Ad Hoc Outlaws CC v Brockwell 49ers - 31 August 2013 - South Park
Ad Hoc Outlaws CC Innings
Adhoc chose to bat first and sent in Baron Spring and Snr Management to open. 49ers captain Graeme rather unsportingly got the wicket of J Lo in the first over, caught at fly slip, while Baron Spring hit brisk 16. Rob got himself out in comical circumstances, confidently charging their slow left armer before running back into his crease and guiding an effortless catch to Ian T. behind the stumps. Overseeing the carnage at the other end was Mark A. (playing his first game for Ad Hoc this year) who decided some Boycottesque crease occupation was in order. After steadying the innings Mark took one last mow at the 49ers slow left armer and was bowled for an epic 12 ball duck, the like of which we may never see again. ( At Mark's behest, the fines system has been altered to cater for such a incident happening in the future)
Luckily for Ad Hoc, Mash came to the rescue hitting his best knock this year, steering us to safer waters with an unbeaten 27, ably assisted by Jish (10), who was run out by Sardar who we had kindly lent to the 49ers. Lord Stephen was looking good for his 17 before picking out Graeme at cow corner, bringing in Zach for one of the brief cameos that have characterised his season (to much coaching in the off season). Jnr Management and Terry scrambled some useful runs at the ended leaving 49ers a teasing 120 to win on a typically dodgy South Park track.
49ers innings
With big hitters Ian and Graeme holding themselves back in the order. Ad Hoc took the pace of the ball, bowling flight-n'-guile specialists Snr Mngt, Jish and Mark first up not allowing 49ers to get ahead of the rate and not getting out their openers too early (good thinking chaps). The wickets finally came when Baron Spring and Father Matthew removed both openers. Rob (bowling his mercurial legspin) and Lord Stephen kept it quite tight but 49ers were still in the game.
Law Jnr almost got Ian T. caught behind off a glove from a South Park lifter but Terry misjudged the distance and ran towards the stumps, only to see the ball land where he had been standing. Zach, as is his way these days, bowled the No. 3 with his first ball and bowled tightly until Stephen (looking at least double the age of the new woman in his life) failed to bend his knees adequately to stop a drive and then also managed to block Mash's attempts to stop the same ball.
With Zach bowling a couple wides Jnr Mngt turned back to Lord Stephen to bowl the final to overs. Reasoning being that at his pace he couldn't possible bowl any wides and he would be too slow for the 49ers to hit for the fours and sixes needed to win. Zach wasn't so sure muttering something about bowling just back of a length at pace but all was was going well until with 12 to win off 2 balls Graeme smashed Lord Stephen for huge six over long on. "I'm never going to live this down" I thought as Lord Stephen ambled in to bowl the last. But he rose to the challenge and Graeme could only pick out long off for a 2 from the final ball.
Fines (£1 each)
Man of the match: Father Matthew (Mash) for his excellent 27, a run out and a wicket.
Adhoc chose to bat first and sent in Baron Spring and Snr Management to open. 49ers captain Graeme rather unsportingly got the wicket of J Lo in the first over, caught at fly slip, while Baron Spring hit brisk 16. Rob got himself out in comical circumstances, confidently charging their slow left armer before running back into his crease and guiding an effortless catch to Ian T. behind the stumps. Overseeing the carnage at the other end was Mark A. (playing his first game for Ad Hoc this year) who decided some Boycottesque crease occupation was in order. After steadying the innings Mark took one last mow at the 49ers slow left armer and was bowled for an epic 12 ball duck, the like of which we may never see again. ( At Mark's behest, the fines system has been altered to cater for such a incident happening in the future)
Luckily for Ad Hoc, Mash came to the rescue hitting his best knock this year, steering us to safer waters with an unbeaten 27, ably assisted by Jish (10), who was run out by Sardar who we had kindly lent to the 49ers. Lord Stephen was looking good for his 17 before picking out Graeme at cow corner, bringing in Zach for one of the brief cameos that have characterised his season (to much coaching in the off season). Jnr Management and Terry scrambled some useful runs at the ended leaving 49ers a teasing 120 to win on a typically dodgy South Park track.
49ers innings
With big hitters Ian and Graeme holding themselves back in the order. Ad Hoc took the pace of the ball, bowling flight-n'-guile specialists Snr Mngt, Jish and Mark first up not allowing 49ers to get ahead of the rate and not getting out their openers too early (good thinking chaps). The wickets finally came when Baron Spring and Father Matthew removed both openers. Rob (bowling his mercurial legspin) and Lord Stephen kept it quite tight but 49ers were still in the game.
Law Jnr almost got Ian T. caught behind off a glove from a South Park lifter but Terry misjudged the distance and ran towards the stumps, only to see the ball land where he had been standing. Zach, as is his way these days, bowled the No. 3 with his first ball and bowled tightly until Stephen (looking at least double the age of the new woman in his life) failed to bend his knees adequately to stop a drive and then also managed to block Mash's attempts to stop the same ball.
With Zach bowling a couple wides Jnr Mngt turned back to Lord Stephen to bowl the final to overs. Reasoning being that at his pace he couldn't possible bowl any wides and he would be too slow for the 49ers to hit for the fours and sixes needed to win. Zach wasn't so sure muttering something about bowling just back of a length at pace but all was was going well until with 12 to win off 2 balls Graeme smashed Lord Stephen for huge six over long on. "I'm never going to live this down" I thought as Lord Stephen ambled in to bowl the last. But he rose to the challenge and Graeme could only pick out long off for a 2 from the final ball.
Fines (£1 each)
- Terry for a dropped catch of J Law
- J Law for golden duck
- Mark for a 12 ball duck
- Zach for poor strike rate
Man of the match: Father Matthew (Mash) for his excellent 27, a run out and a wicket.