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“Isis Slain after Re-emergence in Eynsham

 

 

Match:  20 / 514

Won by 25 runs

 

 

Team

 

Total

FFTMCC

123 - 5

J. Pearson  42,  J. Webster  38 

 

Isis CC

98 - 5

J. Harris  2 - 17 

 

 

 

 

With college grounds given over to the coronavirus and waist high grass, Isis hosted this evening bash at a rather lovely Eynsham ground circled by rolling fields and some guy on a tractor who decided the evening ambience would be magnified by the sound of a buggered diesel engine belching black oil smoke. I mean, why do that most essential task of mowing unused grass when the ground is deserted of human life, like it had been all day until 17:30?

 

 

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A concealed stripper sneaks up on Polly Moon (third from right)….

 

 

It was well over a year since these two Sunday thoroughbreds had contested a game of cricket and putting that into context, when you consider they used to play four or fives times a year, that is one serious drought of neighbourly rivalry. It would be great to see old faces and renew sarcastic comments and glib appraisals of each other’s talent, and it would also be great that Russ seemingly wins nearly every toss and we always get to do what we want in the shorter form of the game.  i.e  bat before the light turns to perpetual gloom and zombies and night terrors emerge from the surrounding foliage….

 

Setting about laying some solid foundations, Howarth went for platinum duck and Turner for 6, however a ruling that wides and no balls count as two with no extra ball, meant that Ian’s innings of wide-then-wicket meant he had actually faced 2 balls. So, a shit unmemorable duck as opposed to one of the most lauded waterfowls, although the arguments surrounding it mean this unmemorable silver duck will probably be remembered, and Ian’s case, with bitterness.

 

 

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Harris chops one away.

 

 

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…meanwhile, Mike runs away from responsibility (once more).

 

 

Moving on from celebrated duck talk (alas), Webster (38) and Pearson (42) played with aplomb in a partnership worth 69, James in particular enjoying a rich vein of form and perhaps annoyed he got himself caught with no retirement beckoning. Their good work was continued by some slogging to cow from Reeves (10*), some mature stroke play from Cartwright (12) and a Caribbeanesque unbeaten 7* from Mr Harris. 123-5 after 20 overs and extra time gobbled up by continual field changes by our hosts.

 

The Isis riposte was centred around a doughty fifty opening stand from Bowles (32) and Olly Walter (31), the latter falling to a sharp stumping by Hotson off the wiles of Timms (4-0-21-1). Bevan would then be run out for a duck and Bowles castled by Reeves (4-0-19-1) to have the home team wobbling on 67-3. This wobble became a sizeable tremor with both Blakeman (1) and Ponsford Jr (0) following soon after as Harris (3-0-17-2) span some mastery in the gathering dark. It is around this point in the game where all that time wasted shifting people around in the field came back to haunt our neighbours, as heading out into twilight to hit from the get-go is pretty much a no-no, even with optoelectronic vision.

 

 

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Dwindling overs and a dwindling sunset left Stanbury (12*) and Whiter (15*) well short in the end, despite some shamefully generous fielding from Reeves, and thus the spoils of war went to the pub team with no pub but very public about liking a pub.

 

In summary, a great toss to win and a solid team performance against a pretty handy opposition. More than those plaudits though, it was just jolly nice to see our neighbours after what seems like an age and to rekindle all those little battles within the big pointless battle itself.

 

Next time out? Golf in October….

 

 

‘Platinum Plus One’

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Statto Scorecards

 

 

 

Far from the MCC versus Isis CC

Played at Eynsham, 18 Aug 2020

 

Far from the MCC won the toss and elected to bat

Far from the MCC won by 25 runs

 

Far from the MCC debuts:  n/a

 

 

20 / 520

 

 

 

 

 

20 over match

 

 

 

Team

Far from the MCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

I. Howarth

c Stanbury b J. Ponsford

0

(2)

-

-

1-2

2

J. vdG. Webster

c and b Walter

38

(37)

3

-

4-91

3

R. P. Turner *

c Walter b Wyatt

6

(14)

-

-

2-22

4

J. W. Pearson

c J. Ponsford b Walter

42

(34)

5

-

3-91

5

M. K. Reeves

not out

10

(14)

-

-

-

6

J. A. Cartwright

b J. Ponsford

12

(10)

1

-

5-108

7

J. Harris

not out

7

(9)

1

-

-

8

G. J. Timms

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

J. D. Hoskins

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

M. S. Rundle

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

J. C. W. Hotson †

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

W6, LB2

8

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 5 wickets, 20 overs)

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

Econ

 

1

J. Ponsford

4

1

9

2

2.25

 

2

Blakeman

3

0

21

0

7.00

 

3

Wyatt

4

0

19

1

4.75

 

4

K. Ponsford

3

0

21

0

7.00

 

5

East

3

0

28

0

9.33

 

6

J. Walter

3

0

21

2

7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Isis CC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

L. Bowles

b Reeves

32

 

3

-

3-67

2

O. Walter

st Hotson b Timms

31

 

4

-

1-52

3

A. Bevan

run out (Pearson/Hotson)

0

 

-

-

2-60

4

M. Stanbury †

not out

12

 

-

-

-

5

P. Blakeman

b Harris

1

 

-

-

4-73

6

J. Ponsford

b Harris

0

 

-

-

5-73

7

K. H. Whiter *

not out

15

 

-

-

-

8

J. Walter

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

N. H. R. Wyatt

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

A. East

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

K. Ponsford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

NB2, W2, LB2, B1

7

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 5 wickets, 20 overs)

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

Econ

 

1

Hoskins

4

1

18

0

4.50

 

2

Rundle

3

0

14

0

4.67

 

3

Reeves

4

0

19

1

4.75

 

4

Timms

4

0

21

1

5.25

 

5

Harris

3

0

17

2

5.67

 

6

Howarth

2

0

6

0

3.00

 

 

 

 

 

MOTM:  J. vdG. Webster

Champagne Moment:  J. C. W. Hotson’s fine stumping

Buffet Award:  J. Harris’ roast duck with hoisin sauce (apple sides)

MAD Moment:  I. Howarth’s non platinum duck outrage

 

 

Opposition:  V009 / 35

Ground:  G104 / 01

Captain:  C024 / 37

Match No:  20 / 145