Sunday 27 July Stragglers of Asia vs The Wiltshire Queries

Result: Won by 2 wickets

Team Batting First: Wiltshire Queries

  Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1 L Neale Caught T Bond E Burton 0
2 K Chivers Caught I Salter T Lerwill 13
3 J Melhorn (capt +) Bowled E Burton 0
4 R Thompson LBW E Burton 25
5 T Pike Caught M Cavanagh E Burton 50
6 A Wilkins Stumped S Allsop B King-Harman 55
7 A Hiscock Run out   1
8 H Fyfe Bowled E Burton 7
9 G Grimshaw LBW B King Harman 2
10 B Thompson NOT OUT 1
11

 

       
      Extras: 13 TOTAL: 171 all out

 

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
E Burton 14.3 7 30 5
T Lerwill 7 2 38 1
F Cross 5 0 21 0
B King-Harman 15 3 40 2
T Bond 9 0 33 0

 

Team Batting Second: Stragglers of Asia

  Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1 I Salter LBW Pike 16
2 C Brown Bowled Chivers 10
3 F Cross Ct Pike 22
4 M Shales Ct Pike 28
5 M Cavanagh Ct Pike 8
6 C Joyner LBW Pike 1
7 S Allsop (+) Bowled Hiscock 2
8 T Bond (g) St Pike 33
9 T Lerwill (capt) Not Out 22
10 E Burton Not Out 0
11 B King-Harman DID NOT BAT
      Extras: 31 TOTAL 175 for 8

 

Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
K Chivers 5 1 16 1
G Grimshaw 4 0 16 0
T Pike 19 3 64 6
H Fyfe 9 0 25 0
A Hiscock 2 0 10 0

 

Report: A strong 11 arrived at the ground ready to make amends for last year’s tight defeat. Captain Lerwill started the day well by winning the toss and duly elected to field. A wise decision. Guest Edd Burton opened the bowling with Tim Lerwill and they both kept a tight line. 5 overs without a run and then a flurry of wickets saw Edd pick up a double wicket maiden and 5 maidens in his first 5 overs. A peach to Queries skipper James Melhorn (also a Straggler) saw James leave one which cut back to clatter the stumps. A tidy rally from the Queries before and after lunch saw them all out for 171 in about 50 overs.

Buoyed by the success fielding, the batsmen set about chasing down the total in prompt fashion, but with wickets falling consistently on the way. All of the top 4 got in and contributed well, but it was left to guest Tom Bond and Tim Lerwill to knock off the last 50 or so runs, with Tom just falling at the death.

It was heartening to see the Queries travel to Pangbourne for the second year running and we thank them for that. Following the game a good number popped to the pub in Tidmarsh to reflect on the day and the bonhomie was obvious to all.

Highlights:

After 5 overs WQ had not yet scored.

Edd Burton’s maiden michelle for SOA and that his first 5 overs were all maidens with the 4th being a double wicket maiden.

Having the pleasure of both the President and Chairman playing.

MM: James Allsop

Umpires Barry Aitken and Dave Hodge