Anston II (0)                           71ao

Thoresby Colliery II (20)       72-2

 

Another impressive bowling performance allowed Thoresby to ease to victory over Anston, despite the loss of Edger (holiday) and Walker (tonsillitis) to the team.

 

The track looked parched white but had a hint of moisture from Friday’s rain. Thoresby skipper Woods won the toss and followed his hunch to insert Anston. His decision looked like paying off early as Hutchinson made immediate inroads. First he had Forster well caught behind by Godfrey off a lifter in the first over. Then in the fifth, with just two on the board, Hutch produced a beautiful away swinger to find the edge of Smith’s bat for Godfrey to snap up another victim.

 

Youngsters Stoneman and Roddis looked good for Anston, Roddis especially timing the ball well through the covers and playing one lovely hook shot off the remarkably accurate Evans. However these shots bred a little too much confidence as the last ball of Hutch’s 5th over, which had already gone for nine, found its way to Roddis’ leg stump with a beautifully aimed yorker.

 

The experienced bowling partnership then really got to work as they frustrated the Anston batsmen. The wicket was true at half-volley length, but always had something in it for those willing to work the seam. And Stu Evans did just this when he bowled Lyne and with his next delivery had Carter LBW. The batsman was disappointed but when you take middle then put your FEET on that mark you can’t be too upset when the ball hits you in front!

 

Smith jnr looked like playing some nice offside shots with lovely timing, but a change of bowling to skipper Woods was enough to con him into a swipe within six balls. And when Mick Case took a super catch at first slip off Evans to dismiss Williamson, Colliery were certainly looking at an early finish. Anston skipper Malone, and Flynn, looked to boost the total with staunch defence and a few lusty blows, but the guile of Chatterton was enough to bowl the latter. Last man Fretwell then found a top edge off a full toss from Woods to be caught at mid on by Scott Dickens.

 

This was, then, an excellent, tight bowling display by Thoresby with super figures from Hutchy and Stu and effective contributions at the right times from Brian and Chatster. In addition, important fielding contributions from Lee Willis, Glenn Keeble and Steve ‘All-Rounder’ Skell kept the performance neat’n’tidy.

 

Dickens (who had to leave at 5.30 for serious drinking duties in Chesterfield) then strode to the wicket to open the innings with Halfpenny. Anston obviously had to attack and this really worked to Thoresby’s advantage, as Halfpenny launched into some half volleys and long hops from Fretwell. The bowler was finding some serious away swing though, and after timing a couple of lovely fours off his legs, Dickens was tempted by a wide one which Roddis caught smartly at gully.

 

Halfpenny continued to go at everything and although Anston thought they were unlucky, when you’re chasing seventy-odd you only need a bit of luck to take it away from the bowlers. Evans came in and played positively, and with the outfield absolutely flying the required total was inevitably drawing nearer. Despite Evans falling in a similar fashion to Dickens, this only left Chatterton with the task of facing a few balls before a slash over gully brought the last few runs.

 

So by 5.30pm the game was over and 20 points were secured. All that remained was to shower, drink beer, abuse Hutchy and then wait for the (eventually good) news from Cutthorpe.

 

 

Thoresby Colliery II

v  Anston II

 

 

Sat 12th June ‘04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anston II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATSMAN

HOW OUT

SCORE

 

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

P Smith

c Godfrey b Hutchinson

1

 

Hutchinson

14

3

34

4

Forster

c Godfrey b Hutchinson

0

 

S Evans

12

7

15

3

Stoneman

b Hutchinson

27

 

Woods

4.2

3

9

2

Roddis

b Hutchinson

8

 

Chatterton

4

1

10

1

Lyne

b Evans

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carter

LBW b Evans

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

R Smith

b Woods

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williamson

c Case  b Evans

0

 

FoW

1-1

2-2

3-24

4-37

Malone

Not Out

11

 

 

5-37

6-41

7-42

8-51

Flynn

b Chatterton

9

 

 

9-68

 

 

 

Fretwell

c  Dickens b Woods

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRAS

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

71

for

10 WKTS in 34.2 overs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCCC II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATSMAN

HOW OUT

SCORE

 

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

Halfpenny

Not Out

42

 

Fretwell

7

2

31

1

Dickens

c Roddis b Fretwell

10

 

Flynn

4

0

14

0

S Evans

c Roddis  b R Smith

12

 

Carter

3

1

11

0

Chatterton

Not Out

4

 

R Smith

1.5

0

9

1

Case

DNB

 

 

Roddis

1

0

7

0

Woods

DNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Godfrey*

DNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keeble

DNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L Willis

DNB

 

 

FoW

1-29

2-68

 

 

Skell

DNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hutchinson

DNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRAS

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

72

for

2 WKTS in 16.5 overs

 

 

 

 

 

Other results from Division 6

At Ashover: MARSHALLS 2 nd (20) 224 for 3, beat AHSOVER 2 nd (4) 171 all out by 53 runs

At Clumber Park : CLUMBER PARK (20) 286 for 7, beat KILLAMARSH 2 nd (7) 186 all out by 100 runs.

At Staveley Lane : ECKINGTON 2 nd (20) 168 for 9 (Tarquill Murchison 62, Mike Long 60, G. Paige 6 for 58, M. Spencer 3 for 61) beat ROSE LEISURE (6) 156 all out (G. Clay 34, W. Harrington 33, Denzil Booth 4 for 34, Simon West 3 for 41) by 12 runs

At Lea Village Green: LEA PARK (1) 112 all out, lost to BILSTHORPE (20) 113 for 3 by seven wickets.

At New Orchard Lane : THURCROFT 2 nd (6) 181 for 7, lost to BLIDWORTH 2 nd (19) 182 for 6 by four wickets.

 

Provisional League Table

 

 

 

 

 

Division 6

 

Total

 

P

Points

Clumber Park

9

138

Bilsthorpe

9

133

Thoresby Colliery II

9

130

Marshalls II

8

120

Lea Park

9

107

Eckington  II

9

100

Killamarsh II

8

83

Anston II

9

69

Rose Leisure

9

74

Thurcroft II

9

65

Blidworth II

8

59

Ashover II

9

38