“Mushroom Season Starts Early”
Match: 17
/ 415
Won
by 5 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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St Clements
Strollers CC |
115 - 6 |
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J. Hoskins 2 - 17 |
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FFTMCC |
116 - 5 |
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J. Pearson 31*, I. Howarth
30* |
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Out of four that were
stipulated, this was the second T20 of the year and the first if you consider
bowling 16 overs doesn’t constitute a T20, which it doesn’t, although a rain
reduced T20 which started out as being a T20 and became just 16 overs maybe
does? That said, the Wolvercote T20 started out as being 16 overs, had no
rain and stayed 16 overs, so it cannot possibly be confused with a T20. This
was also the second T20 to be Captained by Vice Corporal Pearson, but as
studied above, the first. It was also the second T20 to not feature the guy who was elected to the role, who has
attended just the once, injured, but in lieu of the fact Mr Shorten never
witnessed the first match and is ignorant to its amended format, maybe this
was his second?
Shorten (with mobile) never got the memo he is
supposed to actually play. After Pearson consolidated
his 100% record of losing the toss, The MAD took to the field on a bright
sunny evening to commence the pleasurable pastime of moaning and castigating the
unpunctual Reeves. Late arrivals belched out of the shitty Oxford road
network are acceptable, but here James (2-0-8-1) blotted his copybook by
immediately removing himself from the attack and handing Mike (4-0-20-1) the
ball. “Reward bad behaviour” came discerning grumbles. It was hard to discern
quite why Jan Webster’s bike journey from his Jericho offices should have
taken “four hours”, but if his boasts held sway, he must therefore have
stopped at every pub en route. And if this is true, then it might go some way
to explain the narcotically addled incompetent who spent 90 minutes in the
field. Magic mushrooms would doubtful have tainted his cognitive matter to
the degree with which he was seemingly fucked, but watching him return balls
several metres over a bowler’s head and fail to comprehend the basic concept
of fielding was hilarious. He saved the best for his three over spell
containing 26 balls, starting off as a chinaman, veering to medium pace before
relenting with dollopy flan, some of his deliveries defied description. One
in particular will live long with this writer – bouncing a dozen times before
rolling short of the batsman, Jan then launched into a verbal altercation
with the umpire who signalled a no ball. “Dead ball, dead fucking ball”
shouted Jan. “Puuuur-r-r-l-l-l-e-a-s-e get the fuck
on with it” shouted everybody else…. J. vdG was mercifully removed from the
attack (3-0-32-0) an over late.
Bullock (batting) proving a sound financial
Fantasy investment. Elsewhere MOTM Hoskins
(4-0-17-2) underlined his baking mastery including the key wicket of Higgs
(25), Smith popping the Champagne at square leg. Ainsworth (2-0-6-0) whinged
with economy, Bullock (1-0-5-1) continues to amaze all and a rather subdued Strollers
checked out on 115. In reply, Emerson (2)
and Hotson (1) faced a grandiose five balls between them, swinging across the
line to A. Rochester (2-0-23-2) with Hotson declaring his dismissal as being
“ditto”. Howarth (30*) topped up his average as Bullock (11) continues to
repay all those who’ve shown him Fantasy faith. There is of course an
alternative perspective on Matt’s superlative start to the season, and that
is his two fingered salute to all those who didn’t pick him. Bastard. Shorn of their teenage
tearaways, an understrength St Clements still had the mercurial wizardry of R.
Finch to fall back on. From a distance the portly, slow right-arm dobbers
look utterly innocuous, but out in the middle they are of a lethal strain. He
had 14 wickets in 4 MAD games coming into this one, at a ridiculous strike
rate I might add, and here he topped up his collective with a further three
(4-1-7-3). It could and should have been more, but one of his fielders was an
apparition apparently.
Hoskins (background with Goose) prepares to club
Howarth’s slog. Following his retirement
from T20s following Webster’s woeful bowling earlier in the evening,
Ainsworth (8) reversed his kneejerk decision, but maybe wished he hadn’t. His
was an innings of culpable homicide and surely the big one is around the
corner? Form is a fickle fucker (try saying that on the Aspalls). As the sun set behind a
bank of misty trees, Webster (8) became the final victim of The Finch, before
Vice Lieutenant Pearson (31*) and Finisher Reeves (13*) did the rest, not
forgetting Smith’s courageous 0 not out and leg bye. The spoils of not losing went to The MAD, but this
one felt hollow. Teams age as one, it’s what we do, and
satisfaction is never gained seeing the oppo struggle for players, so we wish
them well.
‘Bullock Avoidance’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus St
Clements Strollers CC Played at Magdalen College, 24 May
2017 St Clements Strollers CC
won the toss and elected to bat Far from the MCC won by 5 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: none |
17 / 415 20 over match |
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Team |
St Clements Strollers CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J. Higgs |
c Smith b Hoskins |
24 |
(23) |
3 |
1 |
1-33 |
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2 |
J. Lawton-Smith |
retired |
32 |
(35) |
5 |
- |
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3 |
R. Buchanan |
c Carter b Hoskins |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
2-34 |
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4 |
T. Pickford |
c Carter b Reeves |
10 |
(12) |
1 |
- |
3-45 |
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5 |
S. Jones |
c Hoskins b Smith |
11 |
(25) |
1 |
- |
4-83 |
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6 |
R. Finch |
c Emerson b Bullock |
14 |
(12) |
1 |
- |
5-112 |
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7 |
R. Smith |
b Pearson |
4 |
(9) |
- |
- |
6-113 |
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8 |
N. J. Warry * |
not out |
1 |
(1) |
- |
- |
- |
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9 |
H. Carter † |
not out |
1 |
(3) |
- |
- |
- |
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10 |
A. Rochester |
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11 |
D. Bedford |
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Extras |
NB2, W14, B2 |
18 |
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TOTAL |
(for 6 wickets, 20 overs) |
115 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Ainsworth |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3.00 |
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2 |
Pearson |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
4.00 |
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3 |
Reeves |
4 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
5.00 |
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4 |
Hoskins |
4 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
4.25 |
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5 |
Smith |
4 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
6.00 |
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6 |
Webster |
3 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
10.67 |
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7 |
Bullock |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5.00 |
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Note: J. Lawton-Smith retired
at 87-4 (15.3) |
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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 |
D. Emerson |
b Rochester |
2 |
(3) |
- |
- |
2-18 |
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2 |
J. C. W. Hotson |
b Rochester |
1 |
(2) |
- |
- |
1-2 |
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3 |
I. Howarth |
retired |
30 |
(21) |
4 |
- |
- |
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4 |
M. Bullock |
b Finch |
11 |
(13) |
2 |
- |
3-47 |
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5 |
L. G. Ainsworth |
st Carter b Finch |
8 |
(8) |
1 |
- |
4-58 |
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6 |
J. W. Pearson * |
retired |
31 |
(26) |
5 |
- |
- |
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7 |
J. vdG. Webster |
b Finch |
8 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
5-67 |
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8 |
M. K. Reeves |
not out |
13 |
(17) |
2 |
- |
- |
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9 |
T. P. W. Smith |
not out |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
- |
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10 |
J. D. Hoskins |
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11 |
G. Carter † |
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Extras |
NB2, W9, B1 |
12 |
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TOTAL |
(for 5 wickets, 16.4 overs) |
116 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Rochester |
4 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
5.50 |
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2 |
Warry |
2 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
11.50 |
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3 |
Finch |
4 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
1.75 |
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4 |
Bedford |
3 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
10.33 |
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5 |
Higgs |
2.4 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
7.88 |
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6 |
Smith |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9.00 |
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Note: I. Howarth retired at 46-2 (6.0); J. W. Pearson retired at 114-5 (15.4) |
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MOTM: J. D. Hoskins Champagne Moment: T. P. W. Smith’s catch
to dismiss J. Higgs Buffet
Award: J. dvG. Webster’s crock of
absolute shit MAD
Moment: J. dvG. Webster’s no ball
dead ball umpire stand off |
Opposition:
V052 / 07 Ground: G043 / 05 Captain: C021 / 05 Match No: 20 / 096 |