Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club

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Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI v Twyford & Ruscombe on Sat 01 Jun 2019 at 1:00 pm
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Won by 5 wickets

Match report Heaven Knows Razz’s Miserable Now, as Morrissey earns baggy green!

On a glorious day at a resplendent looking St Seb’s, the hosts won the toss and put Twyford, plus or minus Ruscombe, into bat. Some people wonder, “What Difference Does It Make?” but in the shorter 40 over win/lose format it really pays to chase. A very solid first fifteen overs of bowling from Sussex and Finucane spread Panic through the Twyford top order, which was reduced to 40-odd for 4 at the 15 over drinks break. Clearly the Crows attack wasn’t missing This Charman Man, as Dougie chose a day out at Twickers over another cap for the PRC.

Some wily bowling from DP and Nirav made light work of the Visitors’ middle order. At 90-odd for 8 it once again seemed that Every Saturday Is Like Upadhyay. Unfortunately, the oppositions tail started to wag until Kiwi took the biggest scalp (trapping former-Crow, Razz, leg before at the end of an eclectic over) and Jimmy Sussex returned to demolish the number eleven’s leg stump.

Crows’ dependable openers had an uncharacteristically bad day at the office against an excellent pace attack. Bainesy was unsettled by some sledging from the slips and surrendered his wicket whilst still in single figures - Bigmouth Strikes Again. With three down and only 20 runs on the board, Sheppard was waiting at the crease when Fitzroy Morrissey slipped Hand In Glove and strode to join him.

Luckily the Twyford pace bowler was already knackered after his short spell and the skipper said, “Shiva Take A Blow!” A formidable rearguard action ensued and a wonderful fourth wicket partnership of 85 put Crows right back in contention. A classic Dave Shaw innings saw Crows home with the highlight being a four that was heading down Razz’s throat at long on before he decided to run underneath it and let it sail by.

A fantastic victory and a fully deserved baggy green for Fitz that puts Crows back in the familiar surroundings of mid table mediocrity and I promise no more Morrissey puns as That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore...

Twyford & Ruscombe Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1nb 5w 2b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
10
148 (33.1 overs)		     
Higgins ct  Nash b Sussex 12 19 1 63.16
Siiddineni b  Finucane 4 20 20.0
Basha b  Sussex 4 12 33.33
Burr ct  Baines b Finucane 0 1 0
Babu b  Upahyay 40 36 5 2 111.11
Lancum b  Partridge 11 19 1 57.89
Nagam Not Out  32 39 4 82.05
Woodbridge ct  Clarke b Partridge 0 5 0
Teal ct  Baines b Upadhyay 8 14 1 57.14
Shaikh lbw  Clarke 17 21 2 80.95
Nichols b  Sussex 10 14 1 71.43

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
James Sussex6.112137.003.41
Dan Finucane8.0237218.504.62
Dan Partridge8.0035217.504.38
Nirav Upadhyay8.0229214.503.63
Peter Clarke3.0022122.007.33

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
2nb 9w 2b 3lb 
for 5 wickets
16
151		        
Dave McQuitty lbw  Nagam 0
Tom Nash ct  ? b. Babu 3 1
Andrew Baines ct  ? b. Babu 8 2
Simon Sheppard ct  ? b. Shaikh 39
Fitzroy Morrissey b  Babu 61
David Shaw Not Out  22
Peter Clarke Not Out  4 1
Dan Finucane  
Dan Partridge  
Nirav Upadhyay  
James Sussex  

Twyford & Ruscombe Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Nagam6.0029129.004.83
Babu7.101735.672.37
Shaikh7.0030130.004.29
Woodbridge3.001100.003.67
Lancum2.001600.008.00
Teal2.001600.008.00
Nicholls4.002400.006.00