Date: Sun 14th Aug 2011
Start Time: 17:00
Ground: Peterborough Town Cricket Club
Type: Cup : National Club Twenty20 - East Midlands Area (Final)
Toss: Peterborough Town CC - 1st XI won the toss and decided to bowl
| R | B | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Craven | ct Jamie Smith | b Ajaz Akhtar | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramandeep Ghuman | ro | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aamir Mahmood | b Ajaz Akhtar | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Shaw | st Chris Milner | b Lewis Bruce | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burton | ct Paul McMahon | b Paul McMahon | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Aadil Ali | ct Ashley Rogers | b Rob Sayer | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Smith * | ct Alan Burton | b Rob Sayer | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Driver | st Chris Milner | b Paul McMahon | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| steve matthew | ct Jamie Smith | b Jamie Smith | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Spiers + | Not Out | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Broughton | Not Out | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | ( 6lb 17w ) | 23 | ||||
| Total | (9 wickets, 20 overs) | 118 | ||||
33-1, 41-2, 77-3, 81-4, 84-5, 87-6, 91-7, 93-8, 113-9
| O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaz Akhtar | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bashrat Hussain | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Smith | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bruce | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul McMahon | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Sayer | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R | B | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asim Butt | LBW | b Daniel Broughton | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| David Clarke | ct Daniel Broughton | b Tom Driver | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Burton | ct Andrew Smith | b Darren Shaw | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley Rogers | ct Daniel Broughton | b Russell Spiers | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McMahon | Not Out | 28 | 28 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lewis Bruce | Not Out | 38 | 25 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ajaz Akhtar * | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Chris Milner + | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Rob Sayer | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Bashrat Hussain | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Jamie Smith | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Extras | ( 4lb 1w ) | 5 | ||||
| Total | (4 wickets, 20 overs) | 124 | ||||
28-1, 30-2, 52-3, 57-4
| O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamir Mahmood | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Driver | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Broughton | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russell Spiers | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Shaw | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bretton Gate was no place to be for those of a nervous dispostion on Sunday (14 August) as Peterborough Town booked their place in the last eight of the Cockspur National Club Twenty/20 Cup with a last over win victory Kibworth.
In fact, it's just as well the hospital is so close to the ground as by the time this match reached it's dramatic conclusion, blood pressure levels among the home fans were sky high.
Thankfully amid the soaring tension, Lewis Bruce somehow kept his head to win the match in breathtaking fashion with a mighty six off the final ball.
It was a spectacular end to a thoroughly engrossing game of cricket, but if Town skipper Ajaz Akhtar has a few more grey hairs this morning, it's easy to see why.
And having won the toss, Akhtar did himself proud too with a couple of important early wickets, including that of Matthew Craven, who had scored 104 in Kibworth's win against Rolls Royce in the other semi-final.
But once again it was man-of-the-match McMahon who really caught the eye while fellow spinner, 16 year-old Rob Sayer, bagged two important wickets as Kibworth were restricted to 118 runs off their 20 overs.
That was 20 runs less than Town's semi-final opponents Wollaton had managed and with the depth of batting at Akhtar's disposal, a comfortable victory looked on the cards.
But after a brisk start, Asim Butt's dismissal sparked a mini-collapse and following the loss of David Clarke and Alan Burton, 118 suddenly looked a daunting total with the home side wobbling on 52-3 after 11 overs.
Following the loss of Ashley Rodgers, however, Bruce strolled out to join McMahon at the crease and the pair formed what proved to be the defining partnership of the match.
McMahon displayed brawn and brain in equal measure as he made his way to an unbeaten 41 while Bruce also played a canny innings - even if he did make everyone wait before firing his side home in heart-stopping style.