RNVR Cricket Club

Scorecard

St Cross Symondians CC v RNVR Cricket Club on Fri 03 Jun 2022 at 12 Noon
Match was Drawn

Match report Day one of only 2 dates in Winchester this year over a three day Jubilee weekend.
St Cross played host for the second time.
On mature reflection MM Vacher ought to have realised the subtle difference in the correspondence pre-match between "youth" and "kids". It's likely a talent thing as the St Cross side may well have had a modal age of 16, if not an average one, and played the game with the most high spirited joyful enthusiasm this correspondent can ever recall, largely as Umpire.

It was a joy, and the result, rather tamely - a draw - was anything but, with fielders crowding the bat as the RNVR last wicket appeared to hold on for 13 overs. Definitely more luck than judgement as one of them was hopelessly trying to actually hit the ball to distant parts. At least the classic stoicism of no10 saved the day. The youthful St Cross were brimful of cartwheels, sliding stops, joyful banter and helpless high spirits.

Dr Paul Ford (see matches passim) captained (see fewer blogs passim) with alacrity and set a noted and welcome tone in having 20 overs bowled in the first hour. St Cross manfully forwent a drinks break to maintain an even over rate across the match.

Mr Barrett, with earned luck played a masterful innings, paced perfectly, watchful for a very long time and then explosive.

Josh Good, son of a WinColl housemaster (possibly) captained his side with equal brilliance and worthily earnt the man of the match Champagne, the last bottle from the RNVR 75th dinner, presented by the Master of the Salters' Company, Ms Timandra Nichols, present to both receive the grateful thanks of the RNVR for the dinner venue and to support her son, the Umpire (and supremo of a 300 strong youth academy at St Cross), Richard Tyson, whose family provided and served a splendid tea for which the cost was waived.

The ground was not an easy one to save runs on and the short boundaries were well visited, in the first half, after Vinay and Phillips misery opening spell. Tex and the Emmins family bowled well and were unlucky to not have as much support as the field could have provided. Tom Hillman bowled well - not quite like 2021, but his time was to come......

RNVR innings got off to a shocker with Porter finding broken box in his trousers, and worse, ambling a second against a gun-arm. Hylton on his return to the UK was on fine form and Rupert Emmins was sneaky to survive and then explosive to finish. Where at one point all things were in bloom and the prospects were verdant the bowlers fought back and when Warnes failed to imply any - let alone enough displeasure at his dismissal as wicket number nine all was lost. Almost literally; as Nick Emmins had deflected a ball onto his ankle so well that he couldn't strap on a pad.

St Cross politely let the umpire bat 11 and an improbable chase for 70 runs in the last 13 overs started. 100-1 was offered and taken. It proved wise for the bookie. Despite a fleeting dream, the partnership amassed but 21, largely it will be seen, in extras, with no11 wearing a slow bouncer, a shot never previously attempted in 54 years, on his chin.

St Cross Symondians CC Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 1lb 
for 7 wickets
2
236 (45.0 overs)		     
Jack Good* ct  B Vacher, bowled Rupert Emmins 15 52 1 28.85
Ben Foster ct  B Vacher, bowled Kumar 14 23 2 60.87
Graham Barrett * ct  Kumar, bowled Warnes 78 79 11 2 98.73
Sam Good b  Warnes 40 66 5 60.61
Charlie Preston ct  Pepler, bowled Warnes 0 7 0
Felix Bussy-Jones Not Out  50 24 6 2 208.33
Tom Moore b  Kumar 12 12 1 100
Nick Moore b  Kumar 9 8 1 112.50
Rhys Thomas  
A Claisse  
Oliver Sandercoke  

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Vinay Kumar11.0058319.335.27
Hylton Phillips6.011000.001.67
Tex Warnes9.0040313.334.44
Nick Emmins (Oxted CC)7.013200.004.57
Rupert Emmins (Oxted CC)9.0060160.006.67
Thomas Hillman3.002900.009.67

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 19w 16b 16lb 
for 9 wickets
53
187		        
Tim Hardman b  A Claisse 0 3 0
Douglas Porter run out  (Rhys Thomas) 6 21 1 28.57
Hylton Phillips ct  Tom Moore, Bowled Jack Good 47 57 9 82.46
Mark Pepler b  Oliver Sandercock 0 3 0 1
Rupert Emmins (Oxted CC) lbw  Felix Bussy-Jones 44 37 6 1 118.92
Bertie Vacher b  Charlie Preston 8 30 1 26.67 2
Vinay Kumar ct  Rhys Thomas, Bowled Jack Good 5 11 45.45 1
Paul Ford ct  &bowled Rhys Thomas 6 31 1 19.35
Tex Warnes ct  A Claisse, bowled Nick Moore 9 13 2 69.23
Thomas Hillman Not Out  0 33 0
Piers Vacher Not Out  9 29 1 31.03

St Cross Symondians CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
A Claisse6.0219119.003.17
Oliver Sandercock9.0217117.001.89
Rhys Thomas9.0150150.005.56
Ben Foster4.002600.006.50
Thomas Moore1.00900.009.00
Felix Bussey Jones4.00919.002.25
Jack Good3.001025.003.33
Nick Moore5.03313.000.60
Charlie Preston3.0111111.003.67
Graham Barrett1.00100.001.00

  • Umpire :
    vacher/Maroof
  • Scorer :
    vacher/Maroof