“I Was
There”
Match: 15
/ 361
Won
by 46 runs
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
180 - 5 |
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L. Ainsworth 40*, I. Howarth
36* |
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Bodleian |
134 - 7 |
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P. Mellor 2 - 15 |
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Dry, warm and sunny, the
three necessary ingredients for an enjoyable end of week T20 slogathon – and on
the back of consuming a diet of big-hitting whackothons
on TV, it was Skipper Shorten’s intentions that the public were served up an
early July tonkathon to end of smashothons. Securing the toss
against the ultra-friendly Bodleian, Dave had his team of cavemen assembled
in a tight huddle before declaring “I want 200 today, I want a pile of runs and I want everyone to go
out and express themselves. No fear of failure! Loads of tonking. We will
balance out the bashing by opening the bakery later.”
Thus it was that Jake
Hotson confronted his first ball demons as batsman number one, and by doing
so, would get to see ball number two. In fact, he saw a good few more as
well, receiving warm applause in again showing decent form with an
enterprising 16 off 12 balls. With Mr. Hotson's
demise, Howarth became the unsuspecting partner of a similarly unsuspecting
Ainsworth [to be found batting at number two]. Ian and Lee hadn't expected to
bat you see, but then you are told to always expect the unexpected, particular
with Mr. Shorten at the helm. Seizing on an opportunity to top up their
averages, thus they duly did, but with a controlled and measured aggression,
complemented by Ian’s oxygen requirements to keep up with Lee between the
wickets. There was no disrespect with the batting here, merely enjoyable time
to be had at the crease, as Howarth (36* off 26) and Ainsworth (40* off 35)
retired in consecutive overs.
D. Emerson tonks one
directly above the scoreboard. The double retirement
saw the Skipper (24) take up the ball-blasting cudgel, availing himself of a
leg side boundary as saliva ran from his rabid jaw. Reeves (6) and Emerson (5)
would fail, but the whapothon continued with Mr. P.
Mellor (18 off 20) making use of Ian’s oxygen bottle, as Mr. Westmoreland (16*
off 9) ran Paddy ragged. Martin, granted you are a man of lithe physique
these days, but please be advised, lapping a batsman of slower inertia gains
you no extra points – though that defined, it certainly gains you laughter
from the boundary. So please continue where applicable. With the Bodleian
sticking pluckily to their mandate of picking the ball out of the hedgerows,
The Mad total juddered to a 20 over mark of 180-5. So not 200, but not far off
either. Time for a beer and a regroup.
P. A. S. Mellor: X-treme
tonking. Mr. Westmoreland has
been frozen on a club haul of 99 wickets for something close to the invention
of cricket, but Mr. Shorten kept faith with his blueprint and ordered Martin
(3-0-19-0) a bowl. He didn't do bad either, with the yipometer only once
flickering as a ball came dangerously close to a ninth bounce on reaching the
batsman. At the other end, Mr. Bullock (3-0-28-0) took a few red kites out of
their flight paths, as his aerial assortment first bamboozled B. Ramanathan
(30*) and then found their way to the top of his menu. A Bodleian wicket
finally arrived as beatnik T. P. W. Smith (4-0-17-1) sent down an unplayable
can of Stella. He threw a few others too, also with inebriated aplomb – once
again underlining how much his drinking and bowling have come on as one. Mr. Hoskins’ (4-0-29-0) first
delivery was so bad, he declared as
such before the umpire had even recorded it as an uber-wide [very funny mind].
James then ran through his repertoire of varying pace and guile, leaving the
hapless Mr. Reeves, debuting behind the stumps, floundering about like a puppy
in a bathtub. Good on you for trying, Mike – but maybe stick to your other day
jobs, huh? And then it happened.
Hotson – umpiring with the ‘magic’ hand. Following a handy and
customary crashothon from Mr. J. Shaw (31*) to elevate
Bodleian spirits, Mr. Shorten threw the ball to his part-time flan throwers,
Messrs Hotson and Mellor. Jake has in fact registered a MAD 5-for once upon a
time, a feat achieved during WWI, and he was okay here too, only pausing
between overs to… take a sure fire candidate for Champagne Moment of the Season… …taking off from his
trance-like position at square point, Jake swooped / tumbled / fell in uneven
stages to the turf, his right hand outstretched, before plucking the ball out
the air some six inches off the ground [Mr. Neely caught for 15]. AMAZING!!!
One of those glorious cricketing moments you remember fondly in years to
come, and one which can rightly be categorised by those who bore witness to
it under the heading ‘I Was There’. Jake was subsequently engulfed by
ecstatic teammates wondering just what the f______ Telford was going on…. Following that
demonstration of superhuman fielding par excellence, everything else paled
into insignificance to be honest, but that would be to look past the mesmeric
cream tarts of Mr. Mellor (3-0-15-2). Another splendid virtuoso performance nonetheless.
The Bodleian would
eventually finish on 134-7 – a decent enough effort considering their target,
but will anyone really remember this MAD win? Will we remember all these runs? A new MAD high T20
team total? All these boundaries? Maybe, but probably doubtful. But if you were lucky enough to be here on this
summer evening in July, as I was, then you would most certainly remember that catch. ‘I. N.
Awe’
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Statto
Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus Bodleian Played at Brasenose
College, 3 July 2015 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat Far from the MCC won by 41 runs Far from the MCC debuts:
none |
15 / 361 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 Ackland |
16 |
(12) |
3 |
- |
1-34 |
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2 |
L. G. Ainsworth |
retired |
40 |
(35) |
5 |
- |
- |
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3 |
I. Howarth |
retired |
36 |
(26) |
5 |
- |
- |
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4 |
D. Shorten * |
b Philipson |
24 |
(11) |
5 |
- |
4-148 |
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5 |
M. K. Reeves † |
b Triggs |
6 |
(9) |
- |
- |
2-120 |
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6 |
D. Emerson |
b Philipson |
5 |
(4) |
1 |
- |
3-142 |
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7 |
P. A. S. Mellor |
run out |
18 |
(20) |
- |
- |
5-180 |
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8 |
M. T. Westmoreland |
not out |
16 |
(9) |
2 |
- |
- |
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9 |
T. P. W. Smith |
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10 |
J. D. Hoskins |
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11 |
M. Bullock |
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Extras |
NB6, W10, LB2, B1 |
19 |
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TOTAL |
(for 5 wickets, 20 overs) |
180 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Shaw |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
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2 |
Ramanathan |
4 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
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3 |
Ackland |
4 |
0 |
36 |
1 |
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4 |
Triggs |
3 |
0 |
36 |
1 |
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5 |
Philipson |
2 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
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6 |
Neely |
3 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
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Note: L. G. Ainsworth retired at 92-1
(11.0); I. Howarth retired on 102-1
(12.0) |
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Team |
Bodleian |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
M. D. J. Neely † |
c Hotson b Mellor |
15 |
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1 |
- |
2-89 |
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2 |
B. Ramanathan |
retired |
30 |
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5 |
- |
- |
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3 |
M. N. Webb |
b Smith |
8 |
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1 |
- |
1-49 |
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4 |
J. A. Shaw |
retired |
31 |
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2 |
1 |
- |
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5 |
T. Philipson |
b Mellor |
1 |
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- |
- |
3-94 |
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6 |
G. E. D. Jones |
c Bullock b Hotson |
5 |
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1 |
- |
5-106 |
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7 |
R. Triggs |
b Emerson |
0 |
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- |
- |
4-94 |
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8 |
S. G. Ackland * |
run out (Shorten/Mellor) |
6 |
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- |
- |
6-111 |
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9 |
D. F. Busby |
run out (Emerson/Hoskins) |
6 |
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- |
- |
7-134 |
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10 |
D. Shaw |
not out |
12 |
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1 |
- |
- |
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11 |
A. R. Paton |
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Extras |
NB6, W8, LB4, B2 |
20 |
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TOTAL |
(for 7 wickets, 20 overs) |
134 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Westmoreland |
3 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
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2 |
Bullock |
3 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
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3 |
Smith |
4 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
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4 |
Hoskins |
4 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
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5 |
Mellor |
3 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
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6 |
Emerson |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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7 |
Hotson |
2 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
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MOTM: J. C. W. Hotson Champagne Moment: J. C. W. Hotson’s
amazing one-handed catch at point Buffet
Award: J. C. W. Hotson’s extreme
vegetarian buffet (with random sides) |
Opposition:
V023 / 20 Ground: G040 / 45 Captain: C016 / 07 |