Scorecard

Erratics Cricket Club Erratics v Cheriton Fitzpaine on Thu 27 May 2010 at 18.15
Erratics Cricket Club Won by 66 runs

Match report Match Report: Greg Richmond

The evening was sunny, but surprisingly cold, as those stoic folks who forsook their sweaters soon discovered. The Erratics batted first and Martin Wright and myself made a brisk start to the innings, before Martin miscued one to mid-off. Jonathan Kirby and Martin Weiler both fell lbw, bringing Chris Cook to the crease. I was a little nervous at this point. The Cheriton Fitzpaine bowlers had delivered an obliging number of leg stump full tosses to me, and one I had wafted over the square leg boundary and straight through the back windscreen of Chris’s car. Chris was very good-natured about it ‘no matter – just enjoy your batting’ and a productive partnership ensued until I missed a straight one.

Chris Cook kept the scoring rate high towards the end of the innings with some elegant and clean hitting whilst Armaan Malhotra hit a fine six over midwicket.

Your correspondent missed watching the end of the Erratics innings as a particularly well struck blow from Chris Cook cleared the boundary and a high hedge some 20 yards beyond it – subsequent attempts to recover the ball were not successful. The end total was 195-8 – a challenging score.

Just how challenging the score was became apparent at the start of the of the Cheriton Fitzpaine innings. John Nagle removed both openers to catches at slip and gully, whilst Gareth Oughton’s speedy opening overs proved hard to get away as he took an early wicket with a fine delivery.

Cheriton Fitzpaine’s early struggles were compounded by some fine Erratics fielding, with Chris Fear in particular excelling – ‘an Erratic attacking the ball in the field ’ came the surprised cry as he swooped to prevent a run. Cheriton Fitzpaine began to recover pretty effectively as Potts worked his way to a stylish 61. His innings though was cut short by a moment of Chris Ferro magic. Potts hit a stinging off drive and was clearly irked to see Chris stop it at a deepish mid-off. Worse was to come for the batsman as Chris jumped up and threw down the stumps with Potts narrowly short of his ground.

Thereafter the momentum of the Cheriton Fitzpaine innings ebbed and wickets came at regular intervals. There was a chance for some ‘experimental’ bowling, with my non-spinning off-breaks and Gareth’s spinning (but not always landing on the cut bit) leg-breaks. The Cheriton innings closed well short, at 129-7, which included a generous helping of 27 extras, mostly wides.
Thursday 27th May
v Cheriton Fitzpaine @ Cheriton

Chris Cook
Phil Ellis
Chris Fear
Chris Ferro
Ed Keedwell
Jonathan Kirby
Armaan Malhotra
Gareth Oughton
Greg Richmond
Martin Weiler
Martin Wright

Erratics Cricket Club Erratics Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 7w 4b 1lb 
for 8 wickets
13
195		        
Martin Wright Caught  12
Greg Richmond Bowled  88
Jonathan Kirby Lbw  1
Martin Weiler Lbw  6
Chris Cook Run out  59
Christopher Fear Bowled  1
John Nagle Caught  4
Ed Keedwell Bowled  1
Armaan Malhotra Not Out  9
Gareth Oughton  
Chris Ferro  

Cheriton Fitzpaine Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Cheriton Fitzpaine Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
5nb 16w 5b 1lb 
for 7 wickets
27
129 (20.0 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Erratics Cricket Club Erratics Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Gareth Oughton3.01717.002.33
John Nagle4.011427.003.50
Ed Keedwell2.003000.0015.00
Armaan Malhotra2.001600.008.00
Chris Ferro2.01919.004.50
Greg Richmond3.00924.503.00
Christopher Fear3.0021121.007.00
Chris Cook1.00200.002.00