Scorecard

Sawbridgeworth II v Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI on Sat 01 Jun 2013 at 1 pm
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won By 30 runs

Match report Northwood Town pulled off a dramatic win against Sawbridgeworth II after a devastating spell of aggressive fast bowling from Nishil Mapara who tore through the heart of Sawbridgeworth's renowned batting line up with his first 6 wicket haul for the club.

Winning the toss and batting first, Jim Cotton anchored the innings with a vital knock of 38 after Town had suffered the early loss of both openers. Cotton applied himself for two hours at the crease, facing 113 balls, and showing great control as he remained patient, working the ball into gaps. Cotton's partnership of 69 with the outstanding Sangeet Patel (42 from 67 balls) put Town in a strong position with 85 for 2 on the board at drinks. However, wickets fell at regular intervals and it required contributions of 24 from Michael Lister and 20 from Nishil Mapara to enable Town to reach a reasonably competitive total of 168.

In reply, Town opened with the spinners and Mikhil Patel immediately made an impact, removing two dangerous batsmen in Heath and Ashman. However, with runs flowing and a partnership between Ellis and Chiswell looking ominous, it was the introduction of the new ball and quick bowler Nishil Mapara that changed the game and brought Town their first league win of the season. With a scintillating spell of pace, swing and accuracy, Mapara cleaned up the Sawbridgeworth middle order in devastating fashion and recorded best ever figures of 6 for 43 off 12 overs in a stunning match-winning performance which left Sawbridgeworth shell-shocked and Northwood Town ecstatic, with 30 hard earned points in the bag.

Mapara was delighted to claim 6 wickets but dedicated his performance to his hard-working team mates, "the spirit in the side was excellent and if we keep this up we will continue to win matches. I'm honoured to get my first five wicket haul for the club in such an important game and I'm thrilled for the skipper and all the boys that we were able to deliver such an emphatic victory".




Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
3w 2b 1lb 
for 10 wickets
6
168		        
Akshay Loomba b b Howard 0 2
Raj Ahluwalia b b Howard 8 1
Jamie Cotton ct b Burrell 38 113 4 33.63
Sangeet Patel lbw b Burrell 42 67 7 1 62.69
Kunal Sanghi ct b Morgan 14 1 1
Michael Lister ct b Howard 24 28 4 85.71 1
Veer Vadgama ct b Morgan 4 1
Mikhil Patel ct b Howard 10
Nishil Mapara lbw b Morgan 20 18 2 1 111.11
Geet Patel Run out  0
Dominic Whyley Not Out  2

Sawbridgeworth II Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Howard14.0259414.754.21
Morgan25.3660320.002.35
Burrell12.0146223.003.83

Sawbridgeworth II Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1nb  
for 10 wickets
1
138 (38.1 overs)		     
Heath ct Sanghi b M. Patel 6
Ellis ct Vadgama b Mapara 43
Ashman lbw b M. Patel 18
Chiswell ct Lister b Mapara 30
Bird ct Loomba b Mapara 7
Morley lbw b Vadgama 6
Syed lbw b Mapara 7
Morgan b b Mapara 19
Burrell ct Loomba b Mapara 1
Edwards lbw b M. Patel 0
Howard Not Out  0

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mikhil Patel12.1236312.002.96
Geet Patel4.012500.006.25
Dominic Whyley4.002100.005.25
Nishil Mapara12.004367.173.58
Veer Vadgama6.0113113.002.17

  • Umpire :
    Colin Lynch
  • Scorer :
    Martin Bird