Scorecard

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI v Harpenden IV on Sat 29 Aug 2015 at 1pm
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won by 45 runs

Match report After a week of rain, Town lost a crucial toss and were sent into bat on a damp, low bouncing wicket.

After the early losses of Thakrar and Cotton, some solid batting from Ramawat, Kotecha and Vanker took Town to a relative position of control. Middle order wickets though saw the home side reduced to 92 for 7 after 35 overs.

Some good lower order resistance from Mihir Patel and the skipper saw a counter attack take Town to a more than respectable 141 all out.

In response, Malik started well with the ball, but it was Syed who really looked a threat. With pressure being built up, a cracking run out from Kotecha gave Town a much deserved breakthrough.

Syed also got on the board, with a deserved pair to cap off a brilliant opening stint.

Kotecha and Khetia though, dominated the visiting middle order conceding a mere 30 runs off a comibined 20 over spell that yielded 4 wickets. With Mihir Patel storming in at the order end, the visitors found themselves 9 down and on the verge of defeat.

A solid last wicket stand though almost saw them to a creditable draw with the rain starting to look ominously heavy.

With Voight starting to crash the ball to all parts, a straight drive went too close to Patel on his follow through. A deft right footed flick saw the ball crash into the non-strikers stumps to leave the ponderous 11 stranded and hand Town victory.

Khetia was delighted after the win - "Thoroughly deserved win today. We stuck around brilliantly on a horrible track and did brilliantly to get over 140. We backed it up amazingly and ran through that order so well. Truly incredible performance from the lads."

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
4nb 14w 9b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
29
141		        
Sandip Thakrar b Mackey 1
Ravi Ramawat b Gill 25 2 1
Jamie Cotton b Voight 1
Mohamed Vanker ct Mackey 15 3 1
Raj Kotecha ct Jones 25 5 1 1
Fozan Haji ct Gill 0
Rabi Motiwala ct Gill 6 1
Mihir Patel ct Voight 13 2
Sumeet Khetia ct Voight 19 3
Shahmir Syed Not Out  7 1
Sajid Shafique Malik ct Voight 0

Harpenden IV Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Casedei2.10800.003.69
Mackey10.0620210.002.00
Joseph5.511200.002.06
Voight9.332446.002.53
Jones10.0132132.003.20
Gill10.0133311.003.30

Harpenden IV Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1nb 8w 1b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
12
97 (45.0 overs)		     
Joseph ct Kotecha b Syed 10
Elledge run out Kotecha 8
Keens b Syed 0
Washington ct Vanker b Khetia 12
Jeater lbw Kotecha 3
Luffman ct Ramawat b Kotechs 8
Jones b Patel 3
Gill b Kotecha 3
Casedei b Patel 5
Voight Not Out  22
Mackey run out Patel 5

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Sajid Shafique Malik8.012600.003.25
Shahmir Syed10.021929.501.90
Sumeet Khetia10.0512112.001.20
Raj Kotecha10.031836.001.80
Mihir Patel7.001728.502.43
Ravi Ramawat1.00300.003.00