Result: Obelisk CC - 2nd XI Won (20 Points) by 17 runs
Date: Sat 7th Jul 2007 @ 14:00
Type: Northamptonshire Cricket League - Division Thirteen
Toss: Obelisk CC - 2nd XI won the toss and decided to
bat
Obelisk CC - 2nd XI
| |
|
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Ian Lewis |
|
b Gareth Morgan |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Matty Summerton |
ct |
b Ben Underwood |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peter Ansell |
ct |
b Eliott Lodge |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Martin Smith * |
|
b Eliott Lodge |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don White |
LBW |
b Adil Ali |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Phil Sullivan |
|
b Malcolm King |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paul Fox + |
|
b Malcolm King |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brian Robinson |
Not Out |
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Andy Turner |
LBW |
b Adil Ali |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alex Naylor |
ct |
b Malcolm King |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jamie Parnell |
Not Out |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
( )
|
30 |
|
| Total |
(9 wickets, 45 overs) |
153 |
|
Fall Of Wickets
-1 ; -2 ; -3 ; -4 ;
-5 ; -6 ; -7 ; -8 ;
-9 ; -10 ;
Bowling
| |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Nb |
Wd |
| Gareth Morgan |
12 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| David King |
6 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eliott Lodge |
5 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Ben Underwood |
5 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Malcolm King |
11 |
1 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Adil Ali |
6 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Kibworth 4th XI
| |
|
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Rikesh Patel |
ct |
b Alex Naylor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| john bleby |
ro |
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Adil Ali |
ct |
b Jamie Parnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Malcolm King |
|
b Paul Fox |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| geoffrey lee |
|
b Alex Naylor |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| David King |
ct |
b Jamie Parnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jamie Thompson + |
|
b Alex Naylor |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ben Underwood |
ct |
b Andy Turner |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eliott Lodge |
ct |
b Jamie Parnell |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| William Jennings * |
Not Out |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gareth Morgan |
|
b Andy Turner |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
(B 5, Lb 2, W 25 )
|
32 |
|
| Total |
( all out , 42.5 overs) |
136 |
|
Fall Of Wickets
0-1 R.Patel; 2-2 A.Ali; 50-3 M.King; 64-4 J.Bleby;
64-5 G. Lee; 66-6 D.King; 72-7 J Thompson; 102-8 B. Underwood;
105-9 E.Lodge; 135-10 G. Morgan;
Bowling
| |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Nb |
Wd |
| A Naylor |
12 |
3 |
34 |
3 |
|
|
| J Parnell |
13 |
0 |
32 |
3 |
|
|
| P Sullivan |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
| A Turner |
9.5 |
1 |
41 |
2 |
|
|
| P.Fox |
5 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
Match Report by Will Jennings
The sun finally shone, the
cricketers emerged from their wet weather hideaways and the disappointments of
the past month were swiftly forgotten. Indeed when driving home some hours
later on a perfect, drowsy evening the June washout already seemed like a
distant memory. The home side won the toss and elected to bat. Despite conditions being
understandably damp they adhered to the method which had seen them succeed thus
far, take first use of the artificial wicket they knew so well to rack up a big
score and control the game after tea. Today though they would not have it all
their own way
For an artificial wicket the bounce was alarming, you never quite knew
whether to kick it or duck. However even on an unpredictable wicket you still
have to put the ball in the right areas which for the most part is precisely
what Kibworth did. If Obelisk were going to win the league, and the table
suggests they might, they were going to have to find some answers on this
particular afternoon. Obelisk had looked solid at 41 for 1after 16 overs but a ludicrously good
catch by Ben Underwood in the covers, diving away to his wrong side, galvanised
the side. All of a sudden there was a belief that something special might
happen that afternoon. After 33 overs the score was 104 for 8 and Kibworth were
flying. The final home score of 152 was probably 20 more than looked possible at
one stage but Robinson (22*) and wicketkeeper Naylor (25) used some long handle
to good effect, a brave technique against some pretty useful bowling. Elliott
Lodge had two wickets, Aadil two, Gareth Morgan one and Ben Underwood one
(despite swinging the ball a country mile).The main man though was Malc King
who took 3 for 22 from an unbroken 11 over spell which wasn’t bad for an old
bloke with a pot belly and dodgy glasses.
Perhaps unsurprisingly Malc wanted a rest after this bowling and asked
to drop down the order so John Bleby and Rikesh Patel formed a new opening
partnership. Unfortunately Rikesh got an absolute snorter that popped on the
wicket and brushed the gloves and Aadil looked somewhat unfortunate to be
adjudged caught behind in the same over. Kibworth were 2 for 2 and Malc had to
go and bat anyway. In truth the Kibworth reply was always playing catch up. At 50 for 2
hopes were rekindled but Malc fell to a pull shot that arrived somewhat before
the ball and Kibworth collapsed to 72 for 7. At this stage the upset victory
that had looked possible at tea had become about as likely as Jeremy Clarkson
driving a Trabant.
Ben Underwood and Elliott Lodge batted sensibly and dragged the side back
towards respectability but another mini collapse saw Kibworth at 105 for 9 and
only one further mistake from Lager-o-clock. Whatever else Gareth Morgan and Skipper Will Jennings bring to the party
it generally isn’t considered to be batting but blow me if they didn’t decide
to have a go. 47 were wanted off 7 overs, so Gareth started giving it the big
swing and Will nicked singles to give him the strike. At first it was a laugh
but after 4 overs the home side weren’t smiling, they had got decidedly
twitchy. In the 42 over Will had taken yet another risky single, Gareth had boomed
a boundary on the legside and suddenly 17 were wanted off 2 1/2 overs. The
dream was still alive, if only briefly. Turner turned and bowled another in the
‘whack me to cow corner slot’ but the bounce deceived Morgs and the
entertainment ended for another week.
Kibworth had pushed the likely league winners all the way on their own
patch and only a little more belief in the middle order would have seen them
home. However if the younger lads take this as a lesson to never give up it
will not have been a wasted afternoon.
Match Report