Thoresby Colliery II (20) 147-6
Ashover II (2) 81
a.o.
This turned
out to be a comfortable win for Thoresby in the end, but the pendulum swung both
ways on several occasions throughout the game.
An emerald
green wicket and brisk wind were evident as we trudged up the hill to the
pavilion. Had Brian won the toss he would surely have invited the struggling Ashover to bat, but fortune was not with him this week and
it was Thoresby’s task to take the blade. With Tony
Wheeler arriving as Evans and Halfpenny strode to the wicket, and Garden
appearing as the first few balls were bowled (having been up every hill in Ashover to find the ground), Thoresby had a full complement
and a long batting order.
The first
over went well, with youngster Martin struggling to find length or line and
Halfpenny taking toll with 3 fours. However
As home
skipper Alexander changed the bowling around more fourballs
were forthcoming and despatched, and numerous singles were pinched. Evans and
Halfpenny duly completed their first century opening partnership for some years
[Stu, Alfreton, June 2000?] and Ashover became
more frustrated.
The
introduction of seasoned campaigner Charlie Gwillim
to the attack (strangely held in reserve by Alexander who was by now fielding
under a tree and barking his commands from long on), caused a change in
affairs. He had Halfpenny dubiously LBW, but this triggered a succession of
wickets. Chatterton slashed to gully to register his
first duck of the season. Evans was bowled by the returning
However,
this did show how difficult batting could be against accurate bowling on this
track and surely Thoresby could not bowl as many bad balls as Ashover.
Tea was a
magnificent affair.
Not only
were there several accompaniments for the cheese sandwiches – piccalilli,
beetroot, pickled onions – and a multitude of beautifully prepared cobs – beef,
salmon, egg – and a variety of crisp salad choices …….. the
‘cakes’ table (for there it was, much to Robbie’s glee, a separate cakes table) was a sight to behold. Fruit pies, Victoria
sponge, egg custard, fresh cream éclairs, malt loaf, biscuits too numerous to
recall in detail ….. this was a panoply of puddings, a
concentration of confectionary, a superabundance of sweets.
At one
point Walker made an almost fatal error – torn between the sight of the
savouries and the sweets, he placed TWO beef cobs on his plate and almost
immediately realised this would put him behind schedule in the race for the puds. Never one wishing to offend (except in the case of Hutchy) Rob politely scoffed one of the cobs but then
approached the cakes table and hid the other offending beefie
under a mountain of pies, cakes and biscuits. What a rascal!
And when
the extraordinary tealady, all four foot six of her,
appeared with the weekly raffle AND a can of squirty
cream, Walker plied all his charms with the female race to negotiate a discount
on his raffle ticket but ‘extras’ in the cream department!
Such was the
conviction of his chat that
Not that
Robbie should be seen as the only ‘pigout’ offender
here.
A cunning ploy, then, by the Ashover team, to
make their opponents hyper-glycaemic and
carbohydrate-heavy for the second half of the game.
And for a
while, perhaps, it worked. Thoresby were a little lethargic without conceding
too many runs. Hutchinson and Evans considered whether a change of ends might
be beneficial. Just when Woods was about to make the change Evans
duped young opener Fletcher into spooning one to Chatterton
at point. Hutchy did take a rest and Woody
began a superb and prolonged spell where, such was his line, that scoring was
almost impossible. This, coupled with some excellent catching, was to bring
about too much pressure for Ashover.
First,
Halfpenny took a left handed effort inches from the floor at slip to dismiss captain Alexander [it’s no use asking your own square leg
umpire if it’s carried when the proper umpire’s got his finger up, youth]. Then
Chatterton took his second catch, this time at slip,
making it look simple.
A promising
partnership between Alexander (jnr) and veteran Champion
was severed by a run out – Paul ‘Patrick Swayze’
Swain launching a superb throw right over the stumps from the cover boundary to
strand Champion who was returning, in wonder-horse fashion, for an ambitious
third run. So delighted was Wheeler that he mysteriously asked the umpire if he
could leave the pitch for a moment. We naturally thought this was for a comfort
break, but he was far cleverer than that.
The run out
unsettled Alexander and very next ball he drove firmly at Woods to be well
caught by Tony ‘Wheels on Fire’ Wheeler at mid on. Everyone converged to
congratulate him on the catch and shake his hand …………….. but
it took the eagle eye of
Bradford
was soon undone by Woods’ quicker yorker and then
Carline, who had batted well in the first fixture at Edwinstowe,
was superbly taken by Chatterton at slip, this time a
reaction catch in front of his throat. Within ten minutes 56 for 3 had become
58 for 7, and Thoresby were well on the way.
Buoyed by
his fielding, Chatterton came on to bowl against the Ashover tail. At the other end Norm Garden was finding his
rhythm and starting to drop the ball enticingly on a length, as in days of
yore. But it was Chatt who would prove to be too hot
to handle – his googlies producing two LBWs and then
taking a simple return catch to close the innings.
So despite
a fluctuating batting performance our strength in bowling and, today, fielding,
produced a satisfactory outcome. Such a shame that, almost to a man, the
Thoresby side have decided they will all be leaving the club next season and
joining Ashover but will only be available for home
games. Either that or we will have to kidnap the tealady.
ASHOVER |
v THORESBY COLLIERY II |
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Sat 24th
July ‘04 |
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TCCC |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Halfpenny |
LBW b Gwillim |
64 |
(7x4, 1x6) |
Martin |
9 |
2 |
36 |
1 |
S Evans |
b Hammond |
45 |
(4x4) |
|
17 |
5 |
42 |
1 |
Chatterton |
c Hammond b Martin |
0 |
|
Bull |
5 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
Woods |
c Hammond b Gwillim |
6 |
|
Synan |
5 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
R Walker |
st Carline b Gwillim |
7 |
|
Gwillim |
10 |
2 |
29 |
4 |
T Wheeler |
b Gwillim |
11 |
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|
J Whiteside |
Not Out |
2 |
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|
Godfrey* |
Not Out |
1 |
|
FoW |
1-118 |
2-119 |
3-120 |
4-130 |
N Garden |
DNB |
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|
5-141 |
6-146 |
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P Swain |
DNB |
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P Hutchinson |
DNB |
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EXTRAS |
11 |
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TOTAL |
147 |
for 6 |
WKTS |
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ASHOVER II |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
|
BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
P Alexander |
c Halfpenny b Woods |
12 |
|
P Hutchinson |
10 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
Fletcher |
c Chatterton b Evans |
2 |
|
S Evans |
10 |
3 |
18 |
1 |
Champion |
Run Out |
22 |
|
Woods |
13 |
7 |
16 |
5 |
Synan |
c Chatterton b Woods |
6 |
|
Garden |
4 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
J Alexander |
c Wheeler b Woods |
6 |
|
Chatterton |
3.4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
Bradford |
b Woods |
1 |
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Carline* |
c Chatterton b Woods |
1 |
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Martin |
c&b Chatterton |
13 |
|
FoW |
1-13 |
2-24 |
3-38 |
4-56 |
Hammond |
LBW b Chatterton |
5 |
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|
5-56 |
6-57 |
7-58 |
8-70 |
Bull |
LBW b Chatterton |
2 |
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|
9-80 |
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Gwillim |
Not Out |
0 |
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EXTRAS |
11 |
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TOTAL |
81 |
for 10 |
WKTS |
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Other results in Division 6
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At
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Wthr |
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Division 6 |
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Tie |
Draw |
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Bonus |
Pts. |
Total |
|
P |
12 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Bat |
Bowl |
Points |
|
14 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
46 |
42 |
220 |
Bilsthorpe |
14 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
38 |
45 |
203 |
Thoresby
Colliery II |
15 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
39 |
190 |
Killamarsh II |
14 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
39 |
39 |
184 |
|
14 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
35 |
37 |
182 |
Eckington II |
15 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
33 |
39 |
170 |
Marshalls II |
14 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
43 |
167 |
Rose Leisure |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
20 |
49 |
135 |
Anston II |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
26 |
27 |
117 |
Thurcroft II |
14 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
30 |
102 |
Blidworth II |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
32 |
87 |
Ashover II |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
61 |