“Schrodinger’s Duck”
Match: 20 / 518
Lost by 10 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
100 |
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R. Turner 50, R. Hadfield
13 |
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Appleton CC |
104 - 0 |
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M. Rundle 0 - 7 |
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Having already experienced their sliding doors moment,
where two alternative realities divide from a single event*,
(see match #393) The MAD this week proved
that two realities can exist simultaneously, and The MAD can be both good and
bad at the same time. If a wicket falls in Shorten’s forest and nobody
appeals, has it really fallen? Likewise, if a match ends at 20:30, halfway
through August, no-one will see a damn thing. * at this
point, we would love to bring you an image from the film Sliding Doors, but
unfortunately all joy has been sucked from this world, there is a price for
everything and a value in nothing, i.e. we can’t afford to get sued again. Once more into the space time continuum then with The
MAD starting matches against OUP at Jordan Hill at 17:30 on a Wednesday and
against Appleton at Appleton at 13:30 on a Sunday.
As Corne
bowls a strange naked apparition looks on from the scorer’s table…. Schrodinger’s theory can be applied to coin tossing.
Whilst the coin is in the air, it is both heads and tails, although
declaring that we’ll have a bat and walking off at
this point is considered bad form. Both Turner and Timms identified
that once observed, the conundrum is resolved and hence we were indeed
batting. The ying and yang of Chinese culture provides a similar
concept to that of Schrodinger, being roughly interpreted as everything being
in balance. As there is good fortune there is bad. As there is Darley and
Howarth opening at Jordan Hill (combined total two) there is also Turner (50)
and Hadfield (13) getting us off to a decent start at Appleton.
Lucan avoid
the ball as well he avoids capture from the police. We might apply these theories across time, space or both. Consider first, time. After a horrendous
start at Jordan Hill, The MAD were 13 for 3 after 5 overs. The match, as a
contest, was a decidedly dead cat. However, before the outcome could be
observed, we had Carter, with a magnificent 30 not out, to steady the ship,
followed by Turner (28 not out) and Pearson 30 not out to propel us forwards.
A lively cameo from Bullock, 8 in 4 balls, meant The MAD galloped to a
splendid 116. Highlight was perhaps James, launching one into the adjacent
car park. It was nice to see a member of the opposition looking under the
hedge for that one. Meanwhile at Appleton, Turner provided further evidence
of Schrodinger’s theory by demonstrating that you can be both not out (dropped)
whilst ensuring that your partner (Reeves, 2) is out (run out). It is of
course the exception that proves the rule and it could be argued that Reeves
both made his ground and didn’t make his ground,
although not even being in the frame was definitely observable. To the
wonderful yang of the counter attack at Jordan Hill,
The MAD here provided the yingiest of capitulations, as numbers of 3 -11
provided a total of 19 runs. Special mention goes to Kawada Williams who
joins a very exclusive club of golden duck on debut. Not since Ross Maher in
2011 have we seen one (or indeed anything of Ross Maher).
Hoskins
(batting) doing what he does best… getting uploaded into the EBI section of
the website. At Jordan Hill, a smart catch from Rundle to dismiss S
Gibson, bought to the wicket, that most prized scalp of Jan Webster. The
evidence here is that Jan can play for and against The
MAD, although not simultaneously in this universe. He usually brings his ‘A’
game against us, but tonight Darley got him early for 6. Before you open the box, is the cat alive or dead?
Similarly, if the ball goes straight up in the air and the bowler calls for
it, should the wicket keeper catch it, or watch as the bowler ends up about
12 yards short? Thanks for The MAD moment Andy and Jake. Casting our minds back to the end of last season and
match #509, there is an air of dread as
Corney picks up the ball to shy and the stumps,
with no back up in sight. At this time and in this place
he was great on this occasion, running out Kanchan after an excellent pick up
and throw from Timms and then doing all the work himself to dismiss Coney.
With the late August light fading fast, the run rate climbed steadily until
OUP ran out of overs. A great win by 14 runs. Over at Appleton it couldn’t
have been a more marked difference. The only redeeming feature was young
Taiga Williams haring about in the outfield, showing the older generation how
to field and throw. Despite captain Timms’ best efforts to mix up the bowling
we were utterly flat and E Gilkes and J Bennett played two chanceless
innings, to knock of the runs with ease. Well batted guys.
Keeping it in
the family: debutant Taiga Williams. When a cricket match ends,
can you both go to the pub and not go to the pub? No. ‘Reevsie’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far from the MCC versus Appleton CC Played at Appleton, 9 August 2020 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat Appleton CC won by 10 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: Taiga
James Kamada-Williams (157) |
20 / 518 35 over match |
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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 |
R. P. Turner |
b Geller |
50 |
(74) |
7 |
- |
8-91 |
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2 |
R. J. T. Hadfield |
b Blomerus |
13 |
(33) |
2 |
- |
1-39 |
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3 |
M. K. Reeves |
run out (Gilkes/Mirrington) |
2 |
(10) |
- |
- |
2-55 |
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4 |
G. J. Timms * |
c Bowler b O. Fox |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
3-55 |
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5 |
J. Harris |
lbw b S. Fox |
0 |
(4) |
- |
- |
4-59 |
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6 |
T. Kawada-Williams |
b S. Fox |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
5-59 |
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7 |
J. D. Hoskins |
b Allsworth |
1 |
(10) |
- |
- |
6-66 |
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8 |
C. D. Roberts |
c Bennett b Geller |
6 |
(5) |
1 |
- |
7-78 |
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9 |
M. S. Rundle |
not out |
6 |
(14) |
- |
- |
- |
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10 |
C. J. Vermaak |
lbw b Geller |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
9-91 |
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11 |
G. Carter † |
b Bowler |
4 |
(10) |
- |
- |
10-100 |
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Extras |
NB1, W14, LB1, B2 |
18 |
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TOTAL |
(all
out, 27.2 overs) |
100 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Bennett |
4 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
3.25 |
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2 |
Knight |
4 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
4.00 |
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3 |
Blomerus |
4 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
5.00 |
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4 |
O. Fox |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1.50 |
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5 |
Allsworth |
3 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
3.00 |
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6 |
S. Fox |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
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7 |
Geller |
3 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
5.33 |
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8 |
Jones |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
5.00 |
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9 |
Bowler |
0.2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
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Team |
Appleton CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J. Bennett |
not out |
41 |
(47) |
6 |
- |
- |
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2 |
E. Gilkes |
not out |
51 |
(59) |
8 |
- |
- |
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3 |
A. Mirrington † |
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4 |
S. Fox |
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5 |
H. Blomerus * |
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6 |
O. Fox |
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7 |
L. Bowler |
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8 |
H. Knight |
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9 |
W. Geller |
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10 |
R. Allsworth |
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11 |
C. Jones |
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Extras |
NB1, W8, LB2, B1 |
12 |
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TOTAL |
(for
0 wickets, 17.3 overs) |
104 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Rundle |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2.33 |
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2 |
Roberts |
3 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
3.33 |
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3 |
Reeves |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
8.00 |
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4 |
Hoskins |
3 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
7.67 |
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5 |
Vermaak |
2 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7.00 |
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6 |
Harris |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
8.00 |
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7 |
Kawada-Williams |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
5.50 |
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8 |
Timms |
0.3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
8.00 |
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MOTM: R. P. Turner Champagne Moment: R. P. Turner getting to
fifty Buffet
Award: M. K. Reeves, J. Harris &
G. J. Timms’ overcooked chips MAD
Moment: M. K. Reeves’ run out by a
dropped R. P. Turner |
Opposition:
V051 / 30 Ground: G042 / 19 Captain: C022 / 93 Match No: 40 / 140 |