Weekend Report
Here's the report submitted to the BT this week. On a side note, Robbies pulled off a fabulous win yesterday - Derek F 9-26!?!?!?!
Tottington’s bid to make progress in the NMCL First Division title race faltered at the weekend due to a combination of poor weather and a stubborn partnership! On Saturday the Saints travelled to 2nd placed Robinsons. In stifling conditions Tottington elected to bat, a move which appeared to backfire as they were bowled out for a mediocre 110. Poor shot selections and an uncharacteristically bad Robinsons track contributed to most of the wickets, with only Russ Brooks (39) and Nelly Butterworth making serious contributions. The departure of last weekend’s hero Skundric hastened the Saints collapse; having been handily placed at 77-3, Tottington fell apart and it took some valiant work from Matt Cotton to support Butterworth and get the total into three figures.
With Robinsons top 4 batsmen each averaging over 40, the game looked to be all over. However this Tottington side excels in the field, and with Meehan proving miserly at one end, wickets fell rapidly. Robinsons skipper Massey was crucially run out by Ablett and seamers Watts and Skundric decimated the middle order to leave Robbies teetering at 80-9. Unfortunately for Saints the home side bat all the way down and a combination of luck and some huge swipes from Emmett saw the home side through to a 1 wicket win and 5 points, leaving the Saints far more dejected than they would have been if they’d lost by 10 wickets! On the plus side, all the bowlers performed well and there were terrific contributions in the field from all the team, with Peacock and Smith in particular outstanding.
Sunday’s match with Springhead fell victim to the biblical deluge which hit Tottington at around 4pm; Saints had again elected to bat and the farcical run out of Meehan, poleaxed by skipper Deegan in mid-run, sparked a third successive early slump. However, Steve Smith continued his recent good form with a well constructed 26 not out as Tottington gradually eased themselves into the game. The onset of thunder and lightning hastened the end of the match, leaving Tottington with a frustrating haul of just 2 points from a weekend which could have seen so much more progress made.
Tottington’s bid to make progress in the NMCL First Division title race faltered at the weekend due to a combination of poor weather and a stubborn partnership! On Saturday the Saints travelled to 2nd placed Robinsons. In stifling conditions Tottington elected to bat, a move which appeared to backfire as they were bowled out for a mediocre 110. Poor shot selections and an uncharacteristically bad Robinsons track contributed to most of the wickets, with only Russ Brooks (39) and Nelly Butterworth making serious contributions. The departure of last weekend’s hero Skundric hastened the Saints collapse; having been handily placed at 77-3, Tottington fell apart and it took some valiant work from Matt Cotton to support Butterworth and get the total into three figures.
With Robinsons top 4 batsmen each averaging over 40, the game looked to be all over. However this Tottington side excels in the field, and with Meehan proving miserly at one end, wickets fell rapidly. Robinsons skipper Massey was crucially run out by Ablett and seamers Watts and Skundric decimated the middle order to leave Robbies teetering at 80-9. Unfortunately for Saints the home side bat all the way down and a combination of luck and some huge swipes from Emmett saw the home side through to a 1 wicket win and 5 points, leaving the Saints far more dejected than they would have been if they’d lost by 10 wickets! On the plus side, all the bowlers performed well and there were terrific contributions in the field from all the team, with Peacock and Smith in particular outstanding.
Sunday’s match with Springhead fell victim to the biblical deluge which hit Tottington at around 4pm; Saints had again elected to bat and the farcical run out of Meehan, poleaxed by skipper Deegan in mid-run, sparked a third successive early slump. However, Steve Smith continued his recent good form with a well constructed 26 not out as Tottington gradually eased themselves into the game. The onset of thunder and lightning hastened the end of the match, leaving Tottington with a frustrating haul of just 2 points from a weekend which could have seen so much more progress made.
posted by Doc P at 12:40 pm
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