info@wollatoncc.co.uk

Founded 1884

Wollaton C.C.

v

Ransome & Marles C.C.

 

Newark Alliance Division 5

 

Sunday 11 July 2010

 

 

With 5 1st teamers and 4 2nd teamers who had all played for the 1sts this season this was a ridiculously strong team that was confident of victory.  Ransome won the toss and batted, Crossers after his batting and bowling exploits the previous day completed the clean sweep by keeping wicket, the idea was that Young the Elder would bowl some of his rarely seen offies.  Needless to say that idea plus a good many others went down the pan during the game.

 

After a useful initial over from Saq bowling from the far end, Suman took the first wicket in the second over the day and things appeared hunky dory.  In walked the opposition’s Aussie pro fresh from a big hundred the previous day and with his family watching admitted he was going to attempt to smash every ball, and he promptly did.  Suman was smashed out of the attack after he bowled 3 overs and Saq after he bowled 4.  He was unlucky not to get the Aussie pro lbw, but Crossers in an attempt to slow things down went to plan B and brought his best bowlers on Kingy and Smudger.

 

Kingy quietened things down relatively, but initially Smudger had no answer as balls kept disappearing out of the ground.  By this stage the two questions were could he keep it going and would we run out of balls?  Plan C was brought into play with Smudger bowling well wide of off stump so the short leg side boundary was kept out of play, and this at least kept the run rate into single figures.  Smudger took an excellent caught and bowled but had no luck with the other batsman as they kept spooning it over fielders on the off side.  With the massive run rate would the new scoreboard cope with it, it survived that but couldn’t cope with the Trent duo of Tim and Bill who managed to break it whilst scoring in the second half before frantic button pressing managed to restore order.

 

Crossers was left wondering which bowlers were next for the slaughter as by the 22nd over Kingy was into his last.  He finally bowled the Aussie for 115 with the score around 160.  He had only offered one chance, Crossers failing to make a difficult stumping.  Kingy picked up another next ball and finally sanity was back in place.  Young the Younger and Sunil 2 each picked up a wicket, before Suman came back to snaffle the final 3 as Ransome were all out for 217.

 

Kingy in particular and Jack got Wollaton off to a rollicking start, 45 from the first 6 overs.  The Aussie then came on which quietened things a bit but Kingy was in fine form before unexpectedly he chipped to cover before Young the Elder was lbw next ball.  James Cox was next and survived the quickish Aussie but the run rate was being strangled.  100 was up in the 22nd over but by the 28th over, 100 were still required and then Jack decided he needed a runner due to his scabby knee!  At least it got Youngy some more time in the middle.  Hunty barked up from the sidelines to hit out or get out, Jack would complete his 50 in the 30th over but in the same over went lbw.  After a cagy start, Kingy got the long handle out with 2 maximums and the notes from the scorebook stated drinks were 2 balls early due to lost ball from Kingy’s hitting.

 

Kingy went in the cause, but Smudger took the baton on and it seemed that he along with Sunil and then brother Suman may get Wollaton home.  In the 37th over Smudger went and then Suman in the next over.  Crossers fell in the last over and despite a brave effort from Young the Younger Wollaton fell 12 runs short.

 

The disappointing day continued as Cobbler kept his 100% Wollaton record up 10 defeats in 10 games as the 3rds lost in the cup.  There then followed what was apparently a football match on the box but at times looked more like a kung fu movie.  With money on it, Ed was his most active all day.   Roll onto a more successful next weekend hopefully.

 

 

The Sage