“John Does Okay
Rest of the Team Not Bad Too”
Match: 22
/ 565
Won
by 11 runs
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
196 - 6 |
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R. Hadfield 52*, J. Bateman
51 |
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Headington Quarry CC |
185 |
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J. Harris 5 - 23, I. Howarth
2 - 24 |
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Finally, it would seem
the 2022 MAD cricket season finally got underway this weekend, with no less
than seventeen players and a stuffed duck pitch-side in varying degrees of
availability. There were the overly enthusiastic and frothing at the mouth,
there were the not-so-bothered and frothing at the can (or bottle), those with
nothing better to do (several), and of course those had that risen from their
death bed having studied amateur dramatics in recent times. So far so good,
and lovely to write about something other than hospitals and paramedical
staff.
Rundle version II and Emerson putting a shift in
on their arses. On a warm and distinctly
English summer’s day, Skipper Turner won the toss and thought about his
decision to bat first for all of about a nanosecond. The team then drank some
more beer, topped up tans and watched Hadfield (52 ret) and Bateman (51)
enjoy a notably flat deck against some rather flat bowling. Mr Reeves would
have been padded up throughout this time, but chose instead to throw a cob beforehand
and sit with the scorebook for two hours moaning about his decision to revoke
batting at number three.
Bateman and Hadfield enjoying their Sunday out. With Mr Harris (33) elevated
up the order to help himself, a late clatter of wickets and marginal excitement
saw The MAD post a sizeable if not utterly off the chart 196-6. During this
period of disturbed sleep and batters trapsing on and off the field, Turner
(12) tickled a few, Hoskins (0) didn’t, Shorten (2) heaved across the line as
is his want, Cartwright (5) swung heartily and Howarth (13*) and Reeves (3*)
chose to protect their (non) averages as men of experience and seniority
should do (bollocks to the team ethic).
End of innings slog by Spam. The tea interval was largely
devoid of any teas as a post-match barbeque had been organised, so taking up
the slack was an open bar, some flap jacks (allegedly), a bunch of mindless
chatter and a few team photos to prove The MAD could actually assemble a team
on Sunday and play some cricket. Or, at the very least, get eleven bodies
dressed in white out on a pitch.
In reply, the Quarry of
Headington would replicate The MAD innings by pushing the ball about for an
hour or so before losing their first wicket (Hoskins 8-0-30-1). Then it was
Calypso time as our languid, sunglass wearing blast-from-the-past secured his
second 5-for in as many weeks. A delightfully controlled twirl of 8-1-23-5
proving once again, that when John gets it right, he gets it very right. The
reverse is true when he lobs down a bucket of shite.
Mr Harris on-song on the Queens estate. Nailing sportsmanship
down to the tee, The Quarry had opted to push their two Todd masterblasters
down the order, thus taking up any late run-chase and entertaining the
galleries. This they most certainly did, dragging the visitors back into the
match after tucking into Bateman’s gorgeous roast dinner (3-0-37-0). Being
brought up in Wootton and the Land of the Rotund, the irony of James’ lavish spread
wasn’t lost on anyone. It really did go down a storm and probably spoilt the
oppositions appetite for said meat on coals at the end. They do advocate that
catches win matches and there could be no better example of that than in this
game. Shorten caught one thrown from the heavens, Reeves interrupted his
sulking to bag one off the ground, Hadfield judged a beauty amongst some
thorn bushes and Howarth (finally) made it third time lucky. 2-Star Michelin Chef
‘Digger’ Bateman would also pouch one and then combine with Howarth
(3.1-0-24-2) to administer the final rites by running out J. Todd (33) … a super
little cameo undone by the insanity of the last few overs. Quarry all out for
185.
Standardised flan from Hoskins, the perfect condiment
for Harris. With the sun setting
behind the Queens pavilion, an excellent post-match barbie was accompanied by
banter, booze and sympathy votes for Mike during the much-lauded MAD match
awards. After recent tribulations, the timing of this match was perfect,
being a great advert for combining cricket, roast dinners, booze and sausages. As daylight turned to darkness,
all that was left of a fine day was to witness Giant Mallard being ducknapped
by a small girl and the man who had a heart-attack walk the fifteen miles or
so unaided back home to Bicester. ‘Average P. Rot’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Headington
Quarry CC Played at Queens College, 12 June 2022 Far From the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat Far From the MCC won by 11 runs Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
22 / 565 40 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 |
J. C. Bateman |
c Worsfold
b Walton |
51 |
(84) |
7 |
- |
1-139 |
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2 |
R. J. T. Hadfield |
retired |
52 |
(64) |
9 |
1 |
- |
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3 |
J. Harris |
run out |
33 |
(48) |
5 |
|
2-167 |
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4 |
R. P. Turner * |
c Frederick b Walton |
12 |
(18) |
- |
- |
3-176 |
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5 |
I. Howarth |
not out |
13 |
(13) |
- |
- |
- |
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6 |
J. D. Hoskins |
c Carroll b Walton |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
4-176 |
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7 |
D. Shorten |
b H. Matthews |
2 |
(4) |
- |
- |
5-184 |
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8 |
J. A. Cartwright |
c D. Todd b H. Matthews |
5 |
(7) |
- |
- |
6-192 |
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9 |
M. K. Reeves |
not out |
3 |
(3) |
- |
- |
- |
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10 |
J. C. W. Hotson † |
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11 |
C. J. Vermaak |
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Extras |
NB3, W13, LB4, B5 |
25 |
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TOTAL |
(for 6 wickets, 40 overs) |
196 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
D. Todd |
7 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
3.14 |
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2 |
S. Matthews |
8 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
1.75 |
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3 |
J. Todd |
8 |
1 |
36 |
0 |
4.50 |
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4 |
H. Matthews |
6 |
0 |
36 |
2 |
6.00 |
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5 |
Carroll |
5 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
7.20 |
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6 |
Walton |
6 |
0 |
48 |
3 |
8.00 |
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Note: R. J. T. Hadfield retired at 74-0 (21.4) |
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Team |
Headington Quarry CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J. Frederick † |
c Reeves b Harris |
40 |
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1 |
- |
6-116 |
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2 |
A. Matthews * |
b Hoskins |
37 |
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4 |
- |
1-74 |
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3 |
A. Warner |
b Harris |
2 |
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- |
- |
2-78 |
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4 |
C. Jarvis |
b Harris |
5 |
|
1 |
- |
3-83 |
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5 |
J. Worsfold |
c Howarth b Harris |
5 |
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- |
- |
4-97 |
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6 |
S. Matthews |
lbw b Harris |
1 |
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- |
- |
5-103 |
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7 |
L. Carroll |
c Hadfield b Howarth |
23 |
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3 |
- |
8-151 |
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8 |
D. Todd |
c Shorten b Howarth |
13 |
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- |
1 |
7-132 |
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9 |
J. Todd |
run out (Bateman/Howarth) |
33 |
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3 |
- |
10-185 |
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10 |
H. Matthews |
c Bateman b Shorten |
4 |
|
- |
- |
9-182 |
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11 |
M. Walton |
not out |
0 |
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- |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB2, W10, LB3, B7 |
22 |
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TOTAL |
(all out, 39.1 overs) |
185 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Shorten |
7 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
2.29 |
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2 |
Vermaak |
8 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
4.13 |
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3 |
Hoskins |
8 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
3.75 |
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4 |
Harris |
8 |
1 |
23 |
5 |
2.88 |
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5 |
Reeves |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
6.00 |
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6 |
Bateman |
3 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
12.33 |
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7 |
Howarth |
3.1 |
0 |
24 |
2 |
7.58 |
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MOTM: J. Harris Champagne Moment: M. K. Reeves’ diving
catch Buffet Award: J. C. Bateman’s exquisite roast dinner (all the trimmings) MAD
Moment: I. Howarth’s poorly direct
run out attempt using his boot |
Opposition:
V101 / 05 Ground: G008 / 22 Captain: C024 / 57 Match No: 40 / 145 |