Result: Drawn

Date: Sun 7th May 2006 @ 14:30

Ground: Kibworth CC

Type:  Friendly

Scoring:  Standard

Toss:  Sunday 1st XI won the toss and decided to bat

 

Sunday 1st XI

			R	B	4s	6s
Ken Pounds		b  Unsure	27	0	2	0
Stephen Charles	ro		1	0	0	0
paul illingworth		b R HILL	0	0	0	0
Bob Beevers	ct	b R Collect	29	0	4	0
William Jennings		b A Allsop	3	0	0	0
Umar Afzal	ct	b R Long	29	0	1	0
Stephen Thompson +	Not Out		55	0	7	1
Dan Pedley *	Not Out		17	0	1	0
Gareth Morgan	Did Not Bat
Daniel Broughton	Did Not Bat
Arthur Morritt	Did Not Bat
Extras	( 6b  2lb  7w  3nb  )		18
Total	(6 wickets, 40 overs)		179

 

Fall Of Wickets

9-1 Stephen Charles (Ken Pounds*); 14-2 paul illingworth (Ken Pounds*);
64-3 Bob Beevers (Ken Pounds*); 68-4 Ken Pounds (William Jennings*);
90-5 William Jennings (Umar Afzal*); 128-6 Umar Afzal (Stephen Thompson*);
-7 ; -8 ;
-9 ; -10 ;

Bowling

	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd
R Long	7	1	24	1	0	0
R HILL	6	0	34	1	0	0
R Collect	5	1	19	1	0	0
J Dimelow	5	1	10	0	0	0
A Allsop	5	0	18	1	0	0
Unsure	10	3	50	1	0	0
M Clover	2	0	16	0	0	0

 

Bitteswell CC - Friendly XI

			R	B	4s	6s
S Long	Did Not Bat
C Rhind *	Did Not Bat
M Clover	Did Not Bat
R Long	Did Not Bat
Unsure	Did Not Bat
A Allsop	Did Not Bat
J Dimelow	Did Not Bat
A Mattinson	Did Not Bat
R Collect	Did Not Bat
R HILL	Did Not Bat
Unsure	Did Not Bat
Extras	( )		0
Total	(4 wickets, 40 overs)		144

 

Fall Of Wickets

-1 ; -2 ; -3 ; -4 ;
-5 ; -6 ; -7 ; -8 ;
-9 ; -10 ;

Bowling

	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd
Gareth Morgan		0	0	0	0	0
Dan Pedley		0	0	0	0	0

Match Report

Villy's report for Bitteswell game

 
It is often said in terms of encounters with the opposite sex you shouldn’t proceed unless you are prepared to play the return leg, it is just a sad fact of life though that some sequels don’t make the grade. Matrix II was disappointing, seeing Rocky dumped on the canvas six more times carried little appeal and the second match on the new ground ‘Kibworth II – The return of Pies’ wasn’t likely to put bums on seats either.

The plot for this particular match though had an unusual introduction. With five minutes to go before the scheduled start time both Skipper and Vice Skipper were not on the ground. DDD had unexpectedly become available after a morning training session putting up marquees and Pedders had gone to fetch him. As it turned out it was a pity that Broughts had not received a lesson or two in holding his ale as his self inflicted condition prevented a meaningful contribution to affairs.

In the absence of the appointed officials Villy won the toss, elected to bat and waited for the clock to tick down. The game couldn’t actually begin though as the Skipper had the cherry in his bag although this seemed of secondary importance to one member of the team who was visibly shaken without his score book security blanket. Eventually, and about on time, the match began.

Steve Charles and Ken Pounds opened the innings and Steve was back in the hutch before Pedders had even laid his whites out, the 4th team skipper nominally ‘run out’ but perhaps ‘hobbled out a mile short of his ground’ would be a more accurate description for the Morritt Bible. Still reeling from the loss of the venerable opener Illo had his sticks rearranged and the smelly stuff was wafting in the home sides direction.

The remedy for this was a carefully crafted (OK, slow) 27 from Ken Pounds, a diligent 29 from Sideshow Beevers and a spot of boshing from Umar Afzaal aided by a crease occupying (but funereal) knock from the rotund Bard.

With a late burst from Pedders and another 50 from Thommo the home side hit 179, a score felt to be adequate under the conditions but not bordering on overkill to finish off the match as a contest.

At the beginning of the match Pedders had identified the mainly youthful nature of the opposition and decided he fancied a few wickets to boost his image of Third Team all-rounder, hence he and Gareth Morgan opened the attack.

Cricket crowds all over the world have been wowed by innovation. The Googly, Flipper and Doosra have brought fame and fortune to their exponents and Pedders obviously fancied a bit of that. With a delivery perhaps more dumb than Dumelow – let’s call it ‘The Mole’- the Skipper slammed the ball into the track about 2 inches from his feet, maybe with the idea of it tunneling under the surface and popping up just in front of middle peg. For the record the cherry stopped dead on impact, the umpire called ‘Dead Ball’ and the guffawing could be heard all around the ground.

With more conventional tactics being used at the other end Gareth Morgan eventually scored with a well disguised slower ball that was hit into the Covers where the skipper executed a one handed leap, dive and roll when he could have stood still and caught it with two. Good marks for artistic impression but still only one wicket in the book, Skip!

Generally speaking the bowling was tight, the fielding accurate and the laughs mainly at the expense of poor Charlesy who was by now suffering an uncomfortable afternoon around the bat with nigh on terminal flatulence. Before the game DDD had commented that the new dressing room was already beginning to smell like his old boots, perhaps now we had an explanation.

At the fall of the fourth wicket the visitors overseas player came into bat and straight away looked to be a class above anything else on the park. Even half decent balls began to be dispatched with a dismissive ease as a half century swiftly beckoned. Illo was a little unfortunate to spill a chance on the boundary edge where a lack of inches proved decisive, Broughts couldn’t claim that excuse as Umar again was denied a wicket by Teflon coated fielding and Pedders was then offered the opportunity to redeem himself for last weeks drop with a ball hit straight down his throat at Long Off. Even from 60 yards distance you could almost read the situation like a book.

“MINE”, he yells, “This is coming straight at me” He thinks,”I’ll have this”

Just keep cool DP, this is easy

Steady, just keep your composure

Nice soft hands, here it is. Let’s make up for last weeks drop

B*gger!

Ball hits turf

Eventually Umar has to catch the ball himself off the penultimate ball to take the wicket off Sideshows bowling as the visitors closed about 35 behind with six wickets in hand.

Quote of the Day:- After Steve Charles asked if he had moved the sightscreen correctly Thommo replied, “If you stand there its like having another 2 feet”

Quote of the Day II:- Thommo enquiring about the well being of Andy Smith asked about his latest injury concern. “How is it?”, he yelled but rather unfortunately tapped his rear end instead of his back. At this point Pedro replied,”Not as fat as yours mate!”