Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club : Match Reports 2016 |
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Result: Lichfield Nomads beat Abbots Bromley by
113 runs.
Nomads Cling on to Chances at Abbots Bromley
Although cloudy and damp, the pitch played well and the rain kept off. Nomads
batted first and Gardner and Stanley made a steady start. Gardner was caught
trying to push things along, then Heslington was caught off what was close to a
full-toss no-ball. Raschid in
particular was keeping things tight but Westwood was able to capitalise on the
introduction of somewhat kindlier bowling. Stanley was hobbling due to knee
problems and could not make his ground for a quick run. However having fulfilled
his task of anchorman, Stanley’s loss was Nomad’s gain when Brannigan came in
and the scoring rate shot up. Westwood was caught on the boundary, but Hutton
played some elegant strokes despite being hit on the head by a throw in. On the
last ball of the penultimate over
Pickering came in. Then in the last over a wicket fell on the 3rd
ball and Rolfe came in to score 4 in 3 balls so unfortunately Pickering did not
face a ball.
A total of 182 was better than expected
and the game looked set to be competitive.
The first 3 bowlers Brannigan, Heslington and Hutton kept things tight for the
first quarter of the match and took a couple of wickets but it was the
introduction of Cartwright that really put Nomads into the game. His accurate,
skiddy style brought 3 wickets including the opener on 33 and Raschid whom we
were later told had been a Sussex county quick bowler. Captain (Fantastic) Rolfe
was switching his bowlers well and brought on Hoddy who took 2 wickets and then
Hughes who polished off the final 3 wickets to bring a resounding victory for
Nomads against a very capable looking team.
The match was noteworthy for 7 catches taken and none dropped, for 5 bowlers
taking wickets and the fact that Hughes did not get a single vote for MVP
despite getting 3 wickets for 0 runs conceded. Perhaps not having our bowling
figures to hand in the pub afterwards might explain this, but it was essentially
a team performance
Disclaimer: any offence caused by this
article is unintentional, any praise is well deserved.] |
Lichfield Nomads
How Out
Bowler
Total
How Out
Bowler
Total
Gardner
Ct
R Kirkland
28
C Wood
Ct Rolfe
Brannigan
3
Stanley
Run out
14
S Haywood
Ct Brannigan
Cartwright
33
Heslington
Ct
Raschid
9
N Clay
Ct Brannigan
Hutton
8
Westwood
Ct
J Freeman
41
S Raschid
Lbw
Cartwright
4
Brannigan
Ct
S Haywood
41
J Heywood
Ct Rolfe
Cartwright
0
Hutton
B
Clay
19
P Bexon
Ct Westwood
Hoddy
2
Pickering
n/o
0
G Norris
Ct Westwood
Hoddy
6
Rolfe
n/o
4
R Whitehouse
B
Hughes
1
Hughes
R Kirkland
Ct Pickering
Hughes
0
Cartwright
D Kirkland
B
Hughes
0
Hoddy
J Freeman
No
0
Extras
26
Extra
12
total
182-6
Total
69ao
N Clay
8-3-23-1, J Haywood 5-0-17-0, R Kirkland 7-2-26-1, S Raschid 7-4-7-1, S Haywood
6-0-31-1, P Bexon 3-0-24-0, J Freeman 2-0-21-1, D Kirkland 2-0-25-0
Brannigan 4-3-2-1, Heslington 6-1-17-0, Hutton 4-1-21-1, Cartwright 4-1-17-3,
Hoddy 4-2-2-2, Hughes 1.2-1-0-3
Abbots Bromley
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