“Love, Love is a Verb (Part 1)”
Match: 24
/ 622
Lost
by 12 runs
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Team |
Total |
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Appleton CC |
107 - 6 |
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A. Darley 2 - 9, M. Rundle
1 - 5 |
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FFTMCC |
95 - 8 |
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J. Pearson 25*, J. Harris
19 |
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I’ve made this mistake
before; trying to write a match report a few months after the events. It’s
made all the harder by the fact this game turned into 3 games in one day. Add
in arriving at the ground for 10:30 and not leaving until near enough twelve
hours later having not played the first two games, and then multiply that by
our touring German opposition being sponsored by Edinger. Honestly, if any of
this is even close to being accurate, I’ll be surprised.
Heligoland. The scene setting I can
do. Brasenose Dan was on a MAD funded holiday and thus we couldn’t host us vs
Heligoland CC on Thursday. That’ll learn us, as my illiterate mother-in-law
would say. Spam contacted every ground in the UK to no avail. Even Lords
wouldn’t have us. Thus, the only real option was to kindly ask Appleton (our
Sunday oppo) whether we could turn that day into a three-way cricketing
festival, to ensure Heligoland’s tour wasn’t ruined by us stupid Stefan
Kuntz’. The Apples, being of the deliciously good variety, duly obliged. And
then some!
A MAD flag missing? Beer deliveries supplied by
Heligoland…. MC Gellar had the
speakers blaring, The MAD (home team du jour) were given the home changing
rooms whilst the Apples changed al fresco in a gazebo it would be permissible
to smoke in – given it only had one side, the fridges were fully stocked –
and then generously added to by our German visitors and sponsor. Flags were
hoisted with The MAD awaiting Mike’s arrival to berate him for us not having
one. The Heligoland blazers were a thing of beauty too. Lastly, the
‘FourSixDuck Technik’ trophy was revealed. I’ve forgotten who named it as
such, but I do remember thinking; ‘Audi come up with that?’ A little history;
Heligoland is a collection of little islands in the German Bight part of the
North Sea. Shout out to all my shipping forecast enthusiasts. They have been
German owned, Danish owned, UK owned, and are now back with Germany.
Heligoland CC only play a handful of games on the islands. It may have even
just been one per year. Most games are played in Hamburg by virtue of the
fact that that is the actual home of the majority of the players. Heligoland
is not a toy-based theme park near Windsor.
It was decided that the
tourists should bookend the day and that the Apples should play the first two
games so they could fire up the BBQ in good time. This left The MAD playing
the last two games. Something to do with the toss for all three games was
worked out too. The matches would be 16 overs a-side. As I circled the ground
with club chairperson/chief statto Bullock and (not) my first Edinger, a
hard-fought game left the hosts victorious in the opener. I don’t recall too
much, save a J. Bennett duck and a couple of hefty blows into adjacent
fields. The Erdinger was slipping down nicely. Moritz, Heligoland’s Matt
Bullock, asked for some photos for their sponsors. Rude not to oblige.
MAD celebrate a Darley wicket. The MAD need no excuse
to get the Top Trumps out and here they were again, about to decide the fates
of the day for many, with a 15-man squad needing culling for each game.
Hotson and Reeves wouldn’t be here in time for game one, so they’d be two of
the four. You should be able to figure out which other two Madsters joined
them in not playing. Pearson screeching into the car park in his whites
twenty seconds before the game started bog standard fare. Spam had come and
gone by now after really rather surprisingly enjoying some Erdinger 0.0%. It
is genuinely good stuff. In truth, I really
couldn’t tell you much about The MAD v Apples game either. Although, I do
seem to recall a J Bennett duck again. Weird. A golden one, this. By now,
Heligoland were gaining momentum in the drinking stakes as last night’s
hangovers were being shaken. Mike and Jake had arrived to distract me from
the scoreboard and Matt from the scorebook. DJ Hotson proving slightly more
melancholy in his song choices than MC Gellar. The fourth playing of Massive
Attack’s Teardrop perhaps proving four too many. It’s a belter no doubt, but
I’m yet to hear it used at the T20 Blast. There was a fiasco about the
playing of the German national anthem – though I’m not entirely sure what
that was about.
A spectacular day for Mr Bennett (Appleton), with
scores of 0 and a platinum. The scorebook tells me
that Pearson pouched a couple of catches, including a C&B, and then hit
25* before buggering off. As is his want. Rundle, Roberts, Shorten, and
Darley x 2 ticked the wickets column. A gettable total of 107 proved just out
of reach of The MAD as canny bowling and timely wickets checked progress
despite handy contributions from Jan (16), Joe (10) and John (19). Roughly
five-and-a-half hours after arriving, I’d finally get to play some cricket.
Those hours probably matched by Edinger’s. Perhaps even exceeded…. ’P. Ink-Lady’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Appleton CC Played at Appleton, 23 June 2024 Far from the MCC won the toss and
elected to field Appleton CC won by 12 runs Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
24 / 622 16 over match |
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Team |
Appleton CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
J.
Bennett |
c Harris b Rundle |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
1-0 |
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2 |
P.
Atkinson |
c Pearson b Roberts |
7 |
(10) |
- |
- |
2-30 |
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3 |
A.
Gilkes |
b Shorten |
20 |
(20) |
4 |
- |
3-30 |
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4 |
E.
Lifely |
c & b Pearson |
23 |
(17) |
4 |
- |
4-65 |
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5 |
E.
Gilkes * |
retired |
26 |
(22) |
2 |
- |
5-104 |
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6 |
L. King |
retired |
23 |
(20) |
2 |
- |
6-106 |
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7 |
W.
Geller † |
lbw b Darley |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
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8 |
V.
Willemse |
not out |
0 |
() |
- |
- |
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9 |
L.
Botham |
b Darley |
2 |
(3) |
- |
- |
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10 |
J.
Timmins |
not out |
1 |
(2) |
- |
- |
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11 |
R.
Allsworth |
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Extras |
W2, LB1, B2 |
5 |
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TOTAL |
(for 6 wickets, 16 overs) |
107 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Rundle |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2.50 |
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2 |
Turner |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7.00 |
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3 |
Roberts |
2 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
5.50 |
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4 |
Shorten |
2 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
9.50 |
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5 |
Pearson |
2 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
5.50 |
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6 |
Harris |
2 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
10.50 |
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7 |
Cartwright |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8.00 |
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8 |
Hoskins |
2 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
6.50 |
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9 |
Darley |
2 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.50 |
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Note: E.
Gilkes & L. King retired after 15 overs |
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Team |
Far from the MCC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
A.
Darley |
b Atkinson |
1 |
(4) |
- |
- |
1-1 |
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2 |
J. D.
Hoskins |
b Atkinson |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
2-7 |
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3 |
J. vdG.
Webster |
c Geller b A. Gilkes |
16 |
(27) |
2 |
- |
3-34 |
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4 |
J. A.
Cartwright |
run out |
10 |
(14) |
1 |
- |
4-34 |
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5 |
J.
Harris |
run out |
19 |
(22) |
1 |
- |
5-40 |
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6 |
G.
Carter † |
c & b Timmins |
0 |
(3) |
- |
- |
6-88 |
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7 |
J. W.
Pearson |
retired |
25 |
(16) |
5 |
- |
7-92 |
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8 |
D.
Shorten |
c King b Lifely |
1 |
(4) |
- |
- |
8-93 |
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9 |
C. D.
Roberts |
c unknown b Lifely |
1 |
(3) |
- |
- |
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10 |
R. P.
Turner * |
not out |
1 |
(1) |
- |
- |
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11 |
M. S.
Rundle |
not out |
2 |
(3) |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB2, W12, B5 |
19 |
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TOTAL |
(for 8 wickets, 16 overs) |
95 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Atkinson |
3 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
5.00 |
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2 |
King |
3 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
3.00 |
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3 |
Lifely |
3 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
6.00 |
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4 |
A.
Gilkes |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2.50 |
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5 |
Timmins |
2 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
9.00 |
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6 |
Allsworth |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
5.50 |
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7 |
Willemse |
1 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14.00 |
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Note: J. W. Pearson retired after 13 overs |
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MOTM: J. Harris (awarded over games 622 and 623) Champagne Moment: J. W. Pearson’s reactionary
caught and bowled Buffet Award: J. Harris’ braised pork in sweet soy sauce (extra noodle sides) MAD
Moment: n/a |
Opposition:
V051 / 038 Ground: G042 / 024 Captain: C024 / 090 Match No: OT / 043 |