Ad Hoc Outlaws CC tour of Suffolk 2013
Felixstowe Docks CC v Ad hoc CC - Friday 26th July 2013
Ad Hoc CC innings
With the Laws stuck in traffic David took the reigns and decided to bat on a lovely evening in Felixstowe. We arrived just in time to see Stephen bowled by a beauty of an outswinging yorker. But the innings was quick to recover with Ian smashing the bowling all over Coronation Park (when I say all over, read - between square leg and cow corner). With Ian rocketing along and batting looking very easy it was decided to let him bat to his 50 off just 33 balls. After a scratchy start David hit a quick 48 before he and Sardar (30) retired to bring in Graeme who smashed 35 and NJ who holed out for 10. Zach wrapped the innings up with a quick 9.
Felixstowe Docks CC Innings
Zach, as seems to be his habit, took a wicket off the first ball - David taking a dolly at cover - and soon bowled their other opener. T Law and J Law collected a pair of caught and bowls only after Law junior bowled 4 full tosses in a row to the amusement of all present. NJ bowled well taking three wickets including the dangerous Read, who made 39. Ian took two catches behind the stumps (one off NJ one off Kumar) but decided not stand up to Stephen's dibbly away swingers despite Law Jnr pointing out the potential for stumpings (more on that later). A good all round performance against a side that only play once or twice a year led to a resounding 86 run win.
Milden v Ad Hoc CC - Saturday 27th July - Milden, Suffolk
Milden Innings
With Andy taking up the option of opening (having batted 11 on Friday) Ad Hoc elected to bowl first, while he completed his 20 mile cycle to Milden. Normally I would go into detail about the bowling and fielding but there was only one highlight of the innings. Jish bowled a respectable(ish) ball that ended up in the adjacent field and all the Ad Hoc fielders began to trudge over to begin the search. All that is apart from Sardar who ran the length of the pitch shouting "Don't worry I'll get it". Ignoring the cries of "mind the ditch" from the locals he jumped the fence and suddenly disappeared from view but was soon sighted scrambling up the other side.
Once everyone had managed to recover from laughter enough to continue the game, the reluctant Kumar picked up two wickets with some lovely spin bowling. Despite it being agreed before the match that players would retire on 25 Milden's No. 9 managed to hit three sixes and four fours before eventually being retired on 25????? Some equally dodgy scoring meant that there were 15 runs difference between the runs in the book and the total they came up with. Being good guests we thought better than to make a fuss.
Adhoc Innings
Andy and J Law put together a typically frantic (and short) opening partnership before T Law got bogged down hitting a slow 21 off 25. When we lost Kumar, Jish and Zach for a combined total of 9, getting close to Milden's total looked unlikely until NJ and Stephen got a hurry on before both getting out. Sardar was playing well ably supported by David and then Ian at the death. When the last over arrived we needed a still improbable 19 to win. Luckily for us the Milden bowler went into meltdown bowling wide after wide and Ian and Sardar swung and scurried until suddenly we needed just 2 to win off the last ball with Sardar on strike. To the astonishment of all present Sardar BLOCKED a back of a length ball into the offside for a single.
So many ifs and buts. But it was not Sardar's fault. Those before him were collectively far more to blame. If Tom hadn't batted as if he was hungover and slept in van the night before. If Tom hadn't hit a for a single a ball that would have been a wide (2 runs lost). If Zach hadn't got out to ball that would have been a wide (another 2 runs lost). If David had got his derrière out of the way a ball that (yes you guessed it) would have been a wide. If Milden village had a single soul who could count. And last but not least if hadn't given my dad that fatal extra over that ruined his figures and our chances... You get the idea. But all in all a very diplomatic result.
Ad Hoc CC v Brockwell 49ers - Saturday 27th July - Milden, Suffolk
Ad Hoc Innings
Straight into the next game. Ad hoc batted first and Stephen had certainly enjoyed his BBQd burger, bludgeoning 26 from 13. David hit a quick 23 before giving Ian catching practice behind the stumps off Grahame's bowling (ouch). Law Jnr found a bit form before retiring but NJ (1) and Zach (Golden) were unlucky to get out cheaply. Sardar hit a steady 24 before honourably retiring to get some more batsmen in. Jish (7) and Kumar (10) also sportingly retired themselves to let Andy and J Law face the last over. A good all round batting display left the 49ers with a notional 153 for victory.
Brockwell Innings
Our best fielder turned out to be the sub fielder from the 49ers, who took a catch off a double bouncer from Jish (I have never seen someone more embarrassed to take a wicket) and ran out another of his team mates, before he was removed from the fray.
The dangerous Graeme was caught at long off by Zach from the bowling of Sardar, bringing Ian to the crease. His innings started well, informing us that he was going to hit it to vacant cow corner boundary and then doing just that. Having reached a useful 19 and having seen off Zach it was time to for Stephen's nibbly, dibbly swingers. "There are so many people in this team I don't want to get out to", Ian remarked as Stephen came in to bowl. Perhaps with this in mind, Ian tried push the first ball to cover (rather than wallop it to the leg side) and was beaten by the inswing at a leasing length. As he prodded forward his back leg dragged out of the crease and T Law completed a gloriously celebrated stumping.
With Ian and Graeme back in the hutch the last rites of the innings were administered by David, who first bowled a surprised batsman with a quicker ball and then bowled a clever legside wide for another stumping. "No one comes down the wicket to me", he huffed, kindly pointing the way back to the pavilion.
Ad Hoc CC innings
With the Laws stuck in traffic David took the reigns and decided to bat on a lovely evening in Felixstowe. We arrived just in time to see Stephen bowled by a beauty of an outswinging yorker. But the innings was quick to recover with Ian smashing the bowling all over Coronation Park (when I say all over, read - between square leg and cow corner). With Ian rocketing along and batting looking very easy it was decided to let him bat to his 50 off just 33 balls. After a scratchy start David hit a quick 48 before he and Sardar (30) retired to bring in Graeme who smashed 35 and NJ who holed out for 10. Zach wrapped the innings up with a quick 9.
Felixstowe Docks CC Innings
Zach, as seems to be his habit, took a wicket off the first ball - David taking a dolly at cover - and soon bowled their other opener. T Law and J Law collected a pair of caught and bowls only after Law junior bowled 4 full tosses in a row to the amusement of all present. NJ bowled well taking three wickets including the dangerous Read, who made 39. Ian took two catches behind the stumps (one off NJ one off Kumar) but decided not stand up to Stephen's dibbly away swingers despite Law Jnr pointing out the potential for stumpings (more on that later). A good all round performance against a side that only play once or twice a year led to a resounding 86 run win.
Milden v Ad Hoc CC - Saturday 27th July - Milden, Suffolk
Milden Innings
With Andy taking up the option of opening (having batted 11 on Friday) Ad Hoc elected to bowl first, while he completed his 20 mile cycle to Milden. Normally I would go into detail about the bowling and fielding but there was only one highlight of the innings. Jish bowled a respectable(ish) ball that ended up in the adjacent field and all the Ad Hoc fielders began to trudge over to begin the search. All that is apart from Sardar who ran the length of the pitch shouting "Don't worry I'll get it". Ignoring the cries of "mind the ditch" from the locals he jumped the fence and suddenly disappeared from view but was soon sighted scrambling up the other side.
Once everyone had managed to recover from laughter enough to continue the game, the reluctant Kumar picked up two wickets with some lovely spin bowling. Despite it being agreed before the match that players would retire on 25 Milden's No. 9 managed to hit three sixes and four fours before eventually being retired on 25????? Some equally dodgy scoring meant that there were 15 runs difference between the runs in the book and the total they came up with. Being good guests we thought better than to make a fuss.
Adhoc Innings
Andy and J Law put together a typically frantic (and short) opening partnership before T Law got bogged down hitting a slow 21 off 25. When we lost Kumar, Jish and Zach for a combined total of 9, getting close to Milden's total looked unlikely until NJ and Stephen got a hurry on before both getting out. Sardar was playing well ably supported by David and then Ian at the death. When the last over arrived we needed a still improbable 19 to win. Luckily for us the Milden bowler went into meltdown bowling wide after wide and Ian and Sardar swung and scurried until suddenly we needed just 2 to win off the last ball with Sardar on strike. To the astonishment of all present Sardar BLOCKED a back of a length ball into the offside for a single.
So many ifs and buts. But it was not Sardar's fault. Those before him were collectively far more to blame. If Tom hadn't batted as if he was hungover and slept in van the night before. If Tom hadn't hit a for a single a ball that would have been a wide (2 runs lost). If Zach hadn't got out to ball that would have been a wide (another 2 runs lost). If David had got his derrière out of the way a ball that (yes you guessed it) would have been a wide. If Milden village had a single soul who could count. And last but not least if hadn't given my dad that fatal extra over that ruined his figures and our chances... You get the idea. But all in all a very diplomatic result.
Ad Hoc CC v Brockwell 49ers - Saturday 27th July - Milden, Suffolk
Ad Hoc Innings
Straight into the next game. Ad hoc batted first and Stephen had certainly enjoyed his BBQd burger, bludgeoning 26 from 13. David hit a quick 23 before giving Ian catching practice behind the stumps off Grahame's bowling (ouch). Law Jnr found a bit form before retiring but NJ (1) and Zach (Golden) were unlucky to get out cheaply. Sardar hit a steady 24 before honourably retiring to get some more batsmen in. Jish (7) and Kumar (10) also sportingly retired themselves to let Andy and J Law face the last over. A good all round batting display left the 49ers with a notional 153 for victory.
Brockwell Innings
Our best fielder turned out to be the sub fielder from the 49ers, who took a catch off a double bouncer from Jish (I have never seen someone more embarrassed to take a wicket) and ran out another of his team mates, before he was removed from the fray.
The dangerous Graeme was caught at long off by Zach from the bowling of Sardar, bringing Ian to the crease. His innings started well, informing us that he was going to hit it to vacant cow corner boundary and then doing just that. Having reached a useful 19 and having seen off Zach it was time to for Stephen's nibbly, dibbly swingers. "There are so many people in this team I don't want to get out to", Ian remarked as Stephen came in to bowl. Perhaps with this in mind, Ian tried push the first ball to cover (rather than wallop it to the leg side) and was beaten by the inswing at a leasing length. As he prodded forward his back leg dragged out of the crease and T Law completed a gloriously celebrated stumping.
With Ian and Graeme back in the hutch the last rites of the innings were administered by David, who first bowled a surprised batsman with a quicker ball and then bowled a clever legside wide for another stumping. "No one comes down the wicket to me", he huffed, kindly pointing the way back to the pavilion.