Scorecard

Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI v Chesham II on Sun 18 Jul 2010 at 1.30 pm
Northwood Town Cricket Club Lost by 1 wicket

Match report Northwood Town were narrowly defeated in yet another cracking Chess Valley game at Chestnut Avenue. Batting first, Akshay Loomba got Town off to a quick start as he smashed a rapid 23, including a huge six which smashed a pane of glass from our resident Club Treasurers greenhouse. But three quick wickets brought Chesham back into the game as Town collapsed to 49/3. Skipper Adam Hills joined Shaun O'Neill in the middle and the pair batted patiently to see off the dangerous Prasant who looked the visitors most dangerous bowler. After drinks, Hills accelerated the pace with some agressive and inventive shots before being caught at long-off for a jug-dodging 49 in a fourth-wicket stand of 104. O'Neill continued to bat with style before edging behind for 64 before Rajul Patel (17) and Abdul Firfire (9) took Town to an total score of 198/5.

In reply, Town got off to a superb start with Conor O'Neill (2/34) and Jack Daly taking the new ball. Daly especially got some great moment and it was no suprise that the visitors crumbled to 23/4. Daly's figures of 10-4-14-2 were first class but when he completed his allocation, Town's bowlers could not follow the act and a 109 run fifth-wicket partnership between Laxman (58) and Royals (47) brought Chesham back into the game. The introduction of Shaun O'Neill's leg spin finally broke the partnership as - despite bowling a pile off poo - he took three quick wickets to swing the game back in Town's favour. Rao Ganisetti picked up two wickets as Town scented victory but young Charlie Wood and the older Rod Dowle managed to scramble the final 8 runs as Chesham finally got to 199 for the loss of 9 wickets with 1 ball spare.

Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 5 wickets
0
198		        
Akshay Loomba b Sargeant 23 1 1
Rao Ganisetti ct Hughes b Prasant 4 1
Shaun O'Neill ct Dowle b J Royals 64 1
Rukshan Senanayaka b Prasant 1
Adam Hills ct Fowler b Wood 49
Rajul Patel Not Out  17
Abdul Firfire Not Out  9
Phil Carter  
Veer Vadgama  
Jack Daly  
Conor O'Neill  

Chesham II Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
B Sargeant7.0024124.003.43
K Prasant10.0129214.502.90
G Fowler6.03700.001.17
A Watson4.002600.006.50
C Wood6.0027127.004.50
R Dowle7.013300.004.71
J Royals5.0019119.003.80

Chesham II Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 9 wickets
0
199 (0.0 overs)		     
J Royals ct Ganisetti b C O'Neill 14
M Hughes b C O'Neill 5
M Watson b J Daly 0
V Laxman st Loomba b S O'Neill 58
B Sargeant ct Loomba b Daly 0
C Royals ct & Bowled S O'Neill 47
A Watson b Ganisetti 26
G Fowler b S O'Neill 4
C Wood Not Out  14
K Prasant b Ganisetti 8
R Dowle Not Out  7

Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Daly10.041427.001.40
Conor O'Neill7.0334217.004.86
Veer Vadgama10.014700.004.70
Adam Hills8.513400.003.85
Shaun O'Neill4.0032310.678.00
Rao Ganisetti5.0026213.005.20