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Played at Victoria Park, pitch 3
Report by Hassan Khan (captain)
We won the toss and elected to bat. However, within a few overs
a devastating hat-trick from MUFG pacer Poddar had left our batting
in tatters. The dependable Holmes clung on but was removed for a
typically fluent 26. A valiant 17 from Barrass failed to stop the
MUFG onslaught.
At 61-6, I joined Wright as last man. We put
on a commendable 53 runs for the last wicket, mainly due to some
belligerent strokeplay from Wright, until yours truly was
unceremoniously stumped off a wide!
Still, a total of 114 at
least gave OFCC something to bowl at. The MUFG openers, defying
disciplined bowling from Khan and Holmes, threw the proverbial
kitchen sink at everything. With only 31 needed for victory, a
change of bowling brought some much needed OF success. Spin duo
Mansha and McGee bowled tight lines, and McGee was rewarded with two
valuable scalps.
In a match that mostly looked a hopelessly
lost cause, a tense atmosphere briefly enveloped Pitch 3, as 19 runs
were required from 24 balls. Anxiously scampered singles took MUFG
home, although they were assisted by some helpful bowling.
Nevertheless, this was a competitive game which ebbed and flowed due
to an excellent OF fightback after the initial catastrophe.
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Swing and a quiff:
Philip Barrass gives a mighty heave ... and misses the ball
Photo: George Watson |
Old Fallopians 114-7 (14 overs)
I Mansha c A Akram† b T Poddar* 8
J Holmes c J Patel b K Katneshwarkar 26
J Turner† b T Poddar* 0
G McGee b T Poddar* 1
S Tipu b V Wilfred 1
P Barrass c A Akram† b K Katneshwarkar 17
J Wright not out 34
H Khan* st A Akram† b N Sharma 13
Extras (w 13, lb 1) 14
Total 114
FOW: 7-1 I Mansha, 7-2 J Turner†, 18-3 G McGee, 40-4 S Tipu,
50-5 P Barrass,
61-6 J Holmes, 114-7 H Khan*
V Wilfred 3-0-19-1
T Poddar* 4-0-18-3
K Katneshwarkar 3-0-33-2
J Patel 2-0-21-0
N Sharma 1.3-0-8-1
B.M Munvar 1-0-14-0
MUFG 117-3 (13 overs)
A Akram† run out (G McGee) 42
T Poddar* b G McGee 29
K Katneshwarkar c J Holmes b G McGee 7
J Patel not out 16
N Sharma not out 3
Extras (w 15, nb 2, b 1, lb 2) 20
Total 117
DNB: B.M Munvar, V Wilfred
FOW: 83-1 A Akram†, 83-2 T Poddar*, 96-3 K Katneshwarkar
H Khan* 3-0-35-0
J Holmes 2-0-19-0
I Mansha 2-0-14-0
G McGee 3-0-22-2
S Tipu 2.3-1-11-0
J Wright 1-0-13-0
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