Match Report vs Barry
Wanderers 19 September 2010@ Hayes Point (Skipper and
report Shag)
The return match at Hayes Point and the rain was holding
off. The team assembled almost on time, the toss was won (big
shock) and even more shocking to the rest of the team was
that Captain Dan chose to bat…could the promising batting
line up capitalise…? Cheese and Ash opened up and after
a maiden from Fenton, Ed opened up against Ashton. Fenton’s
2nd was also a maiden, and Ash went large against Ashton gaining
the maximum. Ashton’s 3rd over saw the removal of Ash,
stumped trying to get his backfoot back in the crease (10).
In strode a chirpy Kim suffering from lack of sleep, though
he did say he usually plays better when either hungover or
tired…like many of the Cazh! First ball rapped the back
pad, 2 dots, then Kim deciding that was enough when for a
biggie, he connected well, but he was the only player on the
pitch or sidelines that did not see the long-on fielder, who
took the catch well. Kim out for 0. Bugger. So 21 for 1 went
to 21 for 2 off 6overs. Mahesh joined Cheese.
After a blip of runs coming from Fenton…7 whole runs,
he reverted to maidens, leaving the batting pair going after
Ashton once again. They battled away until the 14th over,
scoring shots were in short supply, and Ed got hold of a full
delivery, unfortunately, the fielder on the boundary also
got hold of it. Ed out for 26 with the score on 42. The Cazh
were in a spot of bother. Next in – JR. The 2 bowling
openers finished and had done their job, runs kept to a minimum
and wickets taken.
Scoring continued to be difficult, the bare wicket acting
up occasionally, but most often the bounce was low. Mahesh
dealt mostly in singles, apart from a lovely controlled lofted
drive for 6 and a couple of 4s. JR played his forward prod
to great affect, but when he decided to go after the ball
he hit some lovely shots – two glorious cover drives
and a flick that was timed so well you couldn’t even
hear the ball off the bat, which flew to the long boundary.
The stand of 36 was ended when Mahesh chipped one to mid-on
(21). 77-4-24overs.
With Ashton’s overs complete, his bunny, Steveo felt
quietly confident was he made his way out to join JR. First
ball survived a lbw appeal from an equally slow bowler. The
next 2 overs the pair trickled along, until Steveo took a
liking to the quicker bowler from the Sully end, he crashed
a 2 and 3 consecutive 4s which gave the Cazh a much needed
boost. It obviously wasn’t going to last long, as next
over he was bowled by the dreaded straight one (19)!! Worse,
two balls later JR was also bowled trying to sweep. JR scored
an important 20, he was in for a total of 61 runs off 15 overs
and scored his runs off only 7 deliveries – you can
see how difficult it was to score. 102-6-28overs. Shag and
the Lesser Spotted Muff were at the crease, Shag’s only
aim at the start was to score the 1 run that would take him
to his 2000 run milestone, which after a wild thrash first
ball which he missed, he obtained 2nd ball sweeping to leg.
After discussing with Muff to stay around until the end, Shag
hit a well timed sweep to square, which he was convinced would
get to the boundary, it didn’t, was well fielded and
no run was scored….to make amends he went for the next
deleivery only succeeding in hitting it straight back to the
bowler, who held on (2) – mindless batting from the
skipper. 103-7-29overs.
Muff needing 13 for his 1000 career run milestone was intent
on sticking around. BA who had now joined him looked very
comfortable and played some lovely cover drives, always looking
for the gaps and often finding them. The partnership of 23
came to a premature end when Paul was well caught at midwicket
for an important 19. Muff was also looking comfortable apart
from one lbw appeal which was close, however, disaster struck
when he chipped a double bouncer straight to mid-off (9)…agonisingly
short of his milestone – one for next year. Winkie and
JB were now in and neither had chance to score as JB when
for an expansive shot and was fooled by the lack of bounce
(0). A poor but better than anticipated at the halfway stage
total of 134.
Ed – 26 caught
Ash – 10 stumped
Kim – 0 caught
Mahesh – 21 caught
JR – 20 bowled
Steveo – 19 (2) bowled
Dan – 2 caught & bowled
Muff – 9 caught
Paul – 19 caught
Andy H – 0 not out
JB – 0 bowled
Extras - 9
Tea was taken and was very good – plenty of sandwiches
and loads of cake – marvellous! As the Cazh were a little
subdued by low total, the tea was therefore devoured.
The Cazh made their way back again, Ash taking the keepers
gloves, Winkie opening from the hospital end and JB the other.
Winkie started with a speedy maiden, and JB with one in his
second over. First delivery of Winkie 3rd over was blistering,
the batsmen got an outside edge, Ash stuck his outstretched
hand out and took an excellent catch, and the batsman walked.
The over was played out without score. Not wishing to be out
done, first ball up JB bowled a sharp off stump delivery which
was again taken well by Ash. Suddenly the Wanderers were under
pressure, 3-2 off 6overs. JB bowled another maiden, whilst
Winkie took his next wicket bowled, it did stay a bit low.
Next over he bowled another wicket maiden. The Wands now in
a lot of trouble. 17-4 off 12overs.
JB continued his spell as Winkie was changed for Muff. In
JB’s final over, the batsman chipped one into space
on the square…the ball hung in the air as Ed raced down
the hill towards it, a full stretch dive and a cheese grating
bump along the bare strip, he took a spectacular catch. He
probably wishes he hadn’t as he lost most of the skin
on his forearm! 30-5 off 16. Muff continued, and was economical
apart from the 4th over that went for a couple of boundaries.
Shag took over from JB. Shag’s first 2 overs were maidens,
he then got slapped for a 3 in the third…before resuming
the maidens thanks to some good fielding especially from JR
and Kim on the offside downhill slope. Muff was rewarded with
a deserved wicket in his last over, Kim taking the catch.
52-6-27overs.
Even though the Cazh were in control, the total was so low
that if any of the batsmen got in the score was definitely
gettable. BA took over from Muff, and first ball took the
leg stump of the Wands top scorer Fenton. Kim came on to replace
Dan and although started by trying hard not to pitch the ball
on the wicket, eventually found his line. The pair of them
battled away, keeping the scoring shots to a minimum. Dan
though not taking a wicket, got in on the action with a direct
hit run out in the 38th over. The game was finished off without
further loss, and the Wands finishing well short of the total
84-8.
A fantastic effort from the Cazh, in as always a very friendly
and high spirited game. All the Cazh played very well in the
field, everyone putting all their effort into cutting down
the runs – even Winkie with a full stretch dive on the
boundary to stop the ball. Batting – the opening partnership
was healthy, but the middle order of Mahesh, JR and Steveo
got the team out of the mire. Paul’s innings at the
end helped push up the total. In comparison the Wands were
behind the run rate from the 2nd over and the excellent bowling
from Winkie and JB made it very difficult for the them to
regain momentum.
It was then off to the pub for a couple of cheeky ones.
Another good game, and a much needed win.
Andy H – 6-3-10-3
JB – 8-4-9-2
Dan – 8-6-4-0
Muff – 8-1-20-1
Paul – 6 -0-16-1
Kim – 4-0-14-0
Run out - Dan
Extras 19.
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