“Where Have You Been All of My Life?”
Match: 24
/ 633
Won
by 3 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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Ewelme & Benson
CC |
180 - 9 |
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M. Rundle
3 - 13, P. Bagot 3 - 32 |
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FFTMCC |
91 |
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A. Darley 42,
R. Turner 21 |
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Monday morning and our Fixtures
Secretary is wondering what his pending holiday will bring. Here’s a clue
Ian, you were down in that part of the world just six days ago, it won’t have
changed much. When an email pops into his inbox ‘Re:
This Sunday’s Fixture, FFTMCC versus Islip’. With a sinking heart Ian opens
it to read the inevitable “Hi Spam, hope you are well? (why do people do
that, it’s not a question) sorry to inform you blah blah blah, the rest is
lost as Ian sourly shuts Outlook and decides whether to a) bin the whole
thing off, seeing that he’s on holiday or b) spend a couple of hours casting
around other fixture secretaries in the hope of an alternative match.
Fast forward to Russ who
sends out an email ‘Availability v Ewelme & Benson **IMPORTANT PLEASE
READ**’ Which is exactly what Lord Lucan does, or the first line anyway ‘THE
ISLIP GAME THIS SUNDAY 11TH IS NOW OFF AS THEY CANNOT RAISE A TEAM’. What he
doesn’t read is the next line which says ‘However, Spam has managed to get a
replacement fixture (referenced in the title of this email.)’ So, Lucan does
what Lucan does and books himself in with the Bodleian for the Sunday. Such
is life for Club Captains and Fixture Secretaries everywhere. On to the Sunday and The
MAD roll in to the picturesque village of Ewelme which comes straight from
the pages of Country Living and where every house has been used as a crime
scene in Midsomer Murders as some point. I assume that Ewelme won
the toss as it was a stiflingly hot day and we were
fielding first. Opening the bowling was A Darley (4-0-18-0) who was fired up
and ready to go after missing Tour due to being on-call (number of calls
received, zero). At the other end was Reeves (4-0-16-0) who had just stepped
out of his car after a two and a half hour trip down
from Robin Hood country. Opening the batting was the standout K Walker (84
not out in just 78 balls) and the young W Rice (27) who will no doubt be
playing at a higher level than this in a year or two. Well let’s hope so
anyway, because he’ll certainly be bashing us to all parts if he’s still
playing in this fixture.
Stand out bowlers for The
MAD were M Rundle (4-0-13-3) who ripped through the engine room thanks to a
lovely slower ball and a smart catch from skipper Russ. Also good to see Paul
Bagot (6-0-32-3) picking up his 2nd, 3rd and 4th wickets for The MAD towards
the end. There was some comedy fielding as Darley effetely got out the way of
one travelled at some speed in his general direction and Russ dived over one
on its way to the boundary. The heat was taking its toll and the other Ewelme
players plus extras put on 96 to make 180 in total with Walker’s
contribution, from their 35 overs. Tea was good and
especially nice that players from both sides made an effort
to mingle, given that this was our first fixture. Apart from the contribution
from A Darley (42) the less said about The MAD reply, the better, although we
were missing arguably our five most consistent (i.e. good) batters. All out
for 91. For some it was a merciful release and out (knackered) would be an
unsurprising entry for several.
Darley whips one to leg. Then it was back to the
Shepherd’s Hut where again Ewelme came to join us. There were two questions
on everyone’s lips. One, if you were in the Olympics which event would you be
in? Two, hope you are well? No, two, why haven’t we played you before? Ewelme
certainly seem our kind of team, generous in spirit and in the application of
the law relating to wides, with a mixture of abilities and an understanding
of the priorities when it comes to Sunday cricket, also an obsession with
statistics to match our own. It was generally agreed that we should make this
a regular fixture, inviting them back to Brasenose where hopefully we’ll give
a better account of ourselves. ’Reevsie’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Ewelme & Benson
CC Played at Ewelme, 11 August 2024 Ewelme & Benson CC won the toss
and elected to bat Ewelme & Benson CC won by 89 runs Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
24 / 633 35 over match |
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Team |
Ewelme & Benson CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
K.
Walker † |
not out |
84 |
(78) |
10 |
- |
1-56 |
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2 |
W. Rice |
b Rundle |
27 |
(45) |
2 |
- |
2-62 |
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3 |
A. Ward |
b Rundle |
4 |
(9) |
1 |
- |
3-62 |
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4 |
G.
McLauchlan |
c Turner b Rundle |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
4-86 |
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5 |
R.
Stokes |
b Roberts |
15 |
(15) |
3 |
- |
5-134 |
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6 |
T. Rice |
c Hoskins b Bagot |
24 |
(30) |
3 |
- |
6-140 |
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7 |
E.
Stokes |
b Shorten |
2 |
(4) |
- |
- |
7-146 |
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8 |
M.
Lafferty |
b Bagot |
4 |
(6) |
- |
- |
8-147 |
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9 |
K. Rice |
b Shorten |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
9-168 |
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10 |
J. Rees |
c Darley b Bagot |
2 |
(12) |
- |
- |
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11 |
A. Firth |
not out |
3 |
(8) |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB1, W14 |
15 |
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TOTAL |
(for 9 wickets, 28.5 overs) |
180 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Darley |
4 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
4.50 |
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2 |
Reeves |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
4.00 |
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3 |
Rundle |
4 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
3.25 |
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4 |
Timms |
4 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
6.00 |
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5 |
Roberts |
4 |
0 |
26 |
1 |
6.50 |
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6 |
Hoskins |
6 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
5.50 |
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7 |
Bagot |
6 |
0 |
32 |
3 |
5.33 |
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8 |
Shorten |
3 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
6.00 |
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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 |
R. P.
Turner * |
b Firth |
21 |
(52) |
- |
- |
1-3 |
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2 |
D.
Shorten |
lbw b K. Rice |
0 |
(4) |
- |
- |
2-4 |
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3 |
G.
Carter |
b Ward |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
3-63 |
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4 |
A.
Darley |
st Walker b E. Stokes |
42 |
(54) |
6 |
- |
4-75 |
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5 |
M. S.
Rundle |
c Walker b R. Stokes |
8 |
(21) |
1 |
- |
5-81 |
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6 |
M. K.
Reeves |
lbw b R. Stokes |
4 |
(8) |
- |
- |
6-81 |
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7 |
G. J.
Timms |
b R. Stokes |
0 |
(2) |
- |
- |
7-86 |
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8 |
C. D.
Roberts |
b E. Stokes |
3 |
(8) |
- |
- |
8-86 |
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9 |
J. D.
Hoskins |
b McLauchlan |
1 |
(8) |
- |
- |
9-91 |
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10 |
P. A. J.
Bagot |
c Lafferty b E. Stokes |
1 |
(8) |
- |
- |
10-91 |
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11 |
J. C. W.
Hotson † |
not out |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB8, W1, LB1, B1 |
11 |
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TOTAL |
(for 7 wickets, 32.3 overs) |
161 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
K. Rice |
4 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
2.00 |
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2 |
Ward |
4 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
4.75 |
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3 |
Rees |
5 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
4.20 |
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4 |
Firth |
5 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
3.20 |
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5 |
E.
Stokes |
5 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
1.80 |
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6 |
R.
Stokes |
4 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
4.00 |
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7 |
McLauchlan |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
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MOTM: M. S. Rundle Champagne Moment: M. S. Rundle slower
ball wicket (bowled) Buffet Award: C. D. Roberts’ tower burgers (extra height) MAD
Moment: D. Shorten’s boobs (as
detailed in the scorebook as no balls) |
Opposition:
V135 / 001 Ground: G119 / 001 Captain: C024 / 095 Match No: 35 / 236 |