Scorecard

Berkhamsted Cricket Club 2nd XI v Northwood II on Sat 15 May 2010 at 13:00
Berkhamsted Cricket Club Won by 3 wickets

Match report Berkhamsted sweat through tight run chase

Dry week leading up to the match, solid deck, lightening outfield. Tougher to lose the toss, Northwood to bat first. As ever Darren lead the way with tight, accurate bowling restricting the visitors to 2 runs per over for the first 15 overs, despite a very quick outfield and excellent batting conditions. Digger and Hugh Barnett also supported competently, with the young leg spinner unlucky not to get a wicket from another excellent spell. Without too much firepower, Northwood's pick of the lineup was Lewis who steadied an unstable ship with 66 before being caught in the deep by Scotty. The number 4, Kirman, took a leaf from Langley's guide, taking about 40 overs for his 38 not out and this aside, Northwood failed to breach a par 200 score on a good day for batting. Well done to Bart who picked up 4 which included a rifled caught & bowled that Flintoff would have been proud to pouch.

Berkhamsted 171 for victory; sun, batting pitch, Augusta outfield. Steady start from the home team openers posting 40 for the first wicket with Johnny James the unlucky first man down, misjudging one from Patel. About 5 overs later, Sherjan fell being bowled off his pad for 9 forcing Brownie to the crease a little earlier than desired. Captain Tougher continued to blaze anything loose and marched confidently towards a deserved half century. With Brownie's departure, some 7 overs later, came a tightening of the belts and hour of twitchy spectators from the decking. Berkhamsted 97 for 4, still much to do. Tougher's decision to elevate Simsy to 6 proved to be one of a turning point with Tim and Bart sharing a 50 run partnership, keeping up with a 5 an over needed run rate and taking the home side to within an ounce of victory. With Ben Beard clubbing the final boundary for victory in confidence, a relieved Berkhamsted came out on top despite a few tense overs towards the end. Praise to both Digger and Simsy whom without, Berko would not have got over the line and additionally for the Skipper for posting a match winning 50.

Editors moment of the match: Digger's caught & bowled

DS.

Northwood II Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 7 wickets
0
170 (0.0 overs)		     
K Watson ct  Smith 18
RK Latchman b  James 10
R Murphy ct  James 13
M Kirman Not Out  38
S Lewis ct  Harlow 66
S Ahmad ct  Smith 8
J Turner b  Smith 1
A Khan ct  Smith 4
M Patel Not Out  3
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Berkhamsted Cricket Club 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Darren James22.0762231.002.82
Bartho Smith14.0241410.252.93
Ben Beard5.011900.003.80
Huw Barnett10.012700.002.70
Sam Harlow2.0014114.007.00

Berkhamsted Cricket Club 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
 
for 7 wickets
0
174		        
Steve Tougher ct  Ahmed 51
Johnny James b  Patel 20 1
David Sherjan b  Patel 9
Phil A 'Brownie' Brown ct  Nandiraju 13
Tom Scott ct  Ahmed 7 2
Tim Sims b  Nandiraju 31 1
Bartho Smith ct  Nandiraju 21 1
Ben Beard Not Out  6
Darren James Not Out  4
Sam Harlow  
Huw Barnett  

Northwood II Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Nandiraju15.0266233.004.40
Patel13.0238312.672.92
Ahmed10.0031215.503.10
Sheriff7.003300.004.71

  • Umpire :
    R Wilding
  • Scorer :