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Lichfield Nomads Cricket Club : Match Reports 2015
Opposition: Stafford Strykers
Date : 5th July 2015
Start Time : 2:00pm
Venue : Home
Competition : Friendly 40 overs
Result : Won by 11 runs
Report : J. Hoddy
Toss : Won
Umpires:  
Scorer:  
Weather: Scattered heavy showers
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Lichfield Nomads CC v Stafford Strykers

Scores: Lichfield Nomads 236 for 7; Stafford Strykers 225 for 10
Result: Lichfield Nomads won by 11 runs

 Blackburn Struck by Strykers

Nomads were struggling to raise a side and were helped out by 2 guest players both who made a contribution to the match. The threat of heavy showers and the opposition lacking players, who turned up later, encouraged Nomads to a quick start with  Gardner and Stanley, who was outscoring Gardner, scoring quickly. At the fall of the 1st wicket 45 had come off 7 overs A heavy shower then kept the players off for a short period. A good pace was maintained by Rolfe and then George and Page. A mixture of frequent bowling changes and unfamiliar names kept the scorer on his toes and he apparently missed a bowling change which was sorted out by the opposition. Rolfe was bowled when he looked good for a century, although earlier he was almost caught and bowled but gained 4 runs in overthrows when the bowler tried to run him out at the keeper’s end.  Cartwright and Blackburn kept things going with  a final contribution of 62 off the last 9 overs, The opposition like to get all the team involved with 10 players getting a bowl – one over resulting in 15 wides (3 boundaries off wides). This spirit may have cost them the match but it is a good attitude. A score of 236-7 looked to give us good chances although we know Stafford Strykers are usually a good batting side.

Hoddy and Harrison opened the bowling and kept the run-rate down with about 30 coming off 10 overs with the fall of 2 wickets to Harrison. This had already raised the required run-rate to nearly 7 per over. However 2 more wickets, to Hoddy, brought Strykers two best batsmen to the crease and  both went for the runs making the most of some loose bowling and scruffy fielding. Both Forster and George are struggling to get a rhythm to their bowling and with many of our best bowlers being unavailable it was a struggle to eke out the overs. However Forster had taken the vital wicket of Jyothi (81) and the match was evenly balanced. Play was again delayed when Pete Blackburn attempting to catch a hard hit ball at mid-off lost it  in the low sun and headed the ball over the boundary. Pete was sent off to hospital for stiches and managed to get back at the end of the match. Hoddy took over as captain and brought on Pickering who performed admirably taking the last 2 wickets. Strykers fell 12 runs short of victory with still 5 overs to go. A seesaw match which was played in good spirit and saw Nomads gain another victory.

Disclaimer: any offence caused by this article is unintentional, any praise is well deserved.] 

 

Lichfield Nomads

 

Stafford Strykers

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

 

 

How Out

Bowler

Total

Gardner

lbw

Jay

24

 

Jay

lbw

Hoddy

19

Stanley

b

Shetra

18

 

Prabat

Ct Pickering

Harrison

15

Rolfe

b

Jyothi

68

 

Sam

Ct George

Harrison

0

George, N

b

Jyothi

14

 

Sri

b

Hoddy

8

 Lee Page

b

Satyea

21

 

Santhanu

Ct Gardner

George

17

Stuart Harrison

b

Dhjiray

0

 

Jyothi

Ct Stanley

Forster

81

Cartwright

B

Dhjiray

19

 

Kshetra

lbw

Cartwight

17

P Blackburn

n/o

 

11

 

Dhjiray

Ct Harrison

Pickering

32

D Pickering

Dnb

 

 

 

Muthu

b

Cartwright

6

Hoddy

Dnb

 

 

 

Prem

n/o

 

6

Forster

dnb

 

 

 

Satyea

b

Pickering

5

 

 

Extras

61

 

 

 

Extra

19

 

 

total

236-7

 

 

 

Total

225-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kshetra 5-0-19-1, Muthu 4-0-29-0, Jyothi 8-0-34-2, Jay 6-0-27-1, Dhjiray 6-0-19-2, Sri 5-0-35-0, Satyea 3-0-13-1, Santhanu 1-0-2-0, Prem 1-0-23-0, Sam 1-0-8-0

 

Hoddy 8-0-29-2, Harrison 8-1-16-2, Cartwright 8-0-66-2, Forster 5-0-40-1, George 4-0-42-1, Pickering 2-2-0-23-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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