Fives and Heronians Cricket Club

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Hainault & Clayhall v Fives and Heronians Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI on Sat 30 May 2009 at 1 pm
Fives and Heronians Cricket Club Won BY 12 RUNS

Match report F&H now sit proudly at the top of the league

Hainault & Clayhall v Fives & Heronians

In a game punctuated by dropped catches by both sides, a capacity crowd at Frentford saw the second eleven record their third consecutive victory by bowling out the opposition with 6 balls remaining and only 13 runs needed.

Oram performed poorly at the toss and his team was asked to bat first on a warm sunny day and batsman friendly pitch. With the absence of Brathwaite, Apps and Nick Rotsey (surely the leagues tallest opening partnership) were given the task of building a total of over 250. Unfortunately Apps’ good run of form came to an end when he was caught for 13, but Britton and Rotsey seamlessly smashed away until they both holed out on the boundary with the score at about 100 after 15 overs.

A period of consolidation followed with Palmer and James McKay combining to put on around another 100 in more refined fashion. In his first league innings of 2009, McKay suffered unusually quickly from fatigue and went for 53 when he also was caught on the boundary. Palmer continued with great style to 87 and was ably supported by cameo’s from the lower order, which brought the first innings total to a close at 52 overs on 286-7.

An unusually sumptuous tea ensued.

In reply, Hainault & Clayhall lost early wickets and found themselves 50-3. The youthful Jerrom bowled with good pace (with the wind), and the ‘wily’ White shared the early spoils. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, the total was proving difficult to defend due to dropped catches and proliferation of full tosses. However, Ashfaq gradually grew in confidence and despite going for a deserved hundred, he picked up several key wickets to keep the game in the balance. The return of Jerrom (a particularly effective second spell bowler) into the attack and a run out soon after proved the turning points.

The opposition number 11 came to the crease with 7 balls remaining and only 13 needed for the win. No chance…a full straight delivery struck the pads and Farnsworth was ‘on hand’ to give the fastest LBW decision since in history (seemingly before it had actually hit the pads) and thereby seal the victory for the F&H heroes.

F&H now sit proudly at the top of the league…we should stay there

Fives and Heronians Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 7 wickets
0
286		        
Phillip Apps ct Shakeel 13 3 1
Nick Rotsey ct O'Dowd 43
Ben Britton ct O'Dowd 39
Anthony Palmer b Shafiq 87
James McKay ct O'Dowd 53
James Lawes ct Shafiq 10 1
Mohammad Bilal Ashfaq Not Out  16
Greg Summers ct Shafiq 7
Keith Oram Not Out  7 1
Jack Jerrom  
Christopher White   1

Hainault & Clayhall Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
A Shakeel7.0035135.005.00
Z Hussain4.002200.005.50
U Sultan2.002100.0010.50
U Shafiq20.0299333.004.95
J O'Dowd19.00105335.005.53

Hainault & Clayhall Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
0
274 (0.0 overs)		     
Raja ct Oram B White 4
French ct White B Ashfaq 56
Kawaja ct Apps B Jerrom 2
Ahmed ct Lawes B White 0
Patel lbw B White 41
O'Dowd ct Apps B Ashfaq 64
Umar Shafiq ct Apps B Ashfaq 20
Sultan b Jerrom 14
Hussain run out (Apps-Oram) 48
Shaqule Not Out  12
Umair Shafiq lbw  B Jerrom 0

Fives and Heronians Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Christopher White12.0161320.335.08
Jack Jerrom10.0144314.674.40
Nick Rotsey2.001500.007.50
Mohammad Bilal Ashfaq17.02107335.676.29
James McKay6.012700.004.50
Phillip Apps2.001400.007.00

  • Umpire :
    Moran Farnsworth
  • Scorer :