |
b Pearson |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
8-163 |
10 |
R. Thomas |
b Hoskins |
11 |
(11) |
2 |
- |
9-184 |
11 |
T. McKeown |
not out |
0 |
(0) |
- |
- |
- |
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Extras |
(W7, LB10, B2) |
19 |
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TOTAL |
(for 9 wickets, 39.3 overs) |
193 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Darley |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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2 |
Pearson |
7.3 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
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3 |
Hoskins |
7 |
0 |
37 |
1 |
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4 |
Westmoreland |
4 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
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5 |
Emerson |
8 |
0 |
33 |
4 |
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6 |
Edwards |
8 |
0 |
32 |
3 |
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MOTM: T. P. W. Smith Champagne Moment: D. Emerson’s hat-trick
ball Buffet
Award: M. T. Westmoreland’s black
pudding (with scrambled egg sides) |
Opposition:
V033 / 12 Ground: G040 / 12 Captain: C011 / 37 |