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16/8/02 - Brookes takes
five wickets in win
BIRLINGHAM
II v BARNARDS GREEN II Skipper
Dick Brown surprisingly chose to bat first and despite some unusual bounce
and accurate bowling from D Spares, openers Brian Hancock and James Curtis
made a steady start adding 40 for the first wicket before Curtis got a top
edge to be dismissed in Pawsey's first over. Simon Cooke
played a rash stroke to be bowled by Sturt and Andy Wheeler departed soon
after hitting three big sixes but Alex Lamb (21) pushed the ball round
sensibly to add 40 runs with the patient Hancock. The Green
then collapsed suddenly as Dave Hill grabbed five wickets for 10 runs as the
visitor slumped from 121-3 to 139 all out despite Hancock's excellent knock
of 49. The Green
still believed they could win as the slow outfield substantially restricted
scoring. Skipper
Dick Brown opened with Mattie Brookes and leg spinner John Sherliker and the
ploy worked immediately as Hill was caught behind off Brookes and Bossenger
was caught in the slips off the same bowler. Sherliker
clung on to a low return chance to reduce the home side to 15-3 and then held
a gully catch to give Brookes his third wicket Things did
not improve for Birlingham as Brookes took his wicket tally to five, bowling
Watkin with a real beauty. Gorman then shouldered arms to a googly which hit
his middle stump and Birlingham were staring defeat in the face on 30-7. Boskitt
(16) did provide some resistance but was involved in two unnecessary run outs
as his team was dismissed for just 58 in 26 overs to give the Green maximum
points. |
16/8/02 - Longmore's 4-41
sets up a Green victory
OLD
ELIZABETHANS III v WORCESTER NOMADS III Batting
first on a damp wicket OE's found runs difficult to come by thanks to a tight
opening spell from Andy Lamb and Liam Paddock. Lamb drew first blood having
Walker lbw for three, Price and Nicholls then took control before the
introduction of Jamie Longmore saw Price clean bowled for 20. With
Nicholls looking particularly dangerous, Rob Lewis was introduced into the
attack and his first ball was a rank long hop, which Nicholls cracked through
backward point only to see a diving Lamb pull off a remarkable catch. This
brought about a collapse in the OE's batting and Longmore went on to claim
5-41 with Lewis picking up two further wickets and young Rob Tyler dismissing
the dangerous Sprague with an excellent delivery well caught by keeper Nick
Rogers. OE's were dismissed for 108 but on a rapidly deteriorating track,
this was going to be a testing total. The Green's
reply was cautious but Lee Dyment and Dave Bayliss did remarkably well
against the uneven bounce and, aided by some wayward bowling, took the score
to 37 off 15 overs before Dyment fell lbw to the tenacious Neel. Derek
Goodman showed his class and as the score moved to 48 Bayliss was caught for
a very useful 10. Rob Tyler then pushed a ball to silly mid off which he
should have hit out of the ground, but Goodman found an able partner in Rob
Lewis who pushed and nudged his way to 11 before being bowled around his legs
by off spinner Neel. Bob Rogers dropped
anchor whilst Goodman sprayed the ball to all parts of the ground until he
was undone by an unplayable shooter and departed for 40. With just four runs
required, the experience of Andy Lamb came to the fore as he delicately
guided the ball through the crowded slip area for four to give the Green
victory by three wickets. BARNARDS
GREEN II v ASTWOOD BANK A THE Green
Second XI played a last minute friendly against an Astwood Bank mixed first
and second XI on Sunday, courtesy of Newlands on a remarkably dry wicket
after the recent heavy rains. Batting
first, the Green's openers Marc Jones and Mat Brookes looked at ease against
the pace of first teamer Morris until Brookes was caught for five. Andy
Harrison was soon into his stride but having hit Morris for six then found
his stumps uprooted and he was quickly followed by Lee Hooper. Dick Brown
joined Marc Jones and these two added a useful 60 before Jones was bowled for
35. Roy Mayo (12), Richard Williams (14) and Jamie Longmore (10) all made
significant contributions and, with Brown being bowled for 40, it was left to
Marek Wajzer (22no) to find some form and take the Green to a respectable 182
off their 40 overs with tailender Emily Price cracking Tarantino to the
boundary before falling to Freeman with an over to spare. In reply,
Astwood Bank were pegged back by an excellent spell from Jamie Longmore of
eight overs five maidens for just nine runs and when Emily Price produced a
peach to bowl Jessup for nine, things looked good for the Green. However,
some wayward bowling and poor fielding coupled with the experience of first
teamer Evans who went on to make a fine century, Astwood Bank reached their
target with an over to spare despite Andy Harrison picking up three wickets
including a fine stumping by Richard Williams to dismiss Evans for 110. Many thanks
to match day sponsor David Whyman Map Sales and to Chris Genevere of Newlands
CC for an excellent track. |