“Records Tumble as Jude Thrash Somebody”
Match: 01
/ 043
Won
by 47 runs
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Team |
Total |
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Jude the Obscure |
213 - 4 |
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L. Davie 65, H. Jones
63 |
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Marlborough House |
166 - 3 |
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A. Mann 2 - 17 |
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If
the virtue of patience is its own reward then Jude the Obscure C.C. had this
victory, the season’s first, coming to them in spades, or bats, as the case
may be. The long-awaited result finally brings home to roost the chickens of
ambition, who, in the henhouse of one-day games have at last hatched out the
eggs of success, just right for the omelette of satisfaction and pride. This
was no easy game, at least before it began, but today things went right for
The Jude from the moment captain L. Phillips lost the toss. Ordered in to bat on a pitch with unpredictable bounce, it seemed
early that the mighty Jude could struggle, but T. Mander (29) and A. Mann
(18) crafted an impressive opening stand of 41, and lo! the attack had been
blunted. The Marlborough captain made the forgivable mistake of hunting for
wickets, but his first-line bowlers could make no dent in the strong Jude
line-up, and by the time the assorted twirlers and plinkers
were introduced late in the innings, the horse had bolted. The
resurgent and consistent H. Jones (61) held the innings together before being
caught behind, then stalwart captain L. Phillips (5) went cheaply looking for
quick runs, but the best was yet to come. A crowd of seven watched agog as L.
Davie (65 n.o.) took the erratic bowling apart with
contemptuous ease, striking a boundary from his first delivery and continuing
unabated in the same vein. Ably supported by the in-form M. Bullock (9. n.o.), Davie thrashed his 65 from just 26 balls, with the
half century coming up in a mere 21. A new 5th wicket record stand of 73 was
posted, and no doubt it would have been far greater if the end of the innings
had not been signalled. At 213-4, the Jude had recorded their highest ever
total.
Library footage of L. Davie (left) and A. Mann
discussing a rare Jude win. Marlborough
battled well in reply, but at 6 runs an over, the target was always beyond
them, and although wickets were hard to come by, the game petered out into a
foregone conclusion well before the final ball was bowled. A. Mann (2-17)
toiled frugally if without venom, and L. Davie (0-14) was likewise
parsimonious, and unlucky to go wicketless. M. Bullock impressed with a
faultless display behind the stumps, and L. Davie and T. Mander took fine
catches. And it was good to see a return to the side for S. Pollard, who, on
his first day back after a sustained absence, impressed with yet another new
idea to add to the expanding catalogue of Jude fielding innovations. Rather
than catching a ball, which came straight to him off the bat, Pollard instead
shouldered the ball effectively to the ground, soccer-style, thus saving a
crucial single when runs were important and wickets meaningless. Jude
victorious? Jude victorious! Doubters and nay-sayers, fuck off. Statistician’s Note: This was a historic
game for the Jude (at the time), with a huge number of records falling (and
being established) – here the cream of them: Highest
ever Jude Total of 213-4 Two
50s in one innings for only the second time – L. Davie 65* / H. Jones 61 Record
5th wicket stand – 73 (L. Davie / M. Bullock) L.
Davie reached his 50 in 21 balls L.
Davie scored 65 not out in just 26 balls L.
Davie scored 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6 in 8 consecutive deliveries A.
Morley bowled 13 no balls in 1 over ‘Blocker’
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Statto Scorecards
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Jude the Obscure versus Marlborough House Played at Warneford Hospital, 17 June
2001 Jude the Obscure won the toss and
elected to bat Jude the Obscure won by 47 runs Far from the MCC debuts:
none |
01 / 043 35 over match |
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Team |
Jude the Obscure |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
A. M. Mander |
b Reeves |
29 |
(79) |
3 |
- |
2-105 |
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2 |
A. G. Mann |
b Hadfield |
18 |
(31) |
2 |
- |
1-41 |
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3 |
H. Jones |
c Carroll b Wilson |
63 |
(56) |
8 |
3 |
3-134 |
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4 |
L. Phillips * |
b Toms |
5 |
(8) |
1 |
- |
4-140 |
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5 |
L. Davie |
not out |
65 |
(26) |
12 |
1 |
- |
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6 |
M. Bullock + |
not out |
9 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
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7 |
B. J. Mander |
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8 |
A. Morley |
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9 |
E. N. Lester |
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10 |
S. Pollard |
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11 |
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Extras |
(W14, B9, LB1) |
24 |
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TOTAL |
(for 4 wickets, 35 overs) |
213 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Hadfield |
7 |
1 |
30 |
1 |
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2 |
Toms |
7 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
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3 |
Banks |
7 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
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4 |
Reeves |
7 |
1 |
29 |
1 |
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5 |
Jones |
5 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
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6 |
Wilson |
2 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
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Team |
Marlborough House |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
M. K. Reeves |
b Mann |
9 |
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1-32 |
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2 |
M. Jones |
c A. Mander b Mann |
17 |
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2-42 |
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3 |
S. Hadfield |
c Davie b Jones |
59 |
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3-123 |
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4 |
D. Norris |
not out |
15 |
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- |
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5 |
A. Toms |
not out |
23 |
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- |
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6 |
A. Banks |
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7 |
J. Carroll |
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8 |
B. Eade |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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Extras |
(NB13, W30) |
43 |
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TOTAL |
(for 3 wickets, 36 overs) |
166 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Mann |
7 |
3 |
17 |
2 |
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2 |
Jones |
7 |
0 |
33 |
1 |
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3 |
Lester |
7 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
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4 |
Davie |
7 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
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5 |
B. Mander |
4 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
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6 |
Pollard |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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7 |
Morley |
2 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
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MOTM: n/a Champagne Moment: n/a Buffet
Award: A. Morley’s ham and cheese
sandwiches (with onion dressing) |
Opposition:
V010 / 06 Ground: G016 / 01 Captain: C004 / 03 |