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Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club : Match Reports 2015
Opposition: Whittington
Date : 20th Sept 2015
Start Time : 2:00pm
Venue : Away
Competition : Friendly 35 ov.
Result : Lost by 4 wkts
Report : P. Fearon
Toss :  
Umpires: Forster/Pinfield
Scorer: Hoddy
Weather: Cloudy, mild
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Whittington v Lichfield Nomads

Nomads sign off with last gasp defeat

Another gripping match brought the 2015 season to a close. Whittington won by four wickets with two balls to spare.


Confusion over the start time meant that the Nomads arrived at 12:30 and the opposition arrived at 13:30 for a 2pm start. The game was reduced to 35 overs and Lichfield Nomads batted first.

The Nomads got off to a stuttering start with Shami taking two wickets in two balls to remove Jones and Rolfe. Gardner was well caught off Bunch and the Nomads were in trouble at 19 for 3. Moss and Heslington steadied the ship and began to put together a solid partnership. The run rate increased as the partnership grew. Moss passed fifty as Whittington shared the bowling around. The final few overs were very productive and Heslington was finally bowled for a hard earned fifty in the last over. The partnership of 158 being a club record for the fourth wicket. Moss finished unbeaten on 93 and Brannigan was 2 not out.

Whittington’s response was immediately positive. Hammond and Coles batted confidently and built a strong platform. Drinks brought the usual flurry of wickets. Heslington removed the openers. Hoddy grabbed a wicket and Brannigan returned wicketless but with an excellent run out off his own bowling. Fearon bowled Hooper but this brought the dangerous Shami to the crease who set about finishing the job. Whilst he was at the crease the asking rate always looked possible. The Nomads cause was not helped by the dimming late and the inability of the fielders wide on the boundary not being able to see the ball careering towards them.
It was left to the injured Forster to bravely bowl the last over with Whittington needing 11 to win. Forster’s shoulder was shot and he was unable to get the rhythm he needed. He did well to get the new batsman on strike but a sequence of wides left the hosts needing one run from two balls. The inevitable wide gave Whittington the win.

Result: Whittington beat Lichfield Nomads by 4 wickets.

Disclaimer: any offence caused by this article is unintentional, any praise is well deserved.] 

 

Lichfield Nomads

 

Whittington

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

 

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

Gardner

ct. A. Rushton

Bunch

7

 

E Hammond

ct. Greaves

Heslington

41

Jones

b

Shami

3

 

R Coles

 

Heslington

52

Rolfe

b

Shami

0

 

S. Rushton

 

Hoddy

0

Moss

Not Out

 

93

 

A. Spooner

Run Out

(Brannigan)

2

Heslington

b

Bunch

50

 

T. Hooper

b.

Fearon

1

Brannigan

Not out

 

2

 

Shami

Not out

 

63

Fearon

 

 

 

 

R. Abell

b.

Moss

0

Pinfield

 

 

 

 

B. Abell

Not out

 

0

Forster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hoddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

 

 

 

 

Extras

 

 

 

Total for

 

 

 

 

Total for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10(2), 10(3), 19(1), 177(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T Hooper 6 -0 -28-0
Shami 7-2-37-2
Bunch 6-1-28-2
J Hooper 5-1-8-0
S Rushton 3-0-15-0
Spooner 3-0-13-0
Hammond 3-0-15-0
A Rushton 2-0-29-0

 

Brannigan 7-1-36-0
Moss 7-1-21-1
Heslington 7-1-28-1
Hoddy 7-1-26-2
Fearon 6-0-55-1
Forster 0.4-0-11-0
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