Thoresby Colliery II (17) 198-4
Eckington II (5) 141-7
The
tree-lined suntrap of Eckington was the latest venue
for the Thoresby II roadshow. A remarkably wet week
was transformed into a beautiful sunny afternoon and we were on. Credit must go
to the septuagenarian groundsman team of three who
had worked tirelessly, between downpours, to get the game on.
Thoresby
were pleased to field a full eleven of some force, and delighted to witness the
comeback to the game of Richard Garden after some ten years in the
non-cricketing wilderness. And the fact that he was wearing brother Dave’s
trousers meant, in spirit at least, a full turnout for The Brothers Garden
since Norm was back in the ranks after his fortnight away.
Inserted on
the inevitably damp pitch, Thoresby got off to a sound start. Eckington opener Allcock was
feeling the effects of a heavy day at Old Trafford on the Friday – with no play
possible he and a couple of teammates had spent the
entire day on the beer, never actually getting into the ground. Marvellous!
Youngster
Sellers was finding the new ball hard to control in the humid conditions and
bowled numerous wides. Thoresby were also buoyed by
the news that Eckington only started with 10 men, one
coming later. However, their joy was shortlived when
the eleventh man did arrive, only to be recognised by experienced pairing of
Evans and Halfpenny as Rob Carlile, their 1st
XI’s best bat!
The
Thoresby innings built steadily on this narrow ground. A par score was
difficult to judge because of the damp wicket and short boundary, especially on
the pavilion side. Carlile had a hand in both of the
first dismissals, having Evans caught at gully off his own bowling then taking
an excellent one-handed catch at full stretch round the corner to despatch
Halfpenny.
But then Chatterton got into his stride.
Those who
watch the left-hander on a regular basis will recognise this as one of his very
best innings, certainly the top one of this season.
From the
word go he was at the bowlers, attacking with pure shot selection and timing
the ball effortlessly. An early pull over the trees for six off Carlile set the tone, and he went on to hit three more
sixes alongside five fours, mainly into the pavilion. Towards
the end of his innings the running was important too, Ian Godfrey and Jamie
Whiteside playing vital roles here.
In the end
198 was a more than respectable score.
Another
excellent tea …………………….. you can conjure up your own
images this week!
A tight
start was essential for Thoresby. Evans and Woods delivered right on the button
and it was the 6th over before a run was on the board. The pressure
brought its own reward when, in the 13th over, Kay somewhat
unluckily kicked on to his own stumps off Evans. Just three overs
later Garden (R) took a good juggling catch at cover off Woods, having almost
picked up a snorter a few overs
earlier off Evans.
Lee and
Booth batted sensibly without threatening to attack and their partnership
effectively put Eckington well behind the clock. By
this time Thoresby had changed their attack to Lee Willis, who bowled an
excellent seven over spell, and the legendary wizardry of Norm Garden.
Norm was
proving almost impossible to get away, varying pace, line and length in an
impressively controlled way, albeit on a slightly helpful wicket. His spell
really forced Eckington onto the back foot and when
he dismissed youngster Lee for a patient 28, only next man in Carlile would be able to get the home side anywhere near.
As it was,
after a few threatening blows, he took on Garden and was really well caught by
Steele at cover point on the boundary. Advantage Thoresby.
Garden and Chatterton wheeled away, Chatster
picking up wickets with successive balls in his sixth over, the first after
some very speedy work by Godders. But in the end the
(by now) sobered Allcock and Basford
were able to hold out for the draw, Allcock hitting a
couple of mighty blows for six.
Another
pleasing team display. The batting held together well and the bowling /
fielding was intense the whole way through. All played in a smashing atmosphere
– thanks to the Eckington club for their hand in
this.
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Sat 14th
August ‘04 |
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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 |
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Halfpenny |
c Carlile b Tollerfield |
42 |
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S Allcock |
15 |
4 |
51 |
1 |
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S Evans |
c Sellers b Carlile |
35 |
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Sellers |
5 |
1 |
27 |
0 |
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Chatterton |
Not Out |
73 |
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Gill |
7 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
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Woods |
b Carlile |
1 |
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Tollerfield |
6 |
0 |
26 |
1 |
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Godfrey |
c&b S Allcock |
9 |
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Carlile |
11 |
0 |
38 |
2 |
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Whiteside |
Not Out |
4 |
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Booth |
2 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
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Smith |
DNB |
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R Garden |
DNB |
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N Garden |
DNB |
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FoW |
1-86 |
2-99 |
3-115 |
4-164 |
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Steele |
DNB |
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L Willis |
DNB |
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EXTRAS |
30 |
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TOTAL |
198 |
for 4 |
WKT in 46 overs |
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ECKINGTON |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
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M |
R |
W |
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Stevens |
c R Garden b Woods |
10 |
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S Evans |
11 |
6 |
18 |
1 |
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Kay |
b Evans |
12 |
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Woods |
8 |
4 |
14 |
1 |
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Lee |
b N Garden |
28 |
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L Willis |
7 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
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Booth |
c Chatterton b N Garden |
27 |
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N Garden |
12 |
3 |
28 |
3 |
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Carlile |
c Steele b N Garden |
6 |
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Chatterton |
8 |
0 |
50 |
2 |
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S Allcock |
Not Out |
37 |
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Sellers |
st Godfrey b Chatterton |
5 |
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Gill |
b Chatterton |
0 |
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FoW |
1-19 |
2-31 |
3-72 |
4-92 |
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Basford |
Not Out |
5 |
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5-103 |
6-114 |
7-114 |
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Tollerfield |
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E Allcock |
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EXTRAS |
11 |
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TOTAL |
141 |
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WKTS in 46 overs |
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Other results in Division 6
At Ashover:
ASHOVER 2nd (16) 200 for 7, drew with BLIDWORTH 2nd (5)
113 for 5.
At Eakring
Road: BILSTHORPE (1) 57 all out, lost to CLUMBER PARK (20) 59 for 3 by seven
wickets.
At Lea Village Green: LEA PARK (20)
170 for 7, beat KILLAMARSH 2nd (3) 113 all out by 57 runs.
At New Orchard Lane: THURCROFT 2nd
(20) 133 all out, beat MARSHALLS 2nd (5) 129 all out by 4 runs.
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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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17 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
58 |
54 |
280 |
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Thoresby
Colliery II |
18 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
49 |
50 |
247 |
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17 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
43 |
49 |
226 |
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Bilsthorpe |
17 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
39 |
54 |
225 |
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Killamarsh II |
17 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
43 |
50 |
211 |
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Eckington II |
18 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
41 |
47 |
200 |
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Marshalls II |
17 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
32 |
51 |
181 |
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Rose Leisure |
17 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
25 |
53 |
156 |
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Anston II |
17 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
34 |
34 |
156 |
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Thurcroft II |
17 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
27 |
38 |
143 |
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Blidworth II |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
19 |
40 |
101 |
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Ashover II |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
25 |
77 |
Fixtures for 21st August
Anston v Eckington
Bilsthorpe v Ashover
Blidworth v Thurcroft
Killamarsh v Roses
Lea Park v
Thoresby v