Scorecard

West Herts III v Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI on Sat 27 Jul 2024 at 01:00 p.m.
Northwood Town Cricket Club Lost by 122 Runs

Match report Town travelled to West Herts for an important game. Although the rain stayed away, the forecast predicted cloudy skies with occasional sunshine throughout the day.

Upon arrival, Town was greeted by a park and a pitch that looked deprived of 'love and attention' for weeks. Town lost the toss and was asked to field first.

The new ball was shared between P. Patel and R. Shah. While Patel bowled with good control, young Shah couldn't find his rhythm, which the Herts batsmen capitalized on to make a strong start. A bowling change introduced John into the attack, and although John got the breakthrough, he too couldn't settle into his rhythm, allowing runs to leak from one end. By the end of the 20th over, Herts were 120/1 and on course for a big total. Puwar, bowling from one end, was settled into his rhythm but was unlucky not to get any wickets despite bowling beautifully along with J. Patel. This was the only highlight of Town's bowling effort. As expected, the Herts batsmen attacked aggressively and were assisted by Town's lacklustre efforts in the field. Several drops and numerous misfields helped Herts post a very healthy total of 229/8 in 40 overs.

After a 20-minute break with the usual tea and paratha, Town set about the chase. It quickly became evident that it was going to be a tough day. Aggarwal got out for a duck, trying to loft the ball over mid-off, and Vaghela gifted a 'golden' duck to the Herts bowler. Ramawat and Gairola decided to take their time and build the innings but found it very hard to score as the Herts bowlers bowled with pace and immaculate control, pitching every delivery on hard lengths and getting the pitch to do the rest. Keeping the required run rate in mind, both perished trying to take chances against an excellent bowling attack. The rest of the Town batsmen came and went without troubling the score, except for J. Patel, who played with some control and looked good before he too got out trying to clear the infield. In the end, Town only managed to score 107, getting bundled out in 31 overs.

It was a very challenging encounter for Town yesterday. The match, unfortunately, did not go in our favor, ended in a comprehensive defeat for Town. Our bowlers and fielders struggled to find their rhythm and were unable to contain the Herts batting lineup. While chasing a target of 230, Town faced an uphill battle. The opposition bowlers proved to be formidable, delivering tight lines and lengths that put our batsmen under constant pressure. Unfortunately, our batsmen could not adapt themselves effectively, leading to a steady fall of wickets.

The match was a tough outing for Town. The opposition's bowlers were exceptional, and our batsmen were unable to cope with their consistent and accurate bowling. While this match did not go our way, it serves as a learning experience. We will need to analyze our performance, work on our weaknesses, and come back stronger in the next game.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in RISING every time we fall." With that, we move on to the next one!

#Onwards&Upwards

West Herts III Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 27w 2b 11lb 
for 8 wickets
42
229 (40.0 overs)		     
Y Khurana lbw  P Patel 77
F Rehman lbw  C John 8
E Raja ct  D Gairola b V Patel 51
A Kapoor ct  D Gairola b V Patel 20
V Chandramoulisekar ct  D Gairola b V Patel 11
K Akbari Zadran ct  b P Patel 2
Z Shah Run out  8
A Raja ct  R Ramawat b J Patel 9
V Natarajan Not Out  0
K Thangiah Not Out  1
A Akbari Zadran  

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Pratik Patel8.0036218.004.50
Rudra Shah5.003800.007.60
Cijine John3.0022122.007.33
Jay Patel8.0037137.004.62
Krunal Puwar8.012100.002.63
Viral Patel8.0062320.677.75

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
4nb 12w 1b  
for 10 wickets
17
107		        
Rahul Aggarwal ct  b A Zadran 0 9 0
Deepak Gairola ct  b V Chandramoulisekar 23 34 4 67.65 3
Bijendra Vaghela b  A Zadran 0 1 0
Ravi Ramawat b  V Natrajan 12 36 2 33.33 1
Cijine John   b V Natrajan 2 -50.0
Jay Patel ct  b A Raja 26 28 3 92.86
Tushar Shah ct  b b V Chandramoulisekar 5 6 1 83.33
Pratik Patel ct  b K Thangiah 5 16 31.25
Rudra Shah Not Out  7 28 25.00
Krunal Puwar ct  b A Raja 1 11 9.09
Viral Patel b  Y Khurana 9 25 36.00

West Herts III Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
K Zadran5.05100.000.20
A Zadran5.4032216.005.65
V Natarajan5.0027213.505.40
V Chandramoulisekar5.001527.503.00
K Thangiah6.0124124.004.00
A Raja4.02723.501.75
Y Khurana0.20010.000.00