Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club : Match Reports 2017 |
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Result: Springvale beat Lichfield Nomads by 5 wkts.
Nomads
Recover after Disastrous Start
After
Sutton pulled out with insufficient players, Capt. Rolfe found a fixture not too
far from his home territory at Springvale. The forecast suggested we would be
very lucky to finish a full match, and there was debate about whether to begin
at 1pm. However the opposition seemed keen and Nomads elected to bat. Nomads got
off to an awful start; Terry was bowled round his legs, Moss caught off an edge
pushing forward defensively and Heslington chipping an easy catch to short
cover. Three down for 9 off 6 overs and all to the slow left-arm bowler York.
Gardner and Stanley steadied the ship but the main aim was survival, not scoring
runs. No further wicket fell until the 23rd over when Stanley
was a bit slow setting off for a run and was run out. Fearon felt it was time to
put some runs on, scoring 20 before falling to a catch. Hutton was really
annoyed to get a gonad after chasing a wide ball and being caught. Then, Rolfe,
Hoddy and Harrison combined to obtain the 2 goals of batting out the overs and
scoring more than 100.
The
failure of 4 of our main batsmen made our cause difficult. The Springvale
bowling was not as lethal as we made it appear and York was flattered by his 6
wickets. Another disappointment was that our leading batsman, Cartwright, did
not add to his already impressive average.
Moss
and Heslington did their usual job of keeping things quiet. However with 7
bowlers and a low total Capt Rolfe gave everyone only a brief spell. Cartwright
worked his usual magic (if he played more, it seems likely that he would be
leading batsman and bowler) and Hutton was unlucky not to get a wicket when
Hoddy missed a simple catch at mid-off. Hoddy and Fearon also got wickets and
with 4 down, there was always a slim chance of success. However with the 1st
team opening batsman now in, the last few runs were knocked off, Springvale
winning in the 24th over, with the promised rain appearing in
bucketfuls at 7pm.
Whilst Springvale may have had something in reserve, we did ourselves no
favours, and would, I am sure, do a lot better in a rematch.
Disclaimer: any offence caused by this
article is unintentional, any praise is well deserved.] |
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P Gardner |
Ct |
York |
18 |
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J Poonia |
Ct Moss |
Cartwright |
9 |
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I Terry |
B |
York |
1 |
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D Blunden |
Lbw |
Cartwright |
10 |
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D Moss |
Ct |
York |
3 |
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A Balaji |
No |
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26 |
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M Heslington |
Ct |
York |
0 |
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A Potts |
B |
Hoddy |
14 |
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K Stanley |
r/o |
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9 |
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R Homer |
Ct Rolfe |
Fearon |
1 |
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P Fearon |
Ct |
York |
20 |
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J Poulson |
B |
Harrison |
18 |
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M Hutton |
Ct |
York |
0 |
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A Hartshorn |
no |
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7 |
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D Rolfe |
No |
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21 |
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J Hoddy |
Ct |
Hartshorn |
6 |
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S Harrison |
No |
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10 |
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D Cartwright |
dnb |
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Extras |
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106-8 |
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107-5 |
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Hartshorn 8-1-13-1, York 8-1-16-6, Clarke 6-1-15-0, Homer 6-0-21-0, Thompson
3-0-7-0, Baker 6-2-6-0, Potts 3-1-1-9-0 |
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Moss 3-1-6-0, Heslington 4-1-15-0, Cartwright 4-1-15-2, Hutton 4-0-11-0, Fearon
4-0-27-1, Hoddy 4-0-16-1, Harrison 1-0-14-1 |
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