Result: Drawn
Date: Sun 29th May 2011
Start Time: 14:30
Ground: Kibworth CC
Type: Friendly
Toss: Magna 73 F.C. - 1st XI won the toss and decided to bat
| R | B | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Neal * | b Chris Carson | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| A Waite | st Stephen Graham Thompson | b Sam Pounds | 27 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben Matthew | st Stephen Graham Thompson | b Steve Ellwood | 63 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| N Doyle | Retired Out | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| S Shields | b Harry Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R Skeemer | b Harry Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fieldmorris + | b Harry Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C Swinfield | Not Out | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| S Eckersley | Not Out | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Unsure | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Unsure | Did Not Bat | |||||
| Extras | ( 9b 1lb 1w ) | 11 | ||||
| Total | (7 wickets, 40 overs) | 212 | ||||
27-1 T Neal (A Waite*) ; 63-2 A Waite (Ben Matthew*) ;
128-3 Ben Matthew (N Doyle*) ; 129-4 S Shields (N Doyle*) ;
133-5 R Skeemer (N Doyle*) ; 133-6 Fieldmorris (N Doyle*) ;
| O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carson | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Juvvanapodi | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Lodge | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Pounds | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ellwood | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Miller | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Lodge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jennings | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Simpson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | B | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bleby | ct Unsure | b C Swinfield | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Miller | ct Unsure | b S Eckersley | 14 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| Jatin Lodhia | ct Unsure | b R Skeemer | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Graham Thompson + | Not Out | 62 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Henry Simpson | ct Unsure | b R Skeemer | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Lodge | st Unsure | b R Skeemer | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jennings | b R Skeemer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Lodge | Unsure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Carson | b A Waite | 18 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Pounds | Not Out | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Steve Ellwood * | Did Not Ba t | |||||
| Extras | ( 9b 3lb 15w ) | 27 | ||||
| Total | (8 wickets, 40 overs) | 168 | ||||
25-1 John Bleby (Harry Miller*) ; 37-2 Harry Miller (Jatin Lodhia*) ;
38-3 Jatin Lodhia (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ; 42-4 Henry Simpson (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ;
98-5 Oliver Lodge (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ; 115-6 William Jennings (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ;
115-7 Ben Lodge (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ; 144-8 Chris Carson (Stephen Graham Thompson*) ;
| O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Swinfield | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fieldmorris | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Skeemer | 11 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| S Eckersley | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unsure | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unsure | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Matthew | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Waite | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Elwood isn't our leader for nothing. Rumour has it he was 6 foot 5 in his youth but years of hard trundling up and down the country have seen his legs wear down to his present height. However beneath that balding dome obviously lies a keen cricketing brain that brought forth a staggering tactical stratagem to halt the slump in results. Play 12 instead of 11. Mr Chairman, it was genius!
Now you might think playing 12 (albeit on a rotating fielder basis) might give an unfair advantage but tough times require tough measures and a draw ensured, albeit in rearguard fashion.
Magna batted first and amassed 212 off their 40 overs. As it turned
out Tim Neal's brief innings turned out to be a tactical masterstroke
as guest star Ben 'Memory Man' Matthew began to pepper the legside
boundary in fine style on his way to a pretty classy 60. Ok, he had his
luck too including just chipping the chairman at Mid On and then
surviving a confident caught behind appeal after a distinctly woody
noise was heard by all but the umpire. No-one can survive endless
chances though and a pretty unorthodox stumping finally sent him on his
way.
The chase for the runs began with Club Sec and his sturdy step son
opening up. A steady start was achieved but sadly not sustained, and
only a resolute unbeaten 60 for Steve Thompson prevented the well
rehearsed slide into the brown canal. However that isn't to say that
the Kibworth reply wasn't without incident even though it finished with
8 wickets down and about 40 runs short.
When the first wicket fell it was a surprise to many to see Jatin Lodhia stroll to the wicket at number 3. Now credit where it is due, the steady Leg Spinner had temporarily cashed in his bowlers chips to book a spot higher up the order and backed himself to take the opportunity. Even for a man with infectious cricketing enthusiasm it did seem a little like a naive turkey walking up to Bernard Matthews house and thinking it was only for coffee and a chat. To be fair to our man though he did score 2 more than expected!
You see though results and individual performances are almost irrelevant on a Sunday, well though Sam Pounds and Chris Carson batted down the order. You can play 12 men, you can ask for a promotion up the batting order to see if the grass is greener, you can even turn out for the opposition if you like. Its all about friendship, the Corinthian spirit and easy access to the bar afterwards. Long may it continue.