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Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club : Match Reports 2010

Opposition: Church Eaton
Date : 25th July 2010
Start Time : 2:00pm
Venue : Home
Competition : Friendly
Result : Won by 148 runs
Report : P. Fearon
Toss : Lost
Umpires: Various
Scorer: N. George
Weather: Overcast, cool wind.
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Lichfield Nomads v Church Eaton
Lichfield Nomads 295 for 3 v Church Eaton 147

The Nomads put in a record breaking performance to record their sixth win in seven matches. The Nomads record score of 295 for 3 was more than a match for Church's 147 all out.
Pete Gardner passed 500 runs for the season and scored 54. Dan Moss finished unbeaten on 96 and Paul Fearon notched his first fifty of the season, ending on 55 not out.
Two early wickets put paid to any hope of a weakened Church Eaton side getting close to the Nomads total. They had two 13 year olds and a couple of drafted in dads but they kept batting positively and two middle order batsmen were rewarded with half centuries. Fearon broke the main partnership and then Westwood took a spectacular hat-trick to ensure the Nomads won convincingly.

The opposition arrived with a few players short, presumably lost in transit, and inserted the Nomads. Chris Collins continued his recent form with a solid opening partnership with Gardner, newly retired from teaching. Gards soon got the 25 runs he needed for his 500 for the season. Not bad going, 500 before the end of July! Collins was bowled for 28. Brannigan pushed the score along at his usual rate before he was out for 11. Moss joined Gardner and the pair both reached their fifties. Gardner was eventually out for 54. Fearon joined Moss and picked up where they left off at Parkers. Fearon looking more like his old self with a 6 and some powerful hitting. Moss was dropped early on but never looked in trouble again. Despite sleep deprivation after a long drive back from gigging at Great Yarmouth, Moss got better and better hitting some classy cover drives and the pair always pushed the fielding side with plenty of quick ones and twos. Fearon passed his fifty and with the overs running out Moss just failed to reach his century hitting the last ball for four to reach 96 not out. This was the highest ever Nomads score, 295 for 3. Beating the 277 against the same opposition.

Westwood took his first hat-trick for the Nomads to clean up the tail and wrap up a comfortable victory.

There was some excellent commited fielding with a great slip catch from Caygill, a stunning catch at long on from Greaves and a tricky over the shoulder effort by Fearon. Stanley also chipped in with a run out. Westwood, Brannigan, Collins (Junior!) and Moss all excelled in the field.

The opposition were weaker than usual but we have lost to Church Eaton with only 9 men before. All in all an excellent team effort, a hat-trick and a record score.

 

Lichfield Nomads

 

Church Eaton

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

 

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

Gardner

    54

 

       

Collins C

    28

 

       

Brannigan

    11

 

       

Moss

Not Out   96

 

       

Fearon

Not Out   55

 

       

Caygill

     

 

       

Westwood

     

 

       

Stanley

     

 

       

George N

     

 

       

Hoddy

 

 

 

 

       

Greaves

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

Extras w, nb, b, lb

 

 

 

 

Extras w, nb, b, lb

 

 

 

Total for 3 wickets

295

 

 

 

Total for 10 wkts

147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall of wickets: 

 

Fall of wickets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brannigan 4-2-2-1; Hoddy 7-1-23-2;
Westwood
4-21; George N 0-34;
Greaves 1-41; Fearon 5-0-25-1;
Collins C 1.3-0-5-0

26/7/10


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