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Broadhalfpenny Brigands CC v RNVR Cricket Club on Sun 24 Jul 2011 at 14:00
RNVR Cricket Club Won 37 runs

Match report Broadhalfpenny Brigands vs RNVR
24th July 2011 at Hambledon


RNVR 171-9
Broadhalfpenny Brigands 132 all out (Speedman 6 for 26)


RNVR won by 39 runs


The home of Cricket. Lunch and drinks in the Bat and Ball. How authentic can it get?

A glorious day, a sublime vista across the downs & fields, a bucolic dream of a match.

Until we collapsed from 1 for 1, to 5 for 2, to 18 for 3. The opening dobber nearly had a cardiac while bowling but this did not seem to affect the fluency with which RNVR gave away their wickets. Enter Charlie won-ton to give our innings some substance with several (20 something) cameos by lesser mortals and the RNVR reached a passable 171. The Brigands began well, and at a solid 60+ for none in not very many overs and we were looking down the barrel of a well rifled defeated. A stunning bowling performance by Speedo including the first hat-trick many of us had seen, backed up by Atif who narrowly missed a hat-trick, put us back in the game. However their very talented opener had other ideas and was carting us around for fun, and brought up his ton easily (out of a total of 130 at the time). However more tight bowling and a delightful slower ball by Ben had the mighty smiter caught on the long off boundary by CC himself. I think he was more surprised than us (having declined the previous chance, to let it bounce). After that it was left to Jonathon to mop up the tail and reach his five for.

A game that had it all. And another victory for RNVR


THE SECRET DIARY OF CHARLES CRICHTON (did AVERAGE 113 ¾ now 68.97634521)

Woke up hung-over again (I can’t understand it – a day a Lord’s followed by a few beers in Northcote Road, it’s hardly a session?). I had barely dealt with the young lady I found in my flat than Speedman turned up, at 10:30 ! For an eleven o’clock meet. I left him on the street, while I shaved. (Tom, pls note – shave at home, not the station car park!)

Squashed JS into a quarter of the back seat of my Ka – half on top of the wheel arch. It’s his own stupid fault for having such a large coffin. What’s in there anyway???

Drove Andy, JS and myself [to distraction] to Hambledon, the Spiritual home of Cricket. Via a horrific jam at Guildford (they should just bomb it). Speedo was occasionally heard to remark about the chilli-con-carne he was going to have for lunch. (I recommended the fish platter)

1:55. No other RNVR except us 3, my father and Ben and his 2 sons. Looks like we’ll need to bat first.

The Players :-

THE BRIGADIER

Bat: Sent in to shore up the wilting innings at 5 for 2. Looked very steady against the opening dobber, but less so against the Nippy Kid. Survived and early LB call from Umpire Trigger by edging down the pitch the moment the appeal was raised. I tried to run him out so I could get off the mark with a suicidal ball straight at mid off. Waited for the first pie-chucker, who he dumped into the woods with a very cross-batted swat. (I hit one further though! That’s 3 sixes this season already) eventually out for 20 ish, to the Kid, for Trigger’s third lbw in 4 wickets.

Field: nothing of note either way


CC (or KP as I like to call myself)

Bat: I got lots again. Unfortunately I scored less than my average and was out. Drat and double drat.

Average is falling – now below the magic number. But I scored a six. And some fours. Tried to run out Andy – he needs the exercise, anyway and why shouldn’t I try to get off the mark like my hero does?

I thought it was a match saving innings – once again.

Field: I fielded with aplomb and caught the run-making opener at long off, brilliantly


FORDie

Conjugation: offered to let Ferg ‘pop-in’ whenever he felt like it and then assured Atif that he was happy to satisfy him any time. Well, we were in the deepest shire territory.

Bat: He didn’t get too many – that I remember.

Keeping: good all round glove work. New gloves definitely helping. Not like PV’s special ‘parrying’ gloves. Stood up to several bowlers who like to think of themselves as ‘quick’.

Not many got past. (note to self: must get some keeping tips off Fordy)

Captaincy: inspired tactic of keeping on Speedman – though I think it was because they looked very good to start with and he did not trust anyone else. Or maybe he wanted to see them tonk JS???


BEN

Bat: batted with élan for 3 whole overs before falling………

Bowl: having served up some very ‘edge-curled’ sandwiches from his rather dilapidated cafeteria to the heavy smiting opener, allowing him to reach three figures*, our own master of variation lulled (he is claiming) Mr Hundred* into hitting another huge skyer to me at long off. The rest as they say is history……

Football: looked pretty good, kicking around with his sons


SENIOR

Lunch: arrived late (in a strop) cos of traffic and had to have a quick lunch of salt & vinegar crisps (I think he was looking forward to that chilli, Speedo was on about)

Bat: Opened confidently. Out lbw very early - apparently he told the ump that we were playing ‘not out first ball’ – claimed it was something to do with a thick edge on to the pad, when he returned to the pavilion five balls later – having been outed and unable to utilise the good Doctor’s ‘they’ve come to watch me bat’ excuse.

Lunch: Went for a second lunch at the Bat & Ball – another packet of salt & vinegar

Field: Remember seeing him in the trees attempting to catch one crossing the boundary 30 feet up

Bowl: bowled okay but could not dislodge the openers


JUNIOR hung over too.

Bat: Managed to bat solidly for a 30 or so just helping us edge the score up to a dismal 171.

Field: Able to field like the tyro that he is saving several boundaries that no one else would have got close to. Glasses definitely hiding red eyes.

Bowl: strangely too hung over to bowl very well – seemingly stocked up at the Ben cafeteria


FERG

Journey: drove a long way to get here through many a chav laden traffic jam – surprisingly not very disgruntled on arrival.

Bat: Added a very useful 20 odd to help avert the embarrassing batting failure that we promised all innings.

Field: Somnolent at slip – probably looking forward the return drive.


BILL

Bat: scored a few, like all the other mid-order batters, he got relatively well set, before deciding to wallop one which was straight and on a decent length – result: stumps cartwheeling to all corners.

Field: Magnificent at deep deep long-on particularly when patrolling the field of rape behind the sight screen.


SPEEDO

Lunch: no chilli on the menu – ha! So he polished off enormous roast chicken - surprised he could move

Bat: disconsolately lbw to a straight one ‘it was down leg’

Bowl: Good length and line. Kept the oppo on their toes but no breakthrough for a while. Kept at it and was rewarded with as good a spell of wicket taking as you will see outside of minor counties cricket. He put the nipper fast bowler back in his box. Put the lidded keeper back in his box pretty quickly too. Bowled an unplayable ball at one bloke, first ball. HAT-TRICK. Was immediately removed from bowling attack for un-gentlemanly play – reinstated when death stare at captain suggested a ‘toys and pram’ moment. Got a couple more.


ROB

Bat: scored a decent few

Bowl: bowled well with some nip for 3 or four overs before Mr Century* took a fancy to his bad balls, which increased in their frequency from then on.

Field: Fielded proficiently apart from a girlish lunge at a tricky missile by Ton-up* man.


ATIF

Bat: did he bat? Oh, yes. Got 11.

Field: Fielded unostentatiously and was extremely gracious in declining to catch the oppo Centurion* (on about 25) – mind, it was hit bloody hard.

Bowl: Bowled very tightly and claimed two in two balls. Assured me that he did not want to ‘piss on Jonathan (Minor Counties) Speedman’s bonfire’ so he deliberately avoided claiming a hat-trick of his own. A steady few overs to help us on our way to an unlikely victory.


It has been claimed that the comedy running by BB’s WG lookalike was detrimental to the concentration of our batsmen, but I believe it just added to the enjoyment by the spectators (and the already out batters)

All round, a good performance by RNVR and a really fun game of cricket. I’m sure The Brigands thought they had it nicely in the bag at 70 odd for none.

Well done to all the chaps.


* I must remember to keep trying to reach that elusive hundred…….I’m clearly leading the averages this year (again) but a ton would be nice.

P.S. I bet Dad will be proud of my innings and that catch!

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 2w 10b 2lb 
for 9 wickets
15
171		        
Anthony Massey b A Polson 4
Jonathan Speedman lbw J Peach 0
Ben Dale b J Peach 8 1
Andy Craig lbw J Peach 20 2 1
Charlie Crichton b J Peach 58 2 1 1
Bill Allen b G Armstrong 15
Steve Ferguson b J Peach 19
Rob Hayward b J Peach 2
James Massey Not Out  23 2
Paul Ford lbw J Peach 2
Atif Khan Not Out  5

Broadhalfpenny Brigands CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
A Polson5.0114114.002.80
J Peach13.023374.712.54
A Reed4.002700.006.75
M Beardall12.004700.003.92
G Armstrong8.0221121.002.63
A Cheyne6.011700.002.83

Broadhalfpenny Brigands CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
2w 3b 1lb 
for 10 wickets
6
134 (33.4 overs)		     
A Cheyne ct Ben Dale 106 8 4
N Harris b Jonathan Speedman 11 1
M Jarrett b Atif Khan 4
J Peach b Jonathan Speedman 1
M Beardall lbw Jonathan Speedman 0
G Armstrong b Jonathan Speedman 0
H Bates b Atif Khan 4 1
J Harris b Atif Khan 0
D Lippe b Jonathan Speedman 2
A Reed Not Out  0
A Polson b Jonathan Speedman 0

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Rob Hayward6.013000.005.00
Jonathan Speedman12.452664.332.05
Atif Khan7.002237.333.14
James Massey4.012200.005.50
Ben Dale4.0030130.007.50