Shenley Village C C U9 Group 2 v Chorleywood on Mon 02 Jul 2007 at 6.00 pm
Shenley Village C C Won by 51 runs
On a grey & overcast evening the match got underway on time, with Chorleywood electing to bowl first on a damp pitch. Some circumspect bowling kept the run rate down during Shenley's first two partnerships, though wickets were rarely threatened, and a facial injury to Ian (who temporarily retired hurt) also disrupted the batting side. Two wickets fell during the 3rd partnership - Albie treading on his stumps, shortly followed by a very close run out of Lathan - but the scoreboard ticked over as the Chorleywood bowlers gave away wides as the slippery ball was hard to control. The final pair gave the home side some momentum going into the break, as good partnership running between Hamza (5 not out) and the aggressive-hitting Ronan (14 not out) saw Shenley set a competitive total.
Chorleywood's reply saw a wicket fall in the first over, though a couple of Acaster boundaries lifted the batting side for a while. However some tight bowling and positive fielding from the Shenley boys kept up the pressure, with two wicket-maidens from Daniel (who finished with 2-5) and a wicket each for Ian (1-5), Tom (1-6) and Lathan (1-7). In spite of a positive contribution from Brew (6 not out) who ran his singles well, that steady fall of wickets and just a handful of wides from the Shenley attack saw Chorleywood fall well short of a winning target.
With only five minutes of play being lost to rain during the evening both sides did very well in difficult conditions, and the quickening of the final few overs saw the game finish just a few minutes before the impending downpour. All credit to both sets of players and the two umpires in ensuring that the match was played to a conclusion and in good spirit.
Shenley Village C C U9 Group 2 Batting
258 for 2
Chorleywood Bowling
Chorleywood Batting
207 for 5
| Acaster |
8 |
Bowled |
| Murray |
2 |
Not Out |
| Amin |
2 |
Caught |
| Clement |
1 |
Not Out |
| West |
2 |
Bowled |
| Brew |
6 |
Not Out |
| Neal |
0 |
Not Out |
| Stewart |
2 |
Caught |
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Shenley Village C C U9 Group 2 Bowling