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Dunsford v Erratics Cricket Club Erratics on Sun 30 Apr 2006 at 2pm
Erratics Cricket Club Won by 1 wicket

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If the remainder of the season provides games as close as this opening one, a few Erratics should be examining their insurance policies.

A cool afternoon deteriorated into a witheringly cold evening. The Erratics won the toss and elected to bat on a strip which showed few signs of being nurtured during the close season. Clumps of coarse grass and large bare areas promised problems for the batsmen.

Initial predictions were fulfilled.

The main tendency was for the ball to keep low or shoot, making it difficult to play back. The Erratics started with Hinds and Knappett, the latter picking up the first wicket of the season in his second over. Knappett showed commendable control and hostility and was the pick of the bowlers. The fielding was of the usual Erratics quality, promising much early on (with a run out by Sam Cook) and falling away rapidly towards the end of the innings.

The teatime consensus was that, given the state of the pitch, it would be difficult to overhaul 160, a judgment which was confirmed as Knappett was bowled by a shooter. The crucial point was reached when Sam Cook joined his father. Between them they provided both stability and a flow of runs which made victory possible.


Erratics versus Dunsford,
Sunday 30th April

Dunsford 160 for 6 (Cook (C)2-14, Knappett 2-22,Cook (S) 1-35)

lost to

Erratics 161 for 9 (Cook (C 76, Cook (S) 33, Turner 18)

by one wicket

If the remainder of the season provides games as close as this opening one, a few Erratics should be examining their insurance policies.



A cool afternoon deteriorated into a witheringly cold evening. The Erratics won the toss and elected to bat on a strip which showed few signs of being nurtured during the close season. Clumps of coarse grass and large bare areas promised problems for the batsmen.
Initial predictions were fulfilled.

The main tendency was for the ball to keep low or shoot, making it difficult to play back. The Erratics started with Hinds and Knappett, the latter picking up the first wicket of the season in his second over. Knappett showed commendable control and hostility and was the pick of the bowlers. The fielding was of the usual Erratics quality, promising much early on (with a run out by Sam Cook) and falling away rapidly towards the end of the innings.



The teatime consensus was that, given the state of the pitch, it would be difficult to overhaul 160, a judgment which was confirmed as Knappett was bowled by a shooter. The crucial point was reached when Sam Cook joined his father. Between them they provided both stability and a flow of runs which made victory possible.

When Chris Cook was seventh out ("I lost my balance" – Oh to be able to lose one’s balance with such elegance!!) 11 runs were required with 4 wickets left. Hinds and the Pearson duo went quickly, leaving one run to be scored off the last ball.

Cometh the hour . . . Enter that most eccentric of Erratics, Jim Thomson, sans pads and gloves. The opposing bowler threatened to bowl round the wicket to him, but Jimbo, undeterred, nurdled him through gulley for the winning run.

Phew!!




Dunsford Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
18w 6b  
for 6 wickets
24
160 (40.0 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Erratics Cricket Club Erratics Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Peter Hinds4.01400.001.00
Carl Knappett8.0122211.002.75
John Pearson4.001200.003.00
Jim Thomson4.001800.004.50
Simon Orpen5.011400.002.80
Sam Cook5.0035135.007.00
Chris Cook8.021427.001.75
John Curtis3.003500.0011.67

Erratics Cricket Club Erratics Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
6w 6b  
for 9 wickets
12
161		        
Carl Knappett Bowled  0
Matt Turner Bowled  18
John Curtis Caught  7
Chris Cook Stumped  76
Sam Cook Run out  33
Simon Orpen Run out  3
Peter Hinds Caught  4
Simon Topping Not Out  4
John Pearson Stumped  0
David Pearson Run out  0
Jim Thomson Not Out  1

Dunsford Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Photos and video of Dunsford v Erratics Cricket Club Erratics on Sun 30 Apr 2006 at 2pm

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This may have been the delivery that bowled Carl Knappett for a duck at Dunsford in the first game of the 2006 season. Matt Turner looks on from the non-striker's end.