Sunday 16 June 2019 Stragglers of Asia vs Band of Brothers

Result: Lost by 4 wickets

Report: On a wet and blustery day in deepest darkest Kent, the Stragglers side assembled. In his enthusiasm for getting out as strong a side as possible, Match Manager Matt Shales had slightly miscounted and so we turned up with 12. Matt Shales therefore played for the BB side, who only had 10. Phil McDuell took over the captaincy. Unfortunately for him Matt had already lost the toss by this stage and so the Stragglers were asked to bat on a green and lively pitch. The top order battled hard in difficult conditions and against a very good bowling attack. Sadly for the batsmen there was no let up, as all the change bowlers were as accurate as the openers. Phil McDuell was the mainstay of the innings. Opening up he scored a very impressive 52, the highest score in the match. Some impressive striking from Paddy McDuell and George Humphries (G) saw the Stragglers post 190 for 7 declared in 55 overs.

The BB had a maximum of 48 overs to chase this total. Their openers (including the Stragglers Match Manager!) got the BB off to a quick start, despite some very good bowling from Sam Middleton (G) and Jonny McDuell. IN the last over before tea, Paddy McDuell bowled Matt Shales with what he described as the best ball he ever bowled. After tea the BB continued to bat positively, but some impressive bowling from George Humphries (G) and Paddy McDuell removed the BB top and middle order. However, the Stragglers did not quite have enough runs on the board, especially as the pitch got easier and the outfield quickened up immensely. The BB reached their total 6 down with nearly 10 overs to spare. The moment of the match had to be James Melhorne taking a diving catch at leg slip, a position that the captain and employed for most of the innings.

It was an extremely enjoyable game played in fantastic spirit throughout. Sadly, the BB emerged as winners by 4 wickets.

Team Batting First: Stragglers of Asia

  Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1

 

Melhorn J Ct Berger Meredith 2
2

 

McDuell Phil * Ct & Bowled Regan 52
3

 

Abbott A (g) Ct Hammond Pollington 4
4

 

Perry I Ct Regan Pollington 5
5

 

Middleton S (g) LBW Regan 19
6

 

McDuell J St Berger Regan 13
7

 

McCann J (g) Ct Regan Law 17
8

 

McDuell Paddy Not Out   45
9

 

Humphries G (g) Not Out   20
10

 

Osbourne W (g) Did Not Bat    
11

 

 

Baxter R + Did Not Bat    
      Extras: 13 TOTAL:  190 for 7

 

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Richardson 9 3 14 0
Meredith 10 2 32 1
Pollington 8 1 25 2
Collingwood 8 1 21 0
Regan 11 1 31 3
Pask 3 0 11 0
Shales 1 0 13 0
Law 5 0 32 0

 

Team Batting Second: Band of Brothers

  Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1

 

Law M St Baxter McDuell Paddy 34
2

 

Shales M Bowled McDuell Paddy 28
3

 

Boucher T Bowled Humphries 10
4

 

Hammond M Ct Baxter McCann 21
5

 

Pask A Ct Abbott McDuell Paddy 30
6

 

Pollington T Ct Melhorn Humphries 22
7

 

Regan B Not Out   31
8

 

Berger B + Not Out   0
9

 

Richardson P * Did Not Bat    
10

 

Collingwood R Did Not Bat    
11

 

Meredith W Did Not Bat    
      Extras: 15 TOTAL: 191 for 6

 

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Middleton 6 0 38 0
Osborne 1.1 0 7 0
McDuell J 6.5 1 32 0
Humphries 9.4 2 34 2
McDuell Paddy 12 2 64 3
McCann 2 0 14 1