THORESBY COLLIERY 2nd (2)         86 all out

KILLAMARSH 2nd (20)                      90 for 6

 

This somewhat ill-tempered affair saw Thoresby finishing a clear second, suffering from a lack of real match practice and an unstable team after numerous calls on personnel for Div 1 duties.

 

 In addition, Killamarsh’s 1st XI fixture being called off at Whitwell on Saturday lunchtime saw the introduction of three of their senior players into the 2nd XI for the afternoon’s proceedings.

 

Losing the toss, Thoresby were inserted on a pleasant looking track. However, it soon became obvious that despite the laudable efforts on the square by the home club over the past seasons, the previous week’s dampness would mean a slow wicket. It took until the 10th over to reach double figures, during which time Thoresby had been 3 for 3, Ludlum accounting for Stu Evans LBW, Halfpenny getting a very fine nick to the keeper off Brammer and then Ludlum producing a beauty to bowl Chatterton. After a brief recovery Walker and Woods went the same way. Godfrey and Case offered more resistance as the ball softened, but by then the damage had been done.

 

Unfortunately Killamarsh, however innocently, then added insult to injury.

 

Bradbury, after a brief spell behind the stumps whilst the regular keeper Burgess arrived, then began bowling off breaks. Not surprisingly he appealed when Godfrey was hit on the pads in front. Everyone else knew that Godfrey had got a big edge on the ball. Amazingly the umpire hadn’t registered the nick – strange the sound didn’t carry 22 yards on the wind when everyone on the boundary heard it! The dumbfounded Godfrey reluctantly tucked his bat under his arm, took two paces to the dressing room, to be told by four Killamarsh players that he’d hit the ball. One of these being skipper Griffiths, it seemed the dignified thing to do was to call the batsman back. Godfrey paused, whilst a few more said that he’d hit it, but the gentlemanly gesture was unforthcoming. Godders continued to the boundary.

 

And so, the tone for the game was set.

 

This, sadly, was against the background of the shocking “not out” decision of just a few weeks ago in the first fixture between the teams at Edwinstowe. In the eyes of the Thoresby boys, ever willing to play the game in the right way, this was red rag to a bull.

 

Regardless of the ensuing niggly atmosphere, that the bottom half of the order contributed 53 runs and the top half 10 illustrates that this was a poor batting display. Extras was top scorer by a distance. Only Case, Godfrey and Dickens could manage double figures. Lee Willis, looking dapper in his red footy socks, made a gutsy contribution, with soft hands against the spinner, to be not out at the end. But all out for 86 was never going to be easy to defend; the excellent attacking length of Ludlum proving the real downfall of Thoresby.

 

Because of the abrasive prelude, when Killamarsh came in to bat it was inevitable that they would get both barrels, in a ‘verbal’ sense, from the word go.

 

Once more scoring was not easy and Malpass appeared to become unsettled by the comments flying around. You could almost hear him thinking “It’s not meant to be like this in Division Six!” ……………. Well no, it’s not, but you did ask for it! After one dangerous and unsuccessful attempt at a pull off Evans, he repeated the stroke an over later off Hutchinson and this was to bring about his downfall in bizarre circumstances.

 

Malpass’ shot skewed off the outside edge, looped over the bowler and miraculously landed safe on its way to Walker at mid on. Obviously still contemplating his shot selection, the batsman walked chasteningly half way down the track to prod the wicket. Walker, watching proceedings, tossed the ball back to Godfrey who removed the bails. After what seemed like an age, with neither umpire quite knowing what to do (no blame attached to the stand-in square leg from Killamarsh), Malpass was given run out.

 

Granted, it was unusual, but he had never actually re-made his ground after playing the shot and seemed to be more disturbed in mind that he’d tried to pull a ball on this front foot wicket.

 

Obviously this dismissal was going to upset the ‘Marsh boys and, on another day, it might not have happened. But such is the game of cricket and the influence of the players’ emotions on the way it is played. From there on in, it was always going to be a tense encounter.

 

First-teamer Bradley came to the wicket but was soon undone LBW hardly playing a shot at Evans’ in-swinger and Killamarsh were 11 for 2. However veteran Burgess was steadiness itself and he knew that eventually the runs would come. When he was yorked by Halfpenny they were already well past half-way and, despite Woods’ miserly spell and a late flurry of wickets from Chatterton, ‘Marsh were worthy victors in the 35th over.

 

A shame, then, that the game was tainted with a little ill-feeling. Thoresby retired to the bar to discuss the afternoon’s proceedings with their opponents (and, yes, to mend a few bridges, as is customary in the civilized world) but only Nicky Brammer appeared! Perhaps the thought of bottled beer – there was a power cut so nothing from the pumps, I’m afraid – was too much for them to stand. Or maybe they spent so long complaining to the umpire about Malpass’ dismissal they forgot about their role as hosts.

 

Come on boys, play hard when you step over the white line ……………… but afterwards have a drink. It’s only a game in Division Six.

 

 

Killamarsh II

v Thoresby Colliery II

 

 

Sat 3rd July ‘04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCCC II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATSMAN

HOW OUT

SCORE

 

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

Halfpenny

c wkt Bradbury  b Brammer

0

 

Ludlam

11.2

6

23

5

S Evans

LBW b Ludlam

1

 

N Brammer

7

4

6

1

Chatterton

b Ludlam

1

 

Bradbury

12

5

21

3

Woods

b Ludlam

6

 

Hopkinson

8

3

18

1

Walker

LBW b Ludlam

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Godfrey

LBW b Bradbury

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case

b Bradbury

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dickens

b Hopkinson

10

 

FoW

1-1

2-3

3-3

4-25

Edger

c Jessop b Bradbury

4

 

 

5-26

6-50

7-66

8-66

L Willis

Not Out

6

 

 

9-73

 

 

 

P Hutchinson

b Ludlam

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRAS

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

86

for 10

WKTS in 38.2 overs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KILLAMARSH II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATSMAN

HOW OUT

SCORE

 

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

Malpass

Run Out

5

 

P Hutchinson

9

1

21

0

Burgess

b Halfpenny

29

 

S Evans

8

5

12

1

Bradbury

LBW b Evans

1

 

Edger

2

0

10

0

Hopkinson

b Chatterton

16

 

Woods

8.1

6

9

0

Tristram

c Evans b Chatterton

7

 

Halfpenny

4

0

11

1

Griffiths

b Chatterton

18

 

Chatterton

3

0

20

3

Gillyan

Not Out

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ludlam

Not Out

0

 

FoW

1-10

2-11

3-48

4-67

Jessop

 

 

 

 

5-85

6-86

 

 

AN Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N Brammer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRAS

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

90

for 6

WKTS in 34.1 overs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other results in Division 6

At Ashover: LEA PARK (20) 136 for 9, beat ASHOVER 2nd (4) 87 all out by 49 runs.

At Burmah Road: BILSTHORPE (20) 241 for 5, beat BLIDWORTH 2nd (2) 111 all out by 130 runs.

At Clumber Park: CLUMBER PARK (16) 185 for 8, drew with MARSHALLS 2nd (6) 125 for 5.

At North Warren Road: ANSTON 2nd (20) 105 for 9, beat ROSE LEISURE (4) 88 all out by 17 runs.

At New Orchard Lane: ECKINGTON 2nd (17) 172 for 7, drew with THURCROFT 2nd (7) 140 for 9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wthr

 

 

 

 

 

Division 6

 

 

 

Tie

Draw

 

 

Bonus

Pts.

Total

 

P

12

10

6

6

2

0

Bat

Bowl

Points

Clumber Park

12

6

3

0

1

0

2

38

34

180

Bilsthorpe

12

7

0

0

2

0

3

30

37

163

Thoresby Colliery II

12

5

1

0

3

1

2

29

29

148

Lea Park

12

5

1

0

3

0

3

28

30

146

Marshalls II

11

5

1

0

2

1

2

24

34

142

Eckington II

12

4

1

0

3

0

4

29

30

135

Killamarsh II

11

3

2

0

2

2

2

27

27

126

Rose Leisure

12

4

0

0

1

0

7

15

40

109

Anston II

12

3

0

0

3

4

2

23

20

105

Thurcroft II

12

1

1

0

3

2

5

17

26

87

Blidworth II

11

2

0

0

2

1

6

11

27

76

Ashover II

11

0

1

0

3

0

7

8

16

52