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Wollaton C.C.

v

Southwell C.C.

 

Newark Alliance Division 5

 

Sunday 22 August 2010

 

 

After the washout the previous day, the current bun was out as Wollaton entertained a very young looking Southwell.  With the Division 3 side having no game, the side was stronger than normal.  Even though there were damp patches on the pitch and the outfield, especially at the football end, was long, Crossers had no hesitation in batting.

 

The brothers Shrestha opened up but Sunil went early adjudged lbw, after a very quiet bowler only appeal.  With the score 6 – 1 after 6 overs, new 2nd team hero and very occasional 3rd team captain Leaky, who had miraculously recovered from the previous day’s food poisoning, voiced his opinion that it was the wrong decision.  Crossers stated that he had full confidence in his batting line up.  Will Selwood soon had enough poking around and started putting bat to ball while at he other end Suman upped the scoring rate  looking more pleasing to the eye in doing so.  Both passed 50 as the youthful Southwell attack were put to the sword.

 

After adding 126 for the second wicket, Suman went for 59 in the 24th over.  Young the elder’s lack of Sunday runs continued as he and Will both fell on 149, Will to a well made 69.  This brought together Fishy and Kingy and initially the run rate slowed.  However this was only temporary as Fishy with the late dab and Kingy with more brute force pushed the run rate beyond 5 an over.  Hasnan kept upping his score prediction, initially 200, but he was always on the low side.  With boundaries at a premium, only 20 4s and 1 6 in the innings, there was a lot of running to do, and Fishy was blowing by the end.  Kingy attempted to be clever trying his version of the Dishan/flick to leg but missed on his 3 attempts, Fishy with his 1 attempt succeeded from outside off stump!  In the end 234 – 4 was a large score, Leaky what do you know about cricket!!

 

Possibly for the 1st time in Wollaton history, having opened the batting with 1 set of brothers, a different set opened the bowling.  Saq’s figures of 2 – 3 in 6 overs did not do him justice, as it could have been 4 – 2 as Will dropped one at point and Hoggy dropped a knob ender behind the sticks.  Naughty Boy would bag 3 – 28 as well as sending their captain to hospital as he walked into an unintentional beamer.  Hasnan replaced Naughty Boy and picked up 3 – 5 in 4 and a bit overs, while at the other Dr Death was on early. He picked up 1 thanks to a good catch from Hoggy standing up and should have a second as the last batsman spooned the ball up smack between Tim and Will. As Youngy caught it there was an almighty collision between the two and the ball hit the deck.   Crossers ended up with 1 – 2 in 5 overs, should have been 2 – 1.  Southwell all out 40.  At the pavilion end Saq and Crossers had combined for figures of 11 overs 3 – 5, yet it could have been 5 – 3!  An easy Sunday victory.

 

The Sage