RNVR Cricket Club

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Ditchling CC v RNVR Cricket Club on Sun 04 Aug 2024 at 11.30am
RNVR Cricket Club Won by 25 runs

Match report Est il habile? Est il heureux?

It’s 2024 and the Paris Olympics. Anything is possible, right? Femke Bol running down the American Kaylyn Brown. Tom Pidcock, punctured and out sweeping past a broken Victor Koretzky, or glassy eyed Fijians, chasing the ghost of Antoine Dupont around the Stade de France. But Doug Porter? 112, 3 wickets and a direct hit?

Comment ca se passe?

The fact of the matter is Ditchling, chasing 260, were 120-1 off 10 overs after one of the most sublime knocks by Chris Saville, and then 230-3 with 20 overs still remaining and a Scottish international at the crease with a one day 50 to his name. Jimmy Earwicker, all resplendent in his blue UN helmet, had been launching balls into the giant Ash at cow corner and the tree had been throwing them back at Ben Dale, like an angry Ent, woken from a long sleep.

La fin est surement proche?

But Monsieur Porter had other ideas. The Celtic wunderkid was caught off the back of the bat at slip. Leadsom was then bowled by a beauty. Two direct run-outs ensued. Earwicker was retired and then brought back at the death by his skipper only to have to start again and then bowled at the death by a Warnes senior slower ball masterclass.

Le cricket est un jeu amusant.

I have rarely felt so utterly outplayed. So ‘depareille’. But ask Kaylyn Brown, or Victor Koretsky and especially Fijian Jerry Tuwai. In the end, despite how far out in front you might think you are, you don’t win, until you win.

La grosse dame chante.

I didn’t bat. I didn’t bowl. I kept like an old man. But when Setterfield wanted to remove Earwicker to give the rest of the batting lineup a game I said nothing. And that, mes amis, is the art of war…

N'interrompez jamais l'ennemi lorsqu'il fait une erreur. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1805.

Skipper Ford, Henfield 2024.

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
8nb 7w 10b 1lb 
for 8 wickets
26
258		        
Douglas Porter b Earwicker 112 1
Ed Hewens b Leadsom 5 1
Ian Harvey lbw J Poysden 30
Ben Dale ct I Poysden bowlred J Poysden 4 1
Charlie Crichton b Setterfield 27 1
Mark Pepler ct I Poysden 39
Alex Warnes Run out  9 1
Tex Warnes st I Poysden 3
Thomas Hillman Not Out  2
Rob Hayward Not Out  1
Paul Ford   1

Ditchling CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
J Lear6.002200.003.67
R Leadsom8.0320120.002.50
J Earwicker10.0060160.006.00
C Saville5.012600.005.20
F Coleman6.013000.005.00
J Poysden9.0151225.505.67
J Setterfield2.0022122.0011.00
M Bello1.00900.009.00
I Poysden2.00723.503.50

Ditchling CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
6w 10b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
18
233 (30.4 overs)		     
C Saville ct Crichton bowled Dale 79
J Setterfield lbw T Warnes 8
J Poysden ct Dale bowled Hewens 25
I Poysden st Hewens 31
J Earwicker b T Warnes 57
J Lear b Porter 7
F Coleman ct Hewens bowled Porter 0
R Leadsom b Porter 1
K Griffith Run out  0
M Bello Run out  0
M Searle Not Out  7

RNVR Cricket Club RNVR CC Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Alex Warnes4.005100.0012.75
Tex Warnes6.4144222.006.60
Ben Dale6.0047147.007.83
Ed Hewens6.0058229.009.67
Mark Pepler3.401200.003.27
Douglas Porter4.00933.002.25