Thoresby Colliery II (20) 164
ao in 45.2 overs
Thoresby
completed a prized and crucial victory against champions
Skipper
Woods chose to bat on winning the toss and it soon became apparent that the
track would not make for fluent strokeplay. With the
bounce uneven and the ball staying in the wicket, runs had to be earned. Gareth
Beard was bowling well and took the early wicket of Evans with a clever slower
ball.
Halfpenny
and Chatterton began to build a partnership and the
score rose more quickly after a few boundaries off Johnson.
Woods
played his customary shots with immaculate timing – no easy feat on this
two-paced track. Halfpenny, meanwhile, had been grinding out a score whilst
being careful not to give his wicket away. But with the overs
running out he made his change of gear too obvious and was well thought out by
Beard for a respectable 48.
But after
skipper Woods’ departure, on the fifth ball of the 42nd over, the
Thoresby collapse was alarming. From 157-3 to 164 all out in 22 balls was a
sorry effort and tea was taken in a pensive mood. Credit,
though, the Clumber bowlers; especially Gareth Beard for his miserly 18 overs on a warm afternoon, and Steve Harrison for his guile
and patience.
For Thoresby,
though, it was “runs on the board”, as they say, and Clumber had to get’em.
Progress
for established openers Deaves’n’Delaney was only
steady, and
Even more
joy for Thoresby in the following over when Delaney left a ball outside his off
stump from Evans, only to watch in horror as it swung back and clipped that
very peg! 15 for 2 and Thoresby had a start.
But here
were The Brothers Beard.
Gareth, the elder - all swashbuckling strokes and raw power. One huge six off a length ball from
Evans.
David, the
younger - watchful, correct, with impeccable timing. Two beautiful clips for
four through mid wicket.
They took
the score to 55 at the first drinks break and were starting to put Clumber back
in the box seat. But the introduction of Norm Garden was to prove Beard snr’s end. After a few balls off the radar, Norm floated
one up and Gareth ran down for a huge wipe, missed the ball and was bowled. It
was a tired shot that owed much to his side’s dependence on his bowling earlier
in the afternoon.
And with
Woods now on at the top end to replace Evans, we knew Clumber had to play some
clever shots to get near their target. In his third over he induced Beard jnr into an edge onto the pad that was quickly snapped up
by the juggling skills of Ian Godfrey.
Harrison and
youngster Plumley were watchful as they rebuilt. They
put on 37 in 12 overs before Plumley
top-edged to Hutch at square leg off Woody. This was the first of four wickets
in ten balls for Brian and this really broke the backbone of the Clumber
innings.
With the runrate rising for Clumber they had to go for some big
shots. They had nothing to lose, already being champions, and wanted to
continue their excellent run of victories. Rob Carrington-Wilde hit a big six
over long on to keep them in the hunt, but the reintroduction of Stu Evans did the trick, first having Carrington-Wilde
caught at mid on then, in his next over, yorking
Shelley.
Stuart’s
leaps of delight and the convergence of the Thoresby team showed the importance
of the victory. And with
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TCCC II |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
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R |
W |
Halfpenny |
c Plumley b G Beard |
48 |
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G Beard |
18 |
2 |
54 |
4 |
S Evans |
b G Beard |
1 |
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Johnson |
7 |
1 |
30 |
0 |
Chatterton |
c Johnson b |
54 |
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15.2 |
5 |
43 |
5 |
Woods |
c Booth b |
27 |
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Shelley |
5 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
Case |
b G Beard |
7 |
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N Garden |
b G Beard |
0 |
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Godfrey |
Not Out |
5 |
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Dickens |
LBW |
0 |
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R Garden |
Run Out |
0 |
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FoW |
1-19 |
2-102 |
3-128 |
4-157 |
L Willis |
c Fagan b |
0 |
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5-157 |
6-158 |
7-159 |
8-164 |
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0 |
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9-164 |
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EXTRAS |
22 |
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TOTAL |
164 |
For 10 |
WKTS in 45.2 overs |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Delaney |
b Evans |
9 |
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13 |
2 |
33 |
1 |
Deaves |
c&b |
5 |
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Evans |
8.3 |
1 |
26 |
3 |
G Beard |
b N Garden |
26 |
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Woods |
14 |
1 |
38 |
5 |
D Beard |
c Godfrey b Woods |
17 |
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N Garden |
7 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
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b Woods |
21 |
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Plumley |
c |
18 |
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Fagan |
LBW b Woods |
2 |
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Booth |
b Woods |
0 |
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FoW |
1-13 |
2-15 |
3-60 |
4-64 |
Carrington-Wilde |
c Halfpenny b Evans |
16 |
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5-98 |
6-105 |
7-105 |
8-108 |
Johnson |
Not Out |
5 |
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9-128 |
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Shelley |
b Evans |
1 |
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EXTRAS |
10 |
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TOTAL |
130 |
For 10 |
WKTS in 42.3 overs |
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Other results in Division 6
At Eakring
Road: BILSTHORPE (17) 208 for 7, drew with BLIDWORTH 2nd (5) 82 for
7.
At Staveley
Lane: ECKINGTON 2nd (18) 228 for 5 (Andy Vaughan 69, Jim Kaye 58,
Mike Long 40) drew with THURCROFT 2nd (5) 128 for 9 (R. Windle 43, R. Smith 32) .
At Sheffield Road: KILLAMARSH 2nd
(10) 117 for 9, tied with ANSTON 2nd (10) 117 for 9.
At Lea Village Green: ASHOVER 2nd
(2) 98 for 9, lost to LEA PARK (16) 100 for 5 by five wickets.
At North Warren Road: ROSE LEISURE v
MARSHALLS 2nd - Match cancelled owing to Marshalls 2nds inability to raise a side. Awaiting
Management Committee’s decision
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Wthr |
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Division 6 |
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Tie |
Draw |
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Bonus |
Pts. |
Total |
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P |
12 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
Bat |
Bowl |
Points |
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21 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
69 |
70 |
343 |
Thoresby
Colliery II |
21 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
56 |
60 |
296 |
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21 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
53 |
61 |
284 |
Bilsthorpe |
21 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
47 |
63 |
270 |
Killamarsh II |
21 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
53 |
65 |
264 |
Eckington II |
21 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
48 |
57 |
239 |
Rose Leisure |
21 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
33 |
64 |
207 |
Marshalls II |
21 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
37 |
60 |
199(-10) |
Anston II |
21 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
37 |
47 |
180 |
Thurcroft II |
21 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
42 |
162 |
Blidworth II |
21 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
51 |
144 |
Ashover II |
21 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
12 |
34 |
86 |
Who’s where next week? |
Fixtures for 11th
September Anston v Thurcroft Blidworth v Ashover Clumber v Roses Killamarsh v Eckington Thoresby v Bilsthorpe |