“The Great British Bake Off”
Match: 17
/ 424
Lost by
81 runs
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Team |
Total |
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Isis CC |
235 - 5 |
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J. Pearson 2 - 23 |
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FFTMCC |
154 |
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J. Pearson 28, D. Shorten
21 |
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It was the hottest June
day since 1976 as The MAD assembled at the Talkhouse near Stanton-St-John for
the crucial cup game against the most frequent of frequent opponents, Isis.
The FFTMCC were somewhat depleted, missing arguably their three best batsmen,
Howarth, Turner and Ainsworth. They were also without inspirational leader
Gary Timms who was shivering in the cooler temperatures in Portugal. With the game barely
half an hour away the eleventh and at this point by far the most knackered
member of the team, Jan Webster arrived by bike from Florence park, but which
way had he come? Treasurer Reeves was certain that the best route was along
the Marston Road and up through Elsfield passing
the blue plaque marking the thirty nine steps of former residence John
Buchan. Geoff Carter, who has lived a lifetime in Oxfordshire was of the
opinion that he would have pedalled up Headington Hill. In the end as he sank
exhausted in to a chair Jan confounded both by describing a route including
the Western bypass and notorious Headington hamburger roundabout.
Obviously on a day as
hot as this the thing to do is win the toss and bat. However, that is what
the opposition EXPECT you to do and therefore to throw them off guard skipper
Lego, egged on by the rest of the team decided that it would be us who spent
to early afternoon in the field. In the words of Adrian Cronauer
it was hot, damn hot. So hot that drinks after 14 and 28 overs were a
necessity rather than a luxury. The bowling was opened
by Darley (8-2-26-1) who extracted variable bounce to the extent that batsmen
were calling for helmets. At times he was simply unplayable and kept keeper
Moo busy behind the stumps as balls flew high and low. At the other end Dave
Emerson (4-1-21-0) bowled excellently, but his run of bad luck with injuries
again came to the fore as he was forced to retreat to the boundary after four
overs and from there out of the game a short time later, to be replaced by
Jake. By this time R Stevenson (113) was starting to hit his stride and was
apparently heading to his second century of the week. I’m saying nothing
about mingers, bringers, flingers or – anyone else for that matter. The sun
really began to burn down as Reeves (5-0-34-0) and Shorten (4-1-35-0) toiled
away. Only with the introduction of Roberts (6-0-39-2) did The MAD get any
reward for their efforts. Like Emerson he bowled really well, keeping a good
line and length like we know he can. He also took a decent caught and bowled.
Finally Pearson
(5-0-23-2) removed Stevenson, only for J Ponsford (60 not out) to take over
the mantle. Were it not a cup game, surely it would have been reduced to 35
overs as the temperature in the shade (not that there was any) passed 33
degrees. The remaining bowlers, Hoskins (5-0-42-0), Webster (1-0-7-0) and
Smith (2-0-14-0) finally bought the curtain down on one of the longest 40
overs we had experienced. Isis had amassed 235 (although the scorebook is a
little hazy on this minor detail) which was surely beyond what our abstemious
batting line-up could provide. After an all too brief
tea, it was time for The MAD to bat and Isis to survive the conditions. After
fielding for 40 overs, a few overs of umpiring was too much for James Hoskins
as he succumbed to blurred vision and had to be helped from the field.
Fortunately cold towels were available and despite having to respond to “How
are you feeling?” about once every 30 seconds for the next half an hour, he
made a full recovery.
J Pearson, one of many MAD batsmen to make 20 and
no more. The MAD innings was
characterised by those who made a start, but then didn’t go on and those who
didn’t make a start at all. No less than six players made 20 or thereabouts,
with none reaching 30. 154 all out seemed like a reasonable total in the
conditions, but in reality we were beaten by a better team with a couple of
stand-out individuals. So as Isis march on to the Friendly Cup final, it’s up
to The MAD to take plenty of fluids and a few cold showers to build themselves
up for the 3rd place playoff. ‘Reevsie’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus Isis
CC Played at Stanton St John, 18 June
2017 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to field Isis CC won by 81 runs Far from the MCC debuts: none |
17 / 424 Friendly Cup Semi Final 40 over Friendly Cup match |
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Team |
Isis CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
D. Penhallurick |
b Darley |
7 |
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1 |
- |
1-34 |
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2 |
R. Stephenson |
c and b Pearson |
113 |
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15 |
- |
2-104 |
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3 |
R. Kella † |
c and b Roberts |
24 |
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3 |
- |
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4 |
R. Phibbs |
b Roberts |
0 |
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- |
- |
3-105 |
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5 |
J. Ponsford |
not out |
60 |
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- |
- |
- |
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6 |
D. Henry |
b Pearson |
9 |
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- |
- |
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7 |
M. Naqvi |
not out |
3 |
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- |
- |
- |
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8 |
K. H. Whiter |
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9 |
N. H. R. Wyatt * |
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10 |
K. Malcolm |
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11 |
A. East |
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Extras |
NB1, W11, LB3, B4 |
19 |
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TOTAL |
(for 5 wickets, 40 overs) |
235 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Darley |
8 |
2 |
26 |
1 |
3.25 |
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2 |
Emerson |
4 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
5.25 |
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3 |
Reeves |
5 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
6.80 |
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4 |
Shorten |
4 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
8.75 |
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5 |
Roberts |
6 |
0 |
39 |
2 |
6.50 |
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6 |
Hoskins |
5 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
8.40 |
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7 |
Pearson |
5 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
4.60 |
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8 |
Webster |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7.00 |
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9 |
Smith |
2 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7.00 |
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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 |
G. Carter |
b East |
20 |
(39) |
4 |
- |
2-46 |
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2 |
D. Emerson |
c East b Wyatt |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
1-1 |
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3 |
M. T. Westmoreland † |
c Phibbs b
East |
20 |
(32) |
3 |
- |
3-53 |
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4 |
J. W. Pearson |
c Henry b Ponsford |
28 |
(35) |
4 |
1 |
4-96 |
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5 |
D. Shorten * |
c Penhallurick b Malcolm |
21 |
(26) |
3 |
- |
5-97 |
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6 |
M. K. Reeves |
b Henry |
3 |
(10) |
- |
- |
7-103 |
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7 |
T. P. W. Smith |
c Kella b Ponsford |
0 |
(5) |
- |
- |
6-101 |
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8 |
J. D. Hoskins |
b Henry |
21 |
(22) |
4 |
- |
8-145 |
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9 |
A. Darley |
b Whiter |
18 |
(14) |
2 |
1 |
9-147 |
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10 |
J. vdG. Webster |
not out |
8 |
(4) |
1 |
- |
- |
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11 |
C. D. Roberts |
b Henry |
0 |
(5) |
- |
- |
10-154 |
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Extras |
NB1, W4, LB2, B8 |
15 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 32 overs) |
154 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Whiter |
7 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
3.57 |
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2 |
Wyatt |
4 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
4.75 |
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3 |
East |
6 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
5.00 |
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4 |
Naqvi |
5 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
4.80 |
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5 |
Malcolm |
4 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
4.50 |
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6 |
Ponsford |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
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7 |
Henry |
4 |
0 |
25 |
3 |
6.25 |
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MOTM: A. Darley Champagne Moment: A. Darley huge tonk for
six Buffet
Award: D. Shorten’s moules mariniere with cream,
garlic and parsley MAD
Moment: n/a |
Opposition:
V009 / 28 Ground: G009 / 06 Captain: C016 / 26 Match No: 40 / 130 |