“Great Bread Rolls”
Match: 24
/ 624
Lost
by 8 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
152 - 4 |
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R. Hadfield
44*, L. Ainsworth 26 |
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St Clements Strollers CC |
157 - 2 |
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J. Pyrah
1 - 11 |
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Having won the toss on
the hottest day of the year so far, Skipper Howarth had little hesitation in
batting first under the minarets on a rather lovely Magdalen College pitch.
That the team would finish 10 or so short of what they regarded as par, would
probably equate to about 110 short of being competitive against this particular
opponent. Given their weight of numbers being supplied by Oxford CC 1st XI
(as things would transpire) the result is largely immaterial. With his last score of
relevance dating back to 2023, it was most gratifying to see Mr Hadfield
(44*) back amongst the runs whilst he continues to avoid the law after the
tragic slaughtering of his nanny. Together with Shorten (23) they stuck on a pleasing
fifty partnership first up. It was never easy going with the pitch giving a
bit of pop at both ends and a touch of lateral movement. Jan added a workmanlike
few, Lee (26) topped his yearly aggregate up and Howarth (16*) slogged a few
at the death. Paul Bagot simply went for a casual little boundary walk.
David and Richard (wire fence in background). Thereafter, not much
happened other than most of everyone jogging to and from the boundary, diving
under bushes, fumbling about broken glass and stinging nettles, and occasionally
retrieving lost balls whilst the Strollers cantered home in 14.2 overs. The
pluses were John Pyrah (2-0-11-1) taking his first MAD wicket and Timms
bowling someone. The MAD Moment would be supplied by Hadfield, getting
entangled under a wire fence whilst trying to get the ball back from
neighbouring Trinity College. Alas, this wonderful pantomime was played out
behind some parked covers, so only Howarth bore witness. Another point of
note would be the team continuing the match in their absence and bowling a
dot ball. It would be easy to be
negative about the match, so instead I’ll leave the words of Mr Shorten to
summarise the evening out: “…great [bread] rolls [after the match]. So old
fashioned. I love it. A flock of parakeets and a lovely sunset. Good to hang
out in the end.”
’Triumphant Tosser’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus St Clements Strollers
CC Played at Magdalen College, 26 June
2024 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to bat St Clements Strollers CC won by 8 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
24 / 624 20 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 |
D.
Shorten |
c E. Baldock b A. Baldock |
23 |
(17) |
3 |
1 |
1-53 |
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2 |
R. J. T.
Hadfield |
retired |
44 |
(34) |
8 |
- |
2-61 |
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3 |
J. S.
Pyrah |
b De Silva |
6 |
(6) |
1 |
- |
3-128 |
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4 |
J. vdG.
Webster |
st Carter b Andre |
17 |
(24) |
- |
- |
4-134 |
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5 |
L. G.
Ainsworth |
c & b Rochester |
26 |
(23) |
2 |
- |
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6 |
J. A.
Cartwright |
not out |
2 |
(4) |
- |
- |
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7 |
I.
Howarth * |
not out |
16 |
(12) |
- |
1 |
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8 |
G. J.
Timms |
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9 |
P. A. J.
Bagot |
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10 |
R. P.
Turner † |
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11 |
C. D.
Roberts |
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Extras |
W13, LB4, B1 |
18 |
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TOTAL |
(for 4 wickets, 20 overs) |
152 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Jenkins |
2 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
7.50 |
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2 |
De Silva |
4 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
7.50 |
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3 |
A.
Baldock |
4 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
5.50 |
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4 |
Barresi |
2 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
8.50 |
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5 |
E.
Baldock |
1 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
22.00 |
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6 |
Andre |
4 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
6.25 |
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7 |
Rochester |
3 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
5.33 |
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Note: R. J. T. Hadfield retired at 79-2 (10 ovs) |
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Team |
St Clements Strollers CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J.
Jenkins |
retired |
35 |
(21) |
5 |
1 |
1-127 |
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2 |
K. Nawaz
* |
retired |
42 |
(19) |
6 |
2 |
2-146 |
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3 |
B. Andre |
retired |
21 |
(18) |
3 |
- |
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4 |
W.
Ashton |
retired |
22 |
(9) |
5 |
- |
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5 |
T.
Pickford |
b Timms |
4 |
(3) |
1 |
- |
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6 |
J.
Barresi |
not out |
8 |
(10) |
1 |
- |
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7 |
A.
Rochester |
c Webster b Pyrah |
4 |
(3) |
1 |
- |
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8 |
A.
Baldock |
not out |
10 |
(4) |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
N. J.
Warry |
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10 |
R. Da
Silva |
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11 |
H.
Carter † |
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Extras |
NB1, W4, LB4, B2 |
11 |
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TOTAL |
(for 2 wickets, 20 overs) |
157 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Howarth |
3 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
9.67 |
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2 |
Shorten |
2 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
15.00 |
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3 |
Roberts |
3 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
12.67 |
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4 |
Timms |
3 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
8.00 |
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5 |
Pyrah |
2 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
5.50 |
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6 |
Bagot |
1.2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
14.25 |
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MOTM: R. J. B. Hadfield Champagne Moment: J. S. Pyrah’s first MAD
wicket Buffet Award: D. Shorten’s sesame buns (varied choice of fillings) MAD
Moment: R. J. B. Hadfield’s hilarious
fence entrapment whilst retrieving ball from Trinity College |
Opposition:
V052 / 013 Ground: G043 / 010 Captain: C007 / 080 Match No: 20 / 185 |