“Biffa the Bat Debuts in Traditional MAD
Collapse”
Match: 04
/ 086
Lost
by 26 runs
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Team |
Total |
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East Oxford CC |
130 - 4 |
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D. Jones 2 - 21, A. Mann
1 - 16 |
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FFTMCCC |
104 |
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I. Howarth 46, S. Dobner
30 |
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With Skipper J. Hoskins
continuing his remarkable run of winning the toss on a sunblessed evening at
Cutteslowe Park, The MAD opted to field first despite a shortage of men. With
J. Hotson arriving a very creditable 30 minutes late, the game got underway –
or at least it would have if it weren’t for a lack of stumps. A quick search
of cars, vans and rotting kit bags would muster the nominal three, and thus the
first few overs of the match were bowled rather comically from the same end.
This situation only being resolved after injured Chairman, M. Bullock,
answered an SOS by delivering a fresh set at speed in his gleaming TVR.
S.
Dobner wields the new club bat ‘Biffa’. With East Oxford trying to
force the early pace, it was A. Mann (1-16) claiming the breakthrough with a smart
caught and bowled. It precipitated a double change in the bowling with S.
Dobner and D. Jones being thrust in to the attack. Runs ebbed and flowed, but
smart fielding, including an excellent catch in the deep by Hoskins, allowed
Dylan to return to the fold with the impressive figures of 2-21. Dobner,
despite copping some East Oxford aggression, finished with 1-26 thanks to Ant
Mann's impressive catch off one that disappeared into the stratosphere to
return some moments later. The opposition upped the
ante with overs dwindling, and with Hoskins (0-21) protecting his bowling
figures, it was left to trundlers N. Hebbes (0-27) and I. Howarth (0-14) to
bear the brunt of the latter over thrashing not once moaning about their
averages; as the East Oxford score finally readying itself on a not
insurmountable 130-4. With Dobner and T. Mander coping
with the demands of opening The MAD account, it wasn't
until the scoreboard read 20 that The Doc (6) perished caught behind. Next up
came antipodean novelist A. Mann, sporting the Club’s newest investment – Biffa
the Bat. This freshly molded lump of wood was used to punch a backward
defensive all the way to a pair of hands at deep extra cover. Quite an
achievement. But but he still had to go, making the long walk back to the
assembled kit-bags and empty beer cans to reflect on a desultory duck. Howarth now joined Dobner
at the crease, and with The MAD becoming more aggressive in their approach,
the score began to increase rapidly. Steve however, was now beginning to feel
the ill-effects of 18 holes of golf earlier in the day followed by the small
undertaking of a drive from Essex to Oxford. So it was no surprise when he
(30) spooned a sitter to short leg after a rash of quick singles. Howarth,
free from the constraints of running with a corpse, now took up the baton
with Welsh sidekick, D. Jones, and after some lusty blows, The MAD required
just 34 runs for a sterling victory. Alas, with Howarth (46)
heaving across a straight one and the sun slowly dipping behind the trees, an
all-too familiar Mad collapse thus ensued. 97-3 soon became 99-7, with
Fisher, Hebbes and Hoskins all going without troubling the scorers. And with
an increasingly desperate Jones (9) leaving his stumps unattended, it all
left number nine and last Mad batsman J. Hotson, marooned on 2 not out. Batsmen
#10 and #11 didn’t play. 104 all out. Tut, tut,
tut. ‘Spam’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from The Madding Crowd CC versus East Oxford CC Played at Cutteslowe Park, 27 May
2004 Far from The Madding Crowd CC won the toss and elected to field East Oxford CC won by 26 runs Far from the MCC debuts:
none |
04 / 085 20 over match |
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Team |
East Oxford CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
Lakabe |
c Mann b Dobner |
22 |
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3 |
- |
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2 |
S. Ahmed |
c and b Mann |
11 |
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1 |
- |
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3 |
A. Hamid |
c Hoskins b Jones |
28 |
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3 |
- |
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4 |
T. Alam |
c Mann b Jones |
14 |
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2 |
- |
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5 |
Z. Hussain |
not out |
36 |
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3 |
- |
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6 |
Jaan |
not out |
11 |
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- |
- |
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7 |
Goggs |
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8 |
Akil |
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9 |
Sheddi |
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10 |
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11 |
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Extras |
(W1; B4; LB3) |
8 |
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TOTAL |
(for 4 wickets, 20 overs) |
130 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Mann |
4 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
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2 |
Hoskins |
3 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
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3 |
Dobner |
4 |
0 |
26 |
1 |
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4 |
Jones |
4 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
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5 |
Hebbes |
3 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
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6 |
Howarth |
2 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
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Team |
Far from The Madding Crowd CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
S. L. Dobner |
c Shoaib b Lakabe |
30 |
(43) |
1 |
- |
3-77 |
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2 |
A. M. Mander |
c Akil b
Shoaib |
6 |
(12) |
- |
- |
1-20 |
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3 |
A. G. Mann |
c b Sheddi |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
2-21 |
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4 |
I. Howarth |
b Zulfi |
46 |
(34) |
10 |
- |
4-97 |
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5 |
D. L. Jones |
b Sheddi |
9 |
(14) |
- |
- |
8-104 |
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6 |
A. J. Fisher + |
c b Zulfi |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
5-97 |
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7 |
N. J. Hebbes |
b Goggs |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
6-99 |
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8 |
J. D. Hoskins * |
b Goggs |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
7-99 |
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9 |
J. Hotson |
not out |
2 |
(3) |
- |
- |
- |
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10 |
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11 |
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Extras |
(NB3; W1; LB2; B5) |
11 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 18.3 overs) |
104 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
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1 |
Goggs |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
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2 |
Akil |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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3 |
Sheddi |
2.3 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
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4 |
Lakabe |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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5 |
Hamid |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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6 |
Alam |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
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7 |
Jaan |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
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8 |
Ahmed |
2 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
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9 |
Hussain |
2 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
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MOTM: n/a Champagne Moment: n/a Buffet
Award: N. J. Hebbes’ cheese and
onion sauce baguettes |
Opposition:
V002 / 04 Ground: G001 / 21 Captain: C006 / 18 |