“Rundle Survives Match: Awarded Champagne
Moment”
Match: 6
/ 590
Lost
by 5 runs
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Team |
Total |
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Headington Quarry CC |
114 - 6 |
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I. Howarth
2 - 18 |
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FFTMCC |
109 - 5 |
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I. Howarth
47*, G. Timms 18* |
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Harold Wilson was
famously quoted as saying “a week is a long time in politics”, and whilst you
can read into the narrative, it seems to sit at odds with the sport of
cricket. Is it really a year ago since Mr Rundle decided on headbutting a
cricket ball, stumbling over some cricket bags a while later, and then ruining
everyone’s weekend whilst he lazed about in a coma in the John Radcliffe?
Seemingly so. Yet it feels like yesterday.
A legacy to the evening…. I haven’t revisited the Match
Rambles from that evening, and I’m not entirely sure I want to or am ready to
be honest. All I can remember was trying to get my head around everything by
tapping the chain of events into my mobile one dark morning, whilst wondering
and hoping when everything would piece back together
and everything would be normal again. Mercifully it would be [kind of], and the
hugest thanks to all those people with no names and now no faces that made it
possible during that time [including the tattooed phantom soldier]. I’m happy
to report that The Rundle version 2.0 that rolled off the JR production line
has subsequently been a marked improvement over the previous one and long may
that continue. Thanks also to the people in high office for having him jump
the queue for what was essential body maintenance. Now to the match itself…
with an ambulance patrol deployed just down the road [if can you believe in
irony?] and Ashleigh the guardian angel on standby just in case v2.0 needed a
stent-update to v2.5.
Reunited: a corpse and an air stewardess. After arriving back in
the UK from Lanzarote and wandering out to the middle, Howarth chose to lose
the toss on a perfect evening for batting, and could be heard mumbling “fuck sake, but at least I have a decent tan”. Happy as ever to twat things about, the Dodd Bros (Danial 32, Joey 16)
bulked out a workmanlike HQ total of 114-6, with the addition of a decent
tonk of 27 from Harry Matthews. The MAD bowling was reasonably good on the
whole with Reeves (4-1-13-1) and Rundle v2.0 (4-1-11-1) the standout, and
some wank and wonderful from Howarth at the death in
taking 2 for 18. The only blemish to proceedings would be the fielding of Mr
Shorten and his cycling cap, being unable to keep the low sun out of his eyes
throughout and in his own words “being largely fucking crap.” However, David
did get a finger on a direct run out late on to claim a 50% share of some
resulting fantasy points. Following infinite delays
searching for balls in corn fields, bushes and ditches, the tea interval
consisted of chewing up further time by drinking or pissing,
and lounging about in the late evening sunshine to await nightfall. Eventually in reply, the
Dodd Bros (Danial 2-9, Joey 3-10) would check any early MAD progress by utlising the controversial tactics of bowling a decent line
and length. Pearson (13) looked adept before looking inept and The Machine
[Williams Snr] didn’t quite click into gear by departing for less than 70 and
92 in making just 8.
Above, James and Jan talk about the afterlife.
Above, Geoff has a crap
whilst Psycho has a piss against the pavilion. Happily, from about the
twelfth over onwards, Howarth and Timms would make a game of it by slapping
the odd boundary and hurrying between the wickets, or at least Gary hurried
between the wickets and Ian would often watch him hurry back. It all came
down to both protecting their averages and needing 20 to win off the final 2
overs. Here is where experience
and guile count, with oldster S. Matthews (3-0-21-0) delivering the type of
crafty, preventative nineteenth over that killed off the game. Placement of
fielders and buckets to cow, men out straight and square, and the ball dobbed
outside off that left the batsman with the incalculable decision of (i) charging down the wicket (ii) raking across the line
or (iii) actually hitting the ball to off and [shock horror] doing some actual
running. Ian and Gary failed in all three scenarios, albeit Mr Timms can be
excused option (iii) after subsequent evaluation. Hence, The Quarry eased out
as victors by 5 runs with Howarth (47*) and Timms (18*) more than happy to
have had Rundle v2.0 stood padded up throughout and muttering under his
breath.
The final act of the
evening was to repair at The Talkhouse pub to drink and talk shite, and have the opposition bring a lost kitbag for
auction. Nobody was quite sure who the bag belonged to, but it was thought
better to avoid leaving it sat alone on the pavilion steps for foxes and bats
to shit in. The eventual claimant would be Mr
Shorten and his cycling cap, who between them probably thought it real funny
to just bugger off at the end of the match and have
the the rest of the team act as butlers. ’H. Wilson’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Headington
Quarry CC Played at Stanton St John, 26 May 2023 Headington Quarry CC won the toss and
elected to bat Headington Quarry CC won by 5 runs Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
23 / 590 20 over match |
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Team |
Headington Quarry CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
A.
Matthews * |
b Reeves |
13 |
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1 |
- |
1-46 |
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2 |
D. Todd |
b Roberts |
32 |
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2 |
2 |
2-61 |
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3 |
H.
Matthews |
b Howarth |
27 |
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4 |
- |
3-67 |
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4 |
K.
Matthews |
c Reeves b Rundle |
1 |
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- |
- |
4-90 |
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5 |
J.
Frederick † |
b Howarth |
11 |
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1 |
- |
5-107 |
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6 |
J. Todd |
not out |
16 |
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2 |
- |
6-108 |
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7 |
C.
Jarvis |
run out (Shorten/Howarth) |
0 |
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- |
- |
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8 |
K.
Davies |
not out |
0 |
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- |
- |
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9 |
S. Hood |
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10 |
A. Self |
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11 |
S.
Matthews |
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Extras |
NB2, LB5, B7 |
14 |
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TOTAL |
(for 6 wickets, 20 overs) |
114 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Reeves |
4 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
3.25 |
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2 |
Timms |
4 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
8.25 |
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3 |
Roberts |
4 |
1 |
20 |
1 |
5.00 |
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4 |
Rundle |
4 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
2.75 |
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5 |
Howarth |
2 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
9.00 |
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6 |
Shorten |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
4.00 |
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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 |
C. T. J.
Williams |
c D. Todd b J. Todd |
8 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
1-14 |
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2 |
J. W.
Pearson |
b D. Todd |
13 |
(24) |
1 |
- |
2-26 |
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3 |
J. vdG.
Webster |
b J. Todd |
3 |
(8) |
- |
- |
3-26 |
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4 |
K. A.
Kawada-Williams |
b J. Todd |
0 |
(4) |
- |
- |
4-33 |
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5 |
D.
Shorten |
b D. Todd |
11 |
(17) |
1 |
- |
5-55 |
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6 |
I.
Howarth * |
not out |
47 |
(36) |
4 |
- |
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7 |
G. J.
Timms |
not out |
18 |
(22) |
1 |
- |
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8 |
M. S.
Rundle |
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9 |
M. K.
Reeves |
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10 |
C. D.
Roberts |
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11 |
G.
Carter † |
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Extras |
NB1, W1, LB2, B5 |
9 |
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TOTAL |
(for 5 wickets, 20 overs) |
109 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
J. Todd |
4 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
2.50 |
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2 |
Hood |
4 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
4.50 |
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3 |
D. Todd |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
3.00 |
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4 |
A.
Matthews |
3 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
6.67 |
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5 |
S.
Matthews |
3 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
7.00 |
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6 |
K.
Matthews |
3 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
8.33 |
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MOTM: I. Howarth Champagne Moment: M. S. Rundle for
avoiding dying this time out Buffet Award: I. Howarth’s burnt meatballs and sloppy pasta MAD
Moment: G. J. Timms’ ridiculously
poor attempt at a reverse sweep (toe-ended) |
Opposition:
V101 / 007 Ground: G009 / 009 Captain: C007 / 071 Match No: 20 / 174 |