Scorecard

Datchworth III v Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI on Sat 04 May 2013 at 1 pm
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won by 9 wickets

Match report The 3's arrived in the picturesque village of Datchworth determined to carry their form over from the 2012 season.

Datchworth skipper Bartlett won the toss and opted to bat on a greenish but solid wicket. Town opening bowlers Mitesh Parmar and Meeth Katira set the tone with some excellent restrictive bowling, Katira particularly frugal in a dominating opening spell. The pressure eventually told as Parmar dismissed Fisher for 11.

With the opening bowlers tiring and another breakthrough needed, skipper Sumeet Khetia turned to the enigmatic Bentvelzen and the ever reliable Vadgama. Bentvelven was the first to strike with Rajul Patel pouching a sharp chance. Datchworth's middle order tried in vain to take the attack to Town as wickets continued to fall to Bentvelzen's mystifying leg spin. Vadgama too got into the act and removed the obdurate Tidman for 12. Buoyed by success, Vadgama ripped through the lower order to take 4. Bentvelven took the final wicket with a sharp stumping from Tailor rounding off an excellent individual performance and collective team effort from Town in the field.

Town openers Rajul Patel and Bobby Graham set about chasing the meagre total of 85. Patel was dismissed early bringing the Khetia to the crease. After a jittery few moments early on for the captain, the pair settled down and played some good attacking shots to keep the scoreboard motoring, Graham in particular playing several sumptuous off drives.

The total was chased down in just 18.3 overs with an unbroken partnership of 86 to complete a crushing victory. Man of the match was Bentvelzen, with best ever figures of 5 for 42.

Datchworth III Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
0
85 (39.0 overs)		     
J. Tidman b  M.Vadgama 12
M. Fisher b  M. Parmar 11
B. Newby ct  R. Patel b J.Bentvelzen 4
D. Bartlett ct  M. Parmar b J. Bentvelzen 15
G. Atkinson ct  M. Vadgama b J. Bentvelzen 12
M. Peacock ct  R. Patel b J. Bentvelzen 0
R. Atkinson b  M. Vadgama 0
D. Newby b  M. Vadgama 3
K. Atkinson b  M. Vadgama 4
A. Terrett Not Out  11
A. Draper st  J. Bentvelzen 1

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mitesh Parmar9.0316116.001.78
Meeth Katira6.03600.001.00
Minesh V13.061142.750.85
Jonathan Bentvelzen11.004258.403.82

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
4w 3lb 
for 1 wickets
7
88		        
Rajul Patel b  D. Bartlett 2 2
Bobby Graham Not Out  44 6 1
Sumeet Khetia Not Out  35 5
Tarang K. Katira  
Amit Parmar  
Nerav Patel  
Minesh V   1
Prakash Tailor   1
Meeth Katira  
Mitesh Parmar   1
Jonathan Bentvelzen  

Datchworth III Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
D. Bartlett4.0026126.006.50
A. Draper6.021100.001.83
R. Atkinson5.002000.004.00
A. Terrett3.002200.007.33
K. Atkinson0.30600.0012.00