“Ol’ Big Head Shines”
Match: 15
/ 374
Lost
by 7 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
95 |
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M. Reeves 46 |
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Oxford University Press |
96 - 3 |
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M. Rundle 1 - 12 |
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In contrast to the
drizzle of the morning the last T20 of the season was met on arrival with
glorious late August sunshine, the wind was warm and the sun was already well
in to its downward trajectory towards the horizon. Both teams were there
promptly, so promptly that we were able to get off to a slightly early start.
Skipper Shorten lost the toss but his opposite made an interesting but
ultimately sensible call in asking The MAD to bat first, which would leave
them to battle it out in the gloom that would come at the end of the game. Hotson and Hill faced up
first. Jake (1) always looks positive when opening and has had some good
starts for us this season but tonight after a couple of bright drives was
undone by an excellent off cutter. Nick (0) departed in similar fashion
swishing and missing for once. Emerson came to the crease who in recent
matches has looked like he is playing a different game to the rest of us.
Well no, that is not true – why do commentators say that? Let’s be honest he
always looks as if he is playing cricket – it definitely doesn’t look like
netball or swimming or polo – he is playing cricket. But he has been batting
sublimely of late. But not tonight, a loopy pie ball outside leg top edged
and dropped to a fielder. That left us on 9-3. Never bothered us in the past,
next!
Shorten constructs a massive innings of 4. Hoskins strode to the
wicket, goose in hand. On his day – and all our batters from 1-11 have had a
day this year, James has the most exquisite timing and wristy flicks that has
the spectators salivating for more. He had a couple of nice flicks and a
lovely cover drive tonight but fell, again bowled – were The MAD being too
positive? (27-4) Bullock (3) found it hard to get going and Shorten (4)
played a way to positive shot to a good ball given the situation both departing
both bowled (53-6). Reading stuck around for
a bit before lofting one in to the deep (0), Rundle’s honest assessment of
his dismissal was that it was too quick and too straight and too good and not
really very fair. Why do bowlers do this? That’s what captain Shorten wanted
to know. What happened to all the lovely pie we are used to? So that left us on 72-8 with about 6 overs
to go How the hell did we get
to 72 when no one up to now got to double figures? Well one person did, Mr
Reevsie, head the size of a planet and all that saved us from utter ignominy.
Sometimes this positive brand of cricket doesn’t work; we were a bit in
tatters tonight. But it did work for Reevsie, he blocked the good ones but
let rip on anything loose and cut and pulled and drove his way to a wonderful
46. It’s great to see Mike back and firing with the bat – there is no better
sight than watching our left hander in full flow. Well done Mike for a great
knock. Mike was out bowled and
that left Russ and Bob holding up the last wicket with about 3 overs still
left. They played really well, knocking it for singles, hitting the bad ball.
Russ played a lofted on drive which just shows you what T20 cricket does to
you – I have never seen that before from Russ. He was last out and The MAD
were dismissed in the 19th over for 95. It didn’t seem enough but we would
have a go at defending it. Maybe it would get dark that would help.
Judas Webster – chipping in with another 7 not
out…. Shorten opened up with
Roberts, who was a bit off the mark and got the treatment from the batsmen
and his ruthless captain (1-0-10-0). Rundle from the other end quickly got in
to that nagging length that has proved so hard for batsmen to get away and
had his rewards of their opener with a lovely off cutter (3-0-12-1). Emerson
(3-0-17-0) was brought on to replace Bob, his pace the captain hoping would
be harder to get away. Partly right partly wrong, plenty of dot balls but
also an almighty 6 straight back over Dave’s head. Dave is now in therapy about
that, he can’t believe a batman could actually do that to him. We need to
show Dave videos of him batting. Shorten was happy because he sensed the
cruel Mitchell Johnson song about bowling to the left and right and shite etc
might now transfer to Dave from now on. Tee hee. Hoskins (3-0-17-1)
replacing Rundle got some control and the valuable wicket of (can’t read it)
but OUP basically were progressing too quickly. They were positive, going for
quick singles, whacking the ball hard and looked like a team who were
determined to put this game to bed. Reading (3-0-17-1) came on and after a
wayward first over found his length and was hard to play and picked up a
useful wicket. But ultimately we didn't have enough runs to defend, Shorten
(2.1-0-11-0) and Reeves (2-0-8-0) finished off and the game ended with a leg
bye. Another 30 runs and it
would have been interesting. Well done to OUP, they bowled well and batted
with intent and thoroughly deserved victory. Well done Mike for making a game
of it, well done team for a great season, we have won more than we have lost,
we have all – without exception – had our moments in the sun to take with us
in to the winter. ‘Lego’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus Oxford
University Press Played at Jordan
Hill, 21 August 2015 Oxford University Press
won the toss and elected to field Oxford University Press won by 7 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: none |
15 / 374 20 over match |
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Team |
Far from the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J. C. W. Hotson |
b Halliday |
7 |
(8) |
1 |
- |
3-9 |
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2 |
N. S. Hill |
b Halliday |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
1-1 |
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3 |
D. Emerson |
c Halliday b Gibson |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
2-3 |
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4 |
J. D. Hoskins |
b Halliday |
8 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
4-27 |
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5 |
M. K. Reeves |
b Jackson |
46 |
(49) |
7 |
- |
9-83 |
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6 |
M. Bullock † |
b Hughes |
3 |
(10) |
- |
- |
5-44 |
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7 |
D. Shorten * |
b Hughes |
4 |
(5) |
1 |
- |
6-53 |
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8 |
M. J. Reading |
c Webster b Elliott |
0 |
(6) |
- |
- |
7-72 |
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9 |
M. S. Rundle |
b Beera |
0 |
(4) |
- |
- |
8-74 |
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10 |
R. P. Turner |
b Jackson |
8 |
(12) |
- |
- |
10-95 |
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11 |
C. D. Roberts |
not out |
6 |
(5) |
1 |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB1, W11, LB1 |
13 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 18.4 overs) |
95 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Halliday |
4 |
0 |
19 |
3 |
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2 |
Gibson |
2 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
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3 |
Hughes |
4 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
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4 |
Beera |
4 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
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5 |
Elliott |
3 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
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6 |
Jackson |
1.4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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Team |
Oxford University Press |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
S. Gibson * |
b Rundle |
14 |
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1 |
- |
1-32 |
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2 |
J. Qureshi |
c Roberts b Hoskins |
29 |
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3 |
1 |
2-64 |
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3 |
B. Coney |
not out |
40 |
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5 |
- |
- |
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4 |
R. Beera |
c Shorten b Reading |
0 |
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- |
- |
3-67 |
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5 |
J. Webster |
not out |
7 |
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- |
- |
- |
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6 |
M. Boullé |
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7 |
A. Halliday |
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8 |
R. Jackson |
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9 |
I. Hall † |
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10 |
N. Hughes |
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11 |
C. Elliott |
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Extras |
NB1, W1, LB3, B1 |
6 |
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TOTAL |
(for 3 wickets, 17.1 overs) |
96 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Roberts |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
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2 |
Rundle |
3 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
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3 |
Emerson |
3 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
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4 |
Hoskins |
3 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
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5 |
Reading |
3 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
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6 |
Shorten |
2.1 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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7 |
Reeves |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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MOTM: M. K. Reeves Champagne Moment: C. D. Robert’s catch Buffet
Award: C. D. Roberts’ double stacked
hamburgers (with extra cheese) |
Opposition:
V019 / 21 Ground: G013 / 24 Captain: C016 / 12 |