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Match Report vs Tredegar 8 August 2010@ Tredegar (Skipper and report Captain Dan)

As Barry Strollers had folded, the fixture bureau presented us with this fixture against Tredegar. Captain Dan muscled his way back into the team (with dodgy finger) so he could meet up with relatives in the area (Andy F happily taking on the scoring role once again). As with 90 percent of the tossing this year, Captain Dan lost the toss and was inserted (into bat).

Cheese and Britpop opened up and were both put down in their respective 1st overs by what only can be described as ‘casual’ drops. With this on their minds the pair then began to treat the bowling with the utmost respect…The bowler from the valley end certainly deserved respect as he whipped it in swing away, the young left armer from the hillside end put in a few good deliveries though waivered with his line. The pair battled on and had ‘raced’ to 32 off 13overs. The 14th over saw Cheese loft a 6 and 4 to increase the run rate dramatically, before the rate dropped once again. Ed then had a reprieve getting caught of a no ball.

The following over, Britpop top edged a full bunger (no ball) into the face of the keeper who was standing up, and after a blood stop the keeper left the field to stem the flow of the cut beneath his right eye. The pair could not capitalise on the one less fielder until the 20th over with went for 14. 79 off 20overs. Drinks were taken, and the pair returned looking to capitalise on their solid start. However, Darren lofted the first ball after drinks straight to mid off and was caught for a battling 21. An excellent opening partnership of 79. Lovers (or Riebeck as Ed is trying to introduce – the chef off the Steven Segal movie – Under Siege…not sure it’s going to cut it…) , strode to the middle fresh off the back of his first century the previous day. Captain Dan tried to encourage him to get past the first 2 deliveries before ‘letting lose’…The two deliveries were blocked, the 3rd was smashed to the boundary! Two overs later, Ed’s innings came to an end with a lbw appeal upheld by JB, out for a well persevered 40. 91-2 off 23overs. Mahesh joined Gazza.

The pair looked at ease against a varying attack, the bowler from the valley end continuing to swing it away, the hillside bowler not really doing much. Lovers enjoyed pulling the hillside bowler to backward square repeatedly, but on his fourth identical swipe stepped too far across and was bowled ‘behind his legs’ for 21 (off just 12 balls – Darren was looking a bit sick as it had taken him 71 balls to reach the same score). 113-3-26overs. Shakey Shakey joined Mahesh, and Mahesh looked to repeat his innings the previous Sunday – looking very comfortable with anything on his pads. He hit a beautiful on drive for 4, before he got too much middle on a ball that found its way to the mid on fielder who took a very good low catch (17). 126-4-29overs.

Coming in a number 6 was the start of the ‘tail’, well I say tail – as we know the Cazh bowlers can all bat…maybe with the exception of 1….but that one is not Winkie, who joined Shakey (who for the purposes of this report is an all ‘rounder’...in more ways than one!). Anyway, all rounder Shakey wasn’t around too long, as he was also caught trying to up the pace (3).130-5-31overs. Shag was next in, and tried to up the pace against a mediocre bowler…blocked the first, went for it on the second – went nowhere, but hurt, and third got hold of it and was caught to a low catch by the keeper who had rejoined the action at cover (0). Harry Harris in at 8 last one ball less, but out in identical fashion also caught at cover (0). The Cazh collapse looked imminent at 130-7-31overs.

Digger joined Winkie and didn’t do anything stupid, played the good balls with respect and hit the bad. After 35overs the score was on 142. The next over, Digger thrashed an almighty 6 to cow followed by a four, Winkie also play a lovely cover drive which stopped just short of the boundary. 162 off 36. JB fell in the next over trying to slap another, bowled (14). Richie next in, slapped a boundary off his first ball and he an Andy looked to run as much as they could. By now the quick opener was back on. Richie’s innings came to an end in the 39th over, a quick fire 13 off just 6 balls. 184-9. The ‘exceptional one’ came in at 11, DB, would you know it his first ball connected and Dave managed to double his seasons runs with a 2. Winkie faced the last over from the quick, but was unable to turn down a single, leaving DB facing the quickie, to which he clouted for another single. Andy cracked a super cover four off the last ball of the innings to bring the 200 up for the Cazh and for the first time in ages on a Sunday, the Cazh were not all out! Winkie and Dave finishing on 22 and 3 not out respectively.

An excellent display throughout the innings even if at times it seemed slow, but 70 runs came off the last 9 overs.

Ed – 40 lbw
Darren – 21ct
Gazza – 21b
Mahesh – 17ct
Mark – 3ct
Andy H – 22no
Dan – 0ct
Harry – 0ct
JB – 14b
Richie – 13ct
Dave – 3no
46 extras.

Tea was taken, and finished off, with the Cazh resorting to reading the jokes off the back of the penguin wrappers and swapping Christmas cracker jokes. Shag was shocked that no one had heard the ‘what’s the difference between jam and marmalade’ joke, so proceeded to share it to the grimaces from around the table (you can’t marmalade your c*ck up a girls ar$e…)

On that note, the Cazh returned to the field, with Shag and Harry opening up the bowling. Both batsmen looked very capable and tall one looking exceptionally comfortable from the off hitting Shag through mid off twice in the first over. Harry struggled with his line in the first over, but regained it in his second. In his 3rd over, the shorter opener, lofted 2 consecutive off drives over the head of Winkie for boundaries, so the 3rd delivery Winkie dropped all the way, only to see the batsman try exactly the same shot and put it right down Winkie’s throat for a well taken catch. 39-1-6overs.

Harry was replaced by Digger after 4overs, and Shag continued to plug away. He was rewarded in his 6th over getting one to eventually cut back in taking the No3’s leg stump out. 65-2-11overs. Shag completed his overs and was replaced by Winkie. Meanwhile Digger bowled 4 very accurate overs and stemmed the flow of runs the No1 could take, going for 11 off his opening 4 overs. 76-2-16overs. DB replaced JB after 4 overs and bowled very well going mainly for singles. Winkie was the same – bowling a very good line and length, frustrating both batsmen.

In the 23rd over, Winkie got his reward with a lovely cutting delivery. 105-3. In the 26th over however, Dave lost his line, sending a wide legside delivery, which turned making it even wider, the No1 who had been completely composed up until this point went for it…missed it, and sharp work from Gazza behind the stumps, collected and whipped the bails off with the No1 stranded out of his crease and out for 53! Superb work, suddenly it looked like the Cazh had a chance. 123-4-26overs.

In Dave’s last over, the batsmen nudged it to mid on, and called a very sharp single, Shag ran in and tried for the direct hit with an under arm throw, missing by a whisker…Dave waiting behind the stumps somehow managed to collect the low ball off once bounce and in one motion flicked it back onto the stumps, the batsman not running his bat in was given out by a fraction. An excellent bit of fielding from the Cazh. 130-5-28overs.

In the 30th over Harry was brought back and started well, Winkie, continued his spell and in his last over made the double breakthrough, the first, the batsman hit out, connected and saw the ball sail towards the mid off boundary, however, Richie was tracked it all the way and took an excellent catch on the boundary edge. The following ball, Winkie clean bowled the new batsman. On his hat trick the batsman managed to get a pad on it but the lbw shout was turned down. 147-7-31overs. Harry got his reward the following over, with Shag catching what was thought to be the last batsman who could potentially score the runs at mid on. 149-8.

The young left armer was now in with another youth. The oppo skipper had had a word with Shag after the No1 had gone, asking if it was alright if a substitute batsman could bat at 11 as the wicket keeper had been sent home from his injury. In a bit of a mix up, Shag thought it was ‘last man stand’ instead it was actually a man that was ‘coming back from injury’…With the two lads at the crease, it was discussed between shag and Ed that it would be best to keep these two in until the end as Andy F was giving some worrying suggestions from the side lines…Darren tried to adhere to this by dropping the young lad with a relatively simple catch at cover, but JB bowled him next ball. 158-9-35overs.

The ‘injured lad’ who didn’t look that injured, strode to the middle and took a single off the last ball. It was at this point that the umpire exclaimed that this lad used to play for Tredegar firsts but had stepped up and was now playing for Panteg 1sts, and the week previous had hit a century off 10overs ….the Cazh scattered to the boundary. Harry’s first delivery was clouted towards the long off boundary and fielded well by Mahesh. Next ball he did the same but was lofted….Mahesh seeing it like a glowing light (like a comet) coming towards him took what looked to be a nonchalant catch on the boundary to win the game! Fantastic!! Tredegar finishing on 159all out.

Dan – 8-1-38-1
Harry – 7.3-0-40-3
JB – 6-2-13-1
Andy H – 8-0-32-3
Dave – 6-0-27-1

It was the best catching display for quite some time…only one catch going down, which was probably the easiest of the lot. From being 118-2- off 25overs, Tredegar slumped to a Casual style batting collapse 159 ao.

The Cazh made their way of to the pub, and then the some followed Captain Dan to find his uncle’s pub via Gazza’s sat nav for a cheeky quick one, which turned out to be a busy and a hive of talent…some of the cazh not knowing where to look first!

An excellent game, against friendly opposition and most importantly at the moment – a win!

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