“(Almost) a Perfect Day”

 

 

Match:  11 / 234

Lost by 1 run

 

 

Team

 

Total

Marsh XI

120

D. Edwards  3 - 5,  I. Howarth  2 - 12

 

FFTMCC

119

D. Edwards  41*,  J. Pearson  18

 

 

 

 

 

Just (almost) a perfect day,
Drink Sangria in the park,

(Thatcher’s Gold actually, but we’re splitting hairs here)
And then later, when it gets dark,
We go home.
Just (almost) a perfect day,

(yeah, forget the first half in the office, the evening’s cricket was fine)
Feed animals in the zoo

(and a lovely spot cake it was)
Then later, a movie, too,

(well, skip the animals and the movie, but pencil in the boozer across the road from the ground)
And then home.



 


Oh it's (almost) such a perfect day,

(chasing 121 to win and coming so agonisingly close)
I'm glad I spent it with you (guys).
Oh (almost) such a perfect day,
You just keep me hanging on,

(thinking we might actually win a game)
You just keep me hanging on.



 


Just (almost) a perfect day,
Problems all left alone,

(non-cricketing ones that is)
Weekenders on our own.
It's such fun.
Just (almost) a perfect day,

(Dan’s 40th Birthday and almost guiding us to a win)
You made me forget myself.

(at least when Mr. Timms bagged a Diamond and Golden Duck in one Mad innings)
I thought I was someone else,

(a delirious inmate rolling around on the floor howling in laughter)
Someone good.

(in comparison to Mr. Timms anyways….)



 


Oh it's (almost) such a perfect day,
I'm glad I spent it with you (guys).
Oh (almost) such a perfect day,
You just keep me hanging on,

(waiting for a win…)
You just keep me hanging on.



 


You're going to reap just what you sow,
You're going to reap just what you sow,
You're going to reap just what you sow,

(so, if it’s not too much to ask…)
You're going to reap just what you sow...

(…we’re gonna win a match sometime soon)

 

 

‘L. O. U. Reed’

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Statto Scorecards

 

 

 

Far from the MCC versus Marsh XI

Played at Brasenose College, 29 June 2011

 

Marsh XI won the toss and elected to bat

Marsh XI won by 1 run

 

Far from the MCC debuts:  none

 

 

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40 over match

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Marsh XI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

A. Amir

run out (Edwards/Smith)

35

 

 

 

 

2

Wasim

c Edwards b Pearson

11

 

 

 

 

3

A. Hamdan

b Reeves

2

 

 

 

 

4

Adnan

c Hotson b Howarth

16

 

 

 

 

5

Zogy

b Howarth

7

 

 

 

 

6

Hamzah

b Mellor

4

 

 

 

 

7

A. Hussain

run out (Reeves/Edwards)

22

 

 

 

 

8

E. Umar

st Hotson b Edwards

11

 

 

 

 

9

Khan

lbw b Edwards

0

 

 

 

 

10

Ijaz

b Edwards

0

 

 

 

 

11

Idrees

not out

5

 

 

 

-

 

Extras

(W7)

        7

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(all out, 20 overs)

120

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

 

1

Timms

2

0

9

0

 

2

Emerson

2

0

11

0

 

3

Pearson

4

0

23

1

 

4

Reeves

2

0

14

1

 

5

Roberts

2

0

16

0

 

6

Smith

2

0

10

0

 

7

Howarth

2

0

12

2

 

8

Mellor

2

0

15

1

 

9

Edwards

2

1

5

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Far from the MCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Batsman

How Out

Total

Balls

4s

6s

FOW

1

I. Howarth

b Hamdan

18

(23)

2

-

1-46

2

J. W. Pearson

b Idrees

18

(27)

2

-

3-55

3

D. Emerson

b Umar

5

(3)

1

-

2-55

4

P. A. S. Mellor

run out

0

(2)

-

-

4-56

5

D. M. Edwards *

not out

41

(36)

7

-

-

6

M. K. Reeves

lbw b Idrees

1

(7)

-

-

5-60

7

R. Eaglestone

b Idrees

0

(2)

-

-

6-60

8

C. D. Roberts

b Idrees

11

(13)

1

-

7-105

9

J. C. W. Hotson+

run out

1

(2)

-

-

8-109

10

G. J. Timms

run out

0

(0)

-

-

9-113

11

G. J. Timms

c b Idrees

0

(1)

-

-

10-119

 

Extras

(NB1, W19, LB4)

24

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

(all out, 19.1 overs)

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

#

 

Bowler

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wkts

 

1

Khan

3

0

16

0

 

2

Hussain

2

0

17

0

 

3

Umar

3

0

17

1

 

4

Hamdan

2

0

13

1

 

5

Idrees

3.1

0

11

5

 

6

Zogy

2

0

8

0

 

7

Adnan

1

0

7

0

 

8

Ijaz

2

0

21

0

 

9

Amir

1

0

7

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:  G. J. Timms batted twice to replace T. P. W. Smith who was absent

 

 

 

 

MOTM:  D. M. Edwards

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

Buffet Award:  C. D. Roberts’ treacle sponge pudding with chocolate sauce

 

 

Opposition:  V058 / 04

Ground:  G040 / 17

Captain:  C013 / 02