Match Reports: Pott Shrigley v Lichfield Nomads

Opposition:	Pott Shrigley
Date :	24th July 2004
Start Time :	2:30pm
Venue :	Away.
Competition :	Friendly. 15 overs
Result :	Won by 46 runs
Report :	Dave Forster
Toss :	Lost
Umpires:
Scorer:
Weather:	Appalling. Wet.

See Also

Lichfield Nomads 95 for 2 from 15 overs (Pinfield 33*, Osborn 28, Jackson 1-5)
Pott Shrigley 49 all out from 15 overs (Wilkie 18, Greaves 2-1, Forster 2-4 )

Nomads in the Mist

Nomads triumphed in the rain and mist at Pott Shrigley.

After a 90 minute journey Nomads spent the next twenty minutes squeezing out the wicket, looking dubiously at the sky and trying to see what is probably a splendid view into the hills on a sunny day.

A 15 over match was arranged and after Forster lost the toss, Nomads opened with Osborn and Hemmings the Younger, facing an accurate attack which included a Pott 1st teamer. Runs were at a premium early on but with the need to press on, Osborn in particular bashed away and took some opportune quick singles to keep Hemmings on his toes.

Hemmings left to a ball which just nicked his leg bail, bringing in Pinfield. These two cruised along at 6 or so an over before Osborn played onto his leg stump after getting just too fine an edge. Heslington got quickly into his stride, and at the end of their 15, Nomads had a accumulated an impressive 95 for 2.

After an early tea, when the rain abated, Nomads emerged to a downpour. Heslington & Hemmings took their maximum three overs apiece, with Hemmings taking out an off stump with a fast full toss. Both openers contained the batsmen making their run chase more difficult. Forster replaced Heslington and made the batsmen struggle as he concentrated on line and length and at the other end Blackburn was also proving difficult to get away. 2 for 4 in his three overs, by Foster, set up Greaves to complete the job with 2 for 1, as he cleaned up in the 13th and 15th overs, leaving Pott with a total of 49.

An excellent performance (including top class fielding by Coleman at backward square) by a very moist Nomads side, keeps them just in front in the curry stakes.

On reflection it is difficult to imagine how last weeks dire performance in excellent conditions against Beau can have been completed by the same team who were 100% better in all aspects of the game in appalling conditions this week. We can only hope for a lot more rain at the weekends and many more short matches. (Perhaps we're just running out of wind for 80 over matches!)

Lichfield Nomads				Pott Shrigley
N. Hemmings	bowled	Jackson	9	Le Brew	bowled	Hemmings	8
T. Osborn	bowled	Ward	28	Wilkie	bowled	Forster	18
M. Pinfield	not out		33	Street	bowled	Heslington	2
M. Heslington	not out		15	Hall	bowled	Forster	7
N. Weir				Davis	bowled	Blackburn	2
A. Hussein				Fletcher	st. Osborn	Greaves	5
D. Forster				Jackson	bowled	Greaves	0
P. Blackburn				Ward	not out		3
D. Pickering
K. Greaves
G. Coleman
						Extras	4
		Total	95			Total	49

Fall of wickets: n/a	Fall of wickets n/a
Barton 3-0-20-0, Jackson 3-1-5-1 Hall 3-0-32-0, Ward 3-0-15-1 Davis 2-0-13-0, Fletcher 1-0-7-0	Heslington 3-0-10-1, Hemmings 3-0-19-1 Forster 3-1-4-2, Greaves 2-1-1-2 Blackburn 3-0-11-1, Pickering 1-0-4-0