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Lichfield
Nomads CC 158 for 4.
Nomads lose
last match of the season.
On a glorious
late summer afternoon Whittington defeated Lichfield Nomads by 7 wickets.
Nomads batted
first and Gardner and Heslington opened the batting. The first ball went for a
wide and the second was a full toss that Gardner top edged for an easy catch at
fine leg. The bowling began erratically and the extras were totting up nicely.
Fearon scored his first runs with a lusty blow that just cleared the cover
fielder. If he had been taller, Scott would have escaped the dreaded Gonad
trophy at the 11th hour. With the score on 35, Fearon was bowled by an inswinging
yorker, off the first ball of the 7th over. Moss kept the scoreboard
ticking over with some fluent strokeplay and was bowled by Boden for 28 trying
to force the pace. Rolfe scampered some useful late innings runs and a couple of
profitable overs off young Able boosted the rate. Rolfe was run out trying to
take a risky run and there was just time for Scott to get off the mark and then
hit a sweet straight six. Heslington carried his bat for a hard earned 61 not
out. Whilst the Nomads would have liked 170/180 it was still a decent total to
defend off 35 overs.
Bliss and
Walker batted confidently and put on a match winning opening stand of 88. Hoddy
bowled Bliss as he tried to go for it after reaching his fifty. Greaves tempted
Martin into a lofted drive and Moss took a good catch on the long off boundary.
Fearon then removed Gray caught behind by Rolfe. The Nomads were back in the
game at 103 for 3, the hosts still needed four an over. Would they buckle under
the pressure or bat sensibly and reach their target? Unfortunately for the
Nomads it was the latter. Nomads fielding was untidy and too many runs were
leaked unnecessarily. With the scores level, Pinfield bowled the final over and
his first ball was misfielded and the batsmen jogged through for the winning
run.
Champagne
moments: Mark’s half century, Tom’s 6, Dan’s catch on the boundary and Hoddy’s
diving stop at square leg. Disclaimer: any offence caused by this article is unintentional, any praise is well deserved. |
How Out
Bowler
Total
How Out
Bowler
Total
P. Gardner
Ct
Hooper
0
C. Bliss
Bowled
Hoddy
50
M Heslington
Not Out
61
C. Walker
Not Out
78
P. Fearon
Bowled
Hooper
14
R. Martin
Ct. Moss
Greaves
5
D. Moss
Bowled
Boden
28
R. Gray
Ct. Rolfe
Fearon
2
D. Rolfe
Run Out
14
B. Abell
Not Out
21
T. Scott
Not Out
7
D. Boden
M. Pinfield
R. Abell
D Pickering
T. Kooper
P Blackburn
R. Boden
J. Hoddy
P. Maloney
K. Greaves
P. Orgill
Extras b4; lb11; w18; nb1.
34
Extras b2;lb0;w1;nb0;
3
Total for 4
158
Total for 3
159
Fall of wickets: 1(1), 35(3), 91(4), 145(4)
Fall of wickets: 88(1), 95(3), 103(4)
T Hooper 6-1-21-2
D. Moss 6-1-18-0
Lichfield Nomads CC
Whittington CC
Maloney 6-0-19-0
K Boden 7-2-20-1
P Orgill 7-0-26-0
J Boden 5-0-22-0
B Able 2-0-28-0
R Martin 2-0-8-0
P. Fearon 7-2-39-1
J. Hoddy 7-1-30-1
M. Heslington 5-0-36-0
K. Greaves 6-0-35-1
M. Pinfield 0.1-0-1-0
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