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“Don’t Trouble the Scorers”

 

 

Match:  23 / 596

Won by 5 wkts

 

 

Team

 

Total

Ferring CC

128 - 9

M. Reeves  3 - 29,  C. Roberts  2 - 18

 

FFTMCC

132 - 5

R. Hadfield  59*,  A. Darley  20

 

 

 

 

Sunday saw a MAD rarity, the hosting of a touring team. A rarity because you have to question the sanity of anyone choosing to tour to one of the most expensive cities in the UK, short on accommodation and miles from the sea with little in the way of crazy golf to write home about. So, congratulations to Ferring CC for setting aside the traditional (for The MAD anyway) tour locations to travel up and visit us.

 

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It was only the second meeting of the two sides, the first being a run and incident packed extravaganza documented in 2021 [or make use this link to match # 549 access it]. With the forecast for heavy showers later in the day, it was one of those on again off again, shall we bother preparing teas type games. However, knowing the disappointment of travelling miles only to try and find something to do in a foreign town (ahem, Telford), The MAD were determined to provide some sort of contest to our touring friends. Hence a start time of 12:30 was agreed, meaning that sandwiches had to be hastily prepared, kids collected from football, full English’s scoffed down at pace etc. Then unfortunately, about half an hour was wasted as the precise format of the game was agreed and the decision on when tea would be taken was made. For the record it was 30 overs (thus buggering all records and fantasy jokers) with tea to be taken after.

 

 

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Ainsworth leaning against the stumps to bowl.

 

 

Skipper Russ won the toss, but generously offered our guests the choice which they gratefully accepted to bat first. Ferring were down to 10 players due to a proper* injury to their star batsman / bowler who instead took up scoring alongside Spam who was also sitting this one out with a sore knee and in solidarity with a recovering Vic.

 

* a bulging disk or something, it certainly had an impressive name.

 

Under overcast skies Ferring struggled with the low bounce of Oxfordshire pitches and with the exception of C Tams, no-one really got going. He was eventually undone by Reeves (6-0-29-3) given out LBW. Fair play to the Ferring umpire for giving it, obviously unaware of the law that right-handed batsmen can’t be out LBW to left handed bowlers. Or maybe that only applies to native Oxfordshire umpires, not that I’m bitter. Standout bowler was C Roberts (6-2-18-2) and great work too from Kaito (5-0-25-2) winning champagne moment for his first MAD wicket, followed in quick succession by his second MAD wicket. He did however put in a strong challenge for MAD moment, beautifully diving over the top of one in the outfield. Extras contributed 30 and was comfortably the second highest scorer.

 

 

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The match was briefly halted towards the end of the Ferring innings. With J Butler and P Butler batting and K Williams and C Williams bowling, two runs for a wide and no extra ball, one run for a no ball with an extra ball but no free hit it all become too much for the scorers who had to collect their thoughts and check their scribblings. If only Shamita had been there to sort it all out. Ferring achieved 128 in their 30 overs, which surely would be a walk in the park for The MAD.

 

Indeed, The MAD got off to a very strong start, racing to 27 off the first four overs thanks to C Williams (20) and M.O.T.M Hadfield (59 n.o) moving the game along rapidly. However, everything changed with the introduction of spinners C King (6-0-9-1) and J Binns (6-1-21-0). Geoff went for a 19-ball duck and The MAD scored seven runs in seven overs.

 

 

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Turner keeps the ball away from his nuts.

 

 

Needing 32 off the final 6 overs we were entering squeaky bum territory with general agreement that we’d cocked things up from better positions in the past. However, a few biffs from Darley (20), Turner (8) and Reeves (4 n.o.) bought us to the verge of victory before Ainsworth (6 n.o.) got us over the line with five balls to spare.

 

The 2021 match report states that Ferring CC are welcome at our place any time. That bond has only been strengthened after two close games played in an excellent spirit. We hope that we’ll be down on the South Coast and they’ll be up in the dreaming spires again in the future.

 

 

’Reevsie’

 

 

 

 

 

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Statto Scorecards

 

 

 

Far From the MCC versus Ferring CC

Played at Brasenose College, 18 June 2023

 

Far from the MCC won the toss and elected to field

Far From the MCC won by 5 wkts

 

Far from the MCC debuts:  n/a

 

 

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30 over match

 

 

 

Team

Ferring CC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

A. Williams

b Shorten

10

(23)

-

-

1-42

2

C. Tams

lbw b Reeves

48

(53)

5

-

2-64

3

J. Binns

c Shorten b Roberts

6

(8)

-

-

3-80

4

C. Baldock †

c Hadfield b Roberts

7

(12)

1

-

4-80

5

C. House

b Reeves

0

(1)

-

-

5-82

6

I. Wardley

run out (Roberts)

1

(13)

-

-

6-93

7

C. King

c Shorten b Kawada-Williams

7

(25)

-

-

7-95

8

J. Butler

b Kawada-Williams

0

(4)

-

-

8-114

9

P. Butler

not out

12

(34)

-

-

9-126

10

M. House *

b Reeves

6

(11)

1

-

 

11

C. Baldock

not out

1

(3)

-

-

 

 

Extras

NB8, W18, LB2, B2

30

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 9 wickets, 30 overs)

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

Econ

 

1

Shorten

5

0

21

1

4.20

 

2

Ainsworth

4

1

20

0

5.00

 

3

Reeves

6

0

29

3

4.83

 

4

Roberts

6

2

18

2

3.00

 

5

Kawada-Williams

5

0

25

2

5.00

 

6

Williams

2

0

7

0

3.50

 

7

Darley

2

0

4

0

2.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  C. Baldock batted twice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Far from the MCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

C. T. J. Williams

c King b Wardley

20

(18)

3

-

1-33

2

R. J. T. Hadfield

retired

59

(75)

5

-

2-52

3

G. Carter

b King

0

(19)

-

-

3-96

4

A. Darley

st Baldock b Tams

20

(34)

3

-

4-124

5

R. P. Turner *

run out (Williams)

8

(20)

-

-

5-124

6

L. G. Ainsworth

not out

6

(6)

1

-

 

7

D. Shorten

c King b M. House

0

(2)

-

-

 

8

M. K. Reeves

not out

4

(2)

1

-

 

9

C. D. Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

J. C. W. Hotson †

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

K. A. Kawada-Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

NB1, W8, LB3, B3

15

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(for 5 wickets, 29.1 overs)

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

Econ

 

1

J. Butler

4

0

18

0

4.50

 

2

Wardley

4

0

24

1

6.00

 

3

King

6

0

9

1

1.50

 

4

Binns

6

1

21

0

3.50

 

5

C. House

3

0

19

0

6.33

 

6

Tams

3

0

19

1

6.33

 

7

Williams

2.1

0

11

0

5.08

 

8

M. House

1

0

5

1

5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  R. J. T. Hadfield retired on 112-3 (25.0 overs)

 

 

 

 

 

MOTM:  R. J. T. Hadfield

Champagne Moment:  K. Kawada-Williams’ first MAD wicket (bowled)

Buffet Award:  L. G. Ainsworth  &   K. Kawada-Williams’ rotten egg salad (no dressing)

MAD Moment:  R. J. T. Hadfield   &  C. T. J. Williams collision whilst batting (watching ball caught whilst running between wickets)

 

 

Opposition:  V123 / 002

Ground:  G040 / 099

Captain:  C024 / 074

Match No:  OT / 037