Round 18 - May 14
Davistow Darters v Nixonstown Foxes
in Heathridge Oval
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Davistow pros: Ritchie, Raghav
Nixonstown pros: Dravid, +Gray, Fox, Gundry, Shah
The Foxes never got off the mark after losing Prestwidge first ball, as Dravid ground about for 65 - still, there was a sense that the total of 199 for five should be enough with Fox, Shah and Gundry defending it. The Darters did slip to 38 for three, but Chapman and Ehsan looked to guide them home. However, Fox was of another opinion. In his first return spell of three overs, he took two for seven, but Raghav and Lawrence took the Foxes within nine runs after a Shah no-ball. Fox was brought back for his eighth, conceded a wide and an edged two before the match-winning hat-trick. All in all, he ended with the phenomenal figures of seven for 28.
Nixonstown Foxes (8pts) beat Davistow Darters (0pts) by five runs
Man of the Match: B. B. Fox (Nixonstown)
Fitzworthingham Broncos v Campsfield Braves
in Simmons Park
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Ball By Ball
Fitzworthingham pros: Ullungura, Arnold, Hogarth, Kerr, Speirs, Williams
Campsfield pros: Blackman, Gooljar, Collins
Fitzworthingham stuck to their bowling and limited Blackman to 47, bowled by Speirs, but the Braves nevertheless managed a competitive 223 for six after fine hitting from Jacklin and Dunks. However, Arnold and Hogarth in brutal form ended the Braves' challenge with a stunning 203-run second-wicket stand.
Fitzworthingham Broncos (10pts) beat Campsfield Braves (0pts) by nine wickets
Man of the Match: A. R. Arnold (Fitzworthingham)
Garven Island Sharks v Pickford Panthers
in Clowich Stadium
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Ball By Ball
Garven Island pros: Fitzsimmons
Pickford pros: Roberts, Su
It was a day for players to impress in unfamilar roles. For Garven Island, Simon Fitzsimmons took one for 44 with his medium pace, while George Roberts smashed two fours in an excellent 43 as the Panthers made it to 218 for eight. Fitzsimmons then blasted 37 to get the Sharks off to a good start, but Roberts nearly undid the good work with three wickets. However, despite Su's second spell yielding two wickets, Dharajia and Bristow eked across the line and the Sharks recorded their first win of the season.
Garven Island Sharks (8pts) beat Pickford Panthers (0pts) by three wickets
Man of the Match: A. P. A. Gregory (Garven Island)
Gofftown Tigers v Stedingham Jets
in Gofftown Oval
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Ball By Ball
Gofftown pros: Malthus, Dwyer, Thomas
Stedingham pros: Mamesh, +Gaukroger
The Jets never recovered from Thomas' probing opening spell, yielding nine runs and the wicket of Deodhar. After Gaukroger threw away her wicket while on 40, the Jets meandered to 197 for six, a wildly uncompetitive total. Chris Dwyer kept the run rate up enough, while Thomas slogged a bit at the end to end with a strike rate above 200.
Gofftown Tigers (9pts) beat Stedingham Jets (0pts)
Man of the Match: G. M. Thomas (Gofftown)
Greater Robbham de Grooters v Maddington Frenzy
in CW Bar Ground
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Ball By Ball
Greater Robbham pros: Amir, Mitchell
Maddington pros: Sharma, McMeekin, Syed, May-Quinlan, Payne. Youth: Malone jnr.
A combined bowling effort rattled de Grooters for 128, Tebbut top-scoring from number 10 with 19, while May-Quinlan (3/13), Payne (2/26) and Sharma (2/36) took wickets. Malone jnr. eased his way to the target by making 56 not out.
Maddington Frenzy (11pts) beat Greater Robbham de Grooters (0pts) by eight wickets
Man of the Match: J. P. May-Quinlan (Maddington)
Twybridge Titans v Edfield Seahawks
in Riverside
Scorecard
Ball By Ball
Twybridge pros: Thompson, Das, Donald, Forner
Edfield pros: Rai, GN Nayak, Borcich
Nayak took four wickets to help the Seahawks recover from a brutal start by Arunava Das, who thumped six fours off the new ball in a quickfire 40 for the Titans. The flow was stemmed by Rai, whose ten overs went for 24, but the Titans still made a hefty 242 for nine in their innings. Running out the openers didn't help, and with five overs remaining the Seahawks required 47 with Borcich stuck on 11. The next thirteen deliveries yielded two fours and three sixes, as Das' forty-eighth over was taken for nineteen runs, and suddenly the equation was twelve off twelve. Donald recovered with a wicket, but Das was set to bowl the final over, and conceded eleven after a full toss was dispatched for six.
Edfield Seahawks (8pts) beat Twybridge Titans (0pts) by eight wickets
Man of the Match: N. A. Borcich (Edfield)
Code:
Team P W L D T BP Pts
Fitzworthingham 18 14 3 1 0 54 193
Twybridge 18 11 5 2 0 52 166
Maddington 18 11 5 2 0 48 166
Campsfield 18 8 6 4 0 46 138
Nixonstown 18 10 6 2 0 27 125
Edfield 18 6 9 3 0 36 105
Robbham 18 6 10 1 1 31 102
Stedingham 18 6 9 3 0 28 97
Davistow 18 6 8 4 0 23 91
Gofftown 18 7 10 1 0 25 88
Pickford 18 5 10 3 0 22 75
Garven Island 18 1 10 6 1 18 48
There'll be another OD round tomorrow; the final 3D round of the quarter will have to wait till Sunday afternoon because I've misplaced the files.