TCCC II 132 for 7 (46 overs) [2
pts]
Marshalls II 135
for 4 (41.5 overs) [16 pts]
Saturday
greeted us with pleasantly bright skies and so, with a lightness in our step,
we trooped merrily off towards Gainsborough for the second time in a week. On
reaching
A very wet
previous week inevitably meant a damp pitch; indeed, can anywhere in Bassetlaw
have provided a dry one? To compound matters,
Experienced
and talented campaigner Mark Davies opened up against spring chickens Halfpenny
and Godfrey. Immediately it became apparent there was plenty in it for the
bowler and, indeed, Godders became an early victim to the swing of
Halfpenny
and Evans then set into ‘grinding’ mode. Giving wickets away would have been
criminal at this stage and the pair set about taking runs without risk. At the
halfway point only 38 was on the board, Davies and Clark having bowled 10
maidens between them at that stage. The overs were slipping away but at least
Thoresby had wickets in hand. After putting on 53 together the partnership was
broken when Evans was out LBW. Woods and Rossington joined Halfpenny for brief
periods as; finally, he found some fluency and the score gained respectability.
The final push took us beyond 130 which, under those conditions, certainly made
a game of it.
Our case
was strengthened when Hutchinson and Evans bowled tight opening spells, both
taking wickets to leave
Ultimately
a game that should have been closer was rather tamely handed away.
Still, it
was more fun than walking round Asda.
And there
was a wonderful moment, with about ten overs to go.
Picture the
scene: …….. fielding at long-on…………. I had chance to gaze into the azure
Gainsborough sky………the sun began its steady descent towards the silhouetted
towers of West Burton power station………. a gentle breeze rippled the tattered
remains of the immobile covers to my right ………….the disco in the club behind me
warmed up to the strains of Dexy’s Midnight Runners ……….. and I thought ………….
“Why don’t they turn that bloody row off?”
ROBBIES SUNDAY SPORT MATCH REPORT
MARSHALLS 2NDS V THORESBY COLLIERY 2NDS
Stu, Robbie and Simon Murilihatterton arrived at Gainsboro to be greeted by a
crowd of 200 people, Simon and Robbie wondered if they had travelled from all
across the globe hoping to see Stu’s first boundary since August 2001!!
Alas no, they were watchin a kids football final!
Billy had stood down, his aching limbs not able to manage 2 games in 3 days but
Karoke King Jeppo dropped out on Saturday morning so the diminutive Offspinning
Charles Bronson lookalike was drafted back in.
Bri lost the toss and Thoresby batted, Godders soon departed and after a couple
of lusty blows Murilihatterton followed him back to the pavilion, this bought
Ian and Stu together and they put together a long partnership, Ian mixing stout
defence with trademark cover drives, Stu mixing stout defence with…. Well more
stout defence and the occasional flamboyant leave outside off stump!!
Ian reached an excellent 50 and with the help of Stu/Bri and Rossy took
Thoresby to a creditable 132 on a damp wicket and slow outfield.
Stu and ‘Hutchaduck’ or is it ‘Hookaduck’ opened the bowling for Thoresby and
soon had Marshalls in trouble at 25 for 3, then as Rossy and Casey had dreams
of being back at Thoresby with a pint in their hand by 6.30pm, skipper Woods
turned to Murilihatterton, Simon was in confident mood and in his 2nd over
halfway through his run up to the wicket he shouted “Hit this for 4 if you can”
AND HE DID!!
1st teamer Davis then got on top of Thoresby’s bowling and took Marshall’s to a
fairly comfortable 6 wicket victory, Thoresby’s dejected fielders trooped off
the field and Murilihatterton packed his range of Full Tosses and Long Hops
deep in his kit bag perhaps never to come out again!
Thoresby had looked in control until the moment the first boundary off
Murilihatterton scorched across the forest green turf into bramble bushes
lining the road, scattering young children picking blackberries in the warm
spring sunshine.
At least Murilihatterton had the courage to give his cheeky leg spinners a go
and I am sure he will have his revenge over
"If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh?
if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not
revenge?"
Robbie
MARSHALLS II |
v THORESBY COLLIERY II |
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TCCC |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Halfpenny |
b Davies |
61 |
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Davies |
16 |
4 |
40 |
2 |
Godfrey |
c Davies b |
0 |
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18 |
7 |
35 |
3 |
Chatterton |
c&b |
11 |
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Snee |
7 |
2 |
24 |
0 |
S Evans |
LBW b Darren ? |
16 |
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Darren ? |
5 |
0 |
26 |
2 |
Woods |
c ? b Darren ? |
9 |
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Rossington |
LBW b Davies |
10 |
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Case |
Not Out |
11 |
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st Metcalf b |
3 |
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FoW |
1-0 |
2-20 |
3-73 |
4-84 |
Edgar |
Not Out |
0 |
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5-112 |
6-119 |
7-126 |
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Lippeatt |
DNB |
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P |
DNB |
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EXTRAS |
11 |
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TOTAL |
132 |
for 7 |
WKTS |
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
SCORE |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Leeder |
b |
2 |
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14 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
Warburton |
st Godfrey b Chatterton |
29 |
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S Evans |
10 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
Andrews |
LBW b |
2 |
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Lippeatt |
10 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
Lugg |
LBW b Evans |
0 |
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Chatterton |
5 |
0 |
35 |
1 |
Davies |
Not Out |
56 |
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Woods |
2.5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
Metcalf |
Not Out |
29 |
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Pinder |
DNB |
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? ? |
DNB |
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FoW |
1-6 |
2-16 |
3-25 |
4-68 |
Darren ? |
DNB |
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Snee |
DNB |
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DNB |
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EXTRAS |
15 |
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TOTAL |
135 |
for 4 |
WKTS |
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Other results from Division 6 (courtesy of Charlie Gwillam)
At Ryton Road ANSTON 2nd (3) 157 for 7, lost to BILSTHORPE (17) 158 for 4 by six wickets
At
At Staveley Lane ECKINGTON 2nd (20) 141 for 7 beat BLIDWORTH 2nd (3) 112 all out by 29 runs
At
At North Warren Road ROSE LEISURE (2)
87 all out, lost to KILLAMARSH 2nd (20) 88 for 5 by five wickets