“Cow Slaughter”
Match: 25
/ 652
Lost
by 7 wkts
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Team |
Total |
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FFTMCC |
181 - 3 |
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R. Hadfield
76*,
M. Mead
44 |
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Appleton CC |
182 - 3 |
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M. Reeves
1 - 11 |
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Following on from The
MAD’s successful evening trip to the sewerage works a few weeks ago, Appleton
duly reciprocated by handing The MAD a bloody good thrashing at Brasenose
this Sunday gone. Using advanced calculus, that would make the scoreline 1-1
this term with a further one to play in latter August. A final decider which
that will be sandwiched with two other games on the same day involving some
travelling Rain Men. That's easy to understand, right?
Rolly lobbing some patisseries down from the
football end. Skipper Turner has made
an artform out of losing recently, be it either the game itself or that
coin-flipping thing before the match even begins. This day would be no
different, with Mr Geller opting to get the fielding out the way so the
Apples could better smash the mid match teas a few hours into the future. Rolling back the years,
Howarth (19) was entrusted with opening the batting with Hadfield, the former
getting his head down by whacking anything in the arc or outside the arc
until he heard the death rattle. This bright cameo, although short, did have
the pacifying effect of calming his partner at the other end, struggling and
complaining as he was about his strike rate.
Having already disposed of his nanny, here
Bingham contemplates smacking Ed over the cranium with his bat. Richard would be joined
by debutant Mr Mead, a gentle soul extracted from an unknown location who
once played league cricket for a team I can't remember, but who does know Mr
Timms. Together, these chaps repelled the Apples’ artillery whilst combining
for an 88-run partnership whilst only being dropped about a dozen times. It
was to be referenced, that the away team’s fielding was so profligate and
woeful on this day, that at one point it looked like it was being done on
purpose. The commentary from the bowlers shall remain unwritten. Carrying his bat for 76
not out off 1,000+ balls, Hadfield was accompanied to the finishing line by a
bright and breezy 19 not out from the aforementioned Timms. Gary’s
metamorphosis from a hopeless, grumbling embarrassment with a lump of
out-of-tune driftwood, to that of a sprightly, upbeat middle order bat has
been one of the true bright spots during The MAD’s recent haze of defeats.
A reborn Timms (left) congratulates Bingham on
evading the law for so many years. Teas were again
couriered from Trent Bridge by Reeves Enterprises and were again welcomed and
devoured by all. The only criticism would be the softness of the always
delightful flapjacks, they were perhaps needing an
extra few minutes in the oven to avoid wiping the sugary stickiness all over
your whites. In reply, and after
losing both openers for not a great deal (Rundle’s catch of Matviy the only
catch of the game bizarrely), Appleton rebuilt and then built again. Jeffries
(55*) was pleasing to the eye with a few solid cover drives, whilst partner
A. Gilkes was murderous with his mongoose (bat). Much has been written about
‘The Mongoose’ over the years, and none of it springs immediately to mind, so
here’s some more waffle on the subject. The bat is most identifiable by its
handle being 43% longer than a regular cricket bat (allegedly), with its
shortened blade supposed to enhance the ‘sweet spot’ by 120% (allegedly).
Aussie opener Matthew Hayden championed it in its infancy but soon realised
its limitations and lack of versatility.
i.e not
great against the short ball and not great for defensive duties (against
skillful bowling). Since neither of these attributes could be boasted by The
MAD on Sunday, Alex had fuck all to worry about.
The action would be streamed by Appleton to an
audience of a few mums and dads. If a pie-chart was
constructed to detail Mr Gilkes’ innings, it would encompass everywhere
between deep square and deep long on. A kind of ‘chunky slice’ as you will –
a generous lump of cow pie? As it was, as Alex and the ‘Goose got into the
swing of things, it was utter “cow slaughter*”. He would finally depart on 96
thanks to a contentious lbw decision, but the game was done and a victory by
7 wickets came minutes later. The Appleton contingent are very much like ourselves in
so many ways, convivial, self-critical, humorous and enjoy a post-match beer
and banter and never take themselves too seriously. Amen to that and always a
pleasure to share our time of a day with these folk.
Jake walks away from a clamour of happy apples. See you lads in August. * - Accreditation of this little descriptive to Mr R. J.
Bingham. ’Floppy Jack’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Appleton CC Played at Brasenose, 22 June 2025 Appleton CC won the toss and elected
to field Appleton CC won by 7 wkts Far from the MCC debuts: Matthew
William Mead (168) |
25 / 652 35 over match |
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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 |
I.
Howarth |
B Platt |
19 |
(16) |
4 |
- |
1-23 |
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2 |
R. J. T.
Hadfield |
not out |
76 |
(117) |
12 |
- |
2-111 |
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3 |
M. W.
Mead |
B Jeffries |
44 |
(52) |
7 |
- |
3-125 |
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4 |
R. P.
Turner * |
B Platt |
4 |
(6) |
1 |
- |
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5 |
G. J.
Timms |
not out |
19 |
(23) |
2 |
- |
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6 |
C. D.
Roberts |
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7 |
M. K.
Reeves |
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8 |
J. A.
Cartwright |
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9 |
J. C. W.
Hotson |
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10 |
M. S.
Rundle |
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11 |
G.
Carter † |
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Extras |
NB4, W8, LB1, B6 |
19 |
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TOTAL |
(for 3 wickets, 35 overs) |
181 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Jeffreys |
7 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
2.43 |
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2 |
Platt |
7 |
1 |
31 |
2 |
4.43 |
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3 |
Atkinson |
5 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
4.00 |
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4 |
Allsworth |
5 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
5.60 |
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5 |
Lamdin |
4 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
3.75 |
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6 |
Geller |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
9.50 |
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7 |
F. Foy |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
9.00 |
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8 |
S. Foy |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
6.00 |
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Team |
Appleton
CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
E.
Gilkes † |
b Reeves |
15 |
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3 |
- |
1-6 |
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2 |
M. Tkaczyk |
c Rundle b Roberts |
0 |
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- |
- |
2-24 |
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3 |
A. J.
Jeffreys |
not out |
55 |
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5 |
- |
3-177 |
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4 |
A.
Gilkes |
b Mead |
96 |
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12 |
3 |
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5 |
P.
Atkinson |
not out |
1 |
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- |
- |
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6 |
R.
Lamdin |
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7 |
E. Platt |
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8 |
F. Foy |
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9 |
S. Foy |
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10 |
R.
Allsworth |
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11 |
W.
Geller * |
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Extras |
NB5, W5, LB2, B3 |
15 |
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TOTAL |
(for 3 wickets, 27.2 overs) |
182 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Reeves |
5 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
2.20 |
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2 |
Roberts |
4 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
9.50 |
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3 |
Rundle |
5 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
2.80 |
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4 |
Timms |
7 |
0 |
47 |
0 |
6.71 |
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5 |
Howarth |
3 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
11.00 |
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6 |
Mead |
2 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
6.00 |
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7 |
Cartwright |
1.2 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
15.00 |
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MOTM: R. J. T. Hadfield Champagne Moment: M. W. Mead’s dismissal
of A. Gilkes lbw Buffet Award: J. A. Cartwright’s overcooked Welsh rarebit MAD
Moment: R. J. T. Hadfield’s
calamitous fielding behind the keeper (successive balls bungled for extra
runs as he shuffled about like a paraplegic) |
Opposition:
V051 / 041 Ground: G040 / 112 Captain: C024 / 108 Match No: 35 / 249 |