“Welcome to the Past”
Match: 25
/ 669
Lost
by 87 runs
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Team |
Total |
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Cholsey CC |
194 - 4 |
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M. Reeves 1 - 25 |
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FFTMCC |
107 - 9 |
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J. Harris 39 |
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With
the season evaporating into its final chapter, The MAD travelled back down
south for cricketing adventures anew at Cholsey Meadows. Famous (or infamous)
for the former loony bin (Fairmile) that flanks the pitch on one side, it was
to be thankful that being reunited with a ghost of the past wasn’t a mass
murderer, but MAD Player #71.
Hebbes (bowling) a little greyer on the top. It
was great to see Nick Hebbes, judasing for Cholsey, although pity we didn’t
see him until the hosts were 99-1. Like most of us, he’s a lot older and a
lot greyer, but unlike most of us it appears he hasn’t forgotten how to bat (or
bowl) in the intervening years since he last turned out for The MAD. This
match was notable for a delicious tea and for a children’s wicket (of about
19 yards) painted on the strip adjacent to the one we were using. This did
for Nick as he stood there, inside the child’s crease, but not unfortunately
inside the adult one as J Harris knocked the (adult) stumps down. Surely
no-one would be stupid enough to do that again. What’s that? Oh, unlucky Spam.
Yes, it is quite confusing having several white lines painted in close
proximity to one another, would do for almost anyone (I guess).
With
The MAD spluttering and farting to eventually finish 86 runs shy of their
target, Harris’ pugnacious 39 mattered little. This match was very much done and
as it transpired, so was the season as a whole as it turned out. The
following Sunday’s opposition failed to materialise and with the cold and wet
weather that ushered in across the UK, perhaps that was a blessing. Another
season over is over. Just
like that. See
some of you at the AGM if not before.
’Beans & Fixtures’
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Statto Scorecards
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Far From the MCC versus Cholsey CC Played at Cholsey Meadows, 7 September
2025 Far From the MCC the toss and elected
to field Cholsey CC won by 87 runs Far from the MCC debuts: n/a |
25 / 669 35 over match |
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Team |
Cholsey CC |
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# |
Batsman |
How Out |
Total |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
FOW |
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1 |
F. Luff |
c Nickel b Harris |
70 |
(76) |
11 |
1 |
1-99 |
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2 |
H.
Santer |
b Timms |
33 |
(60) |
6 |
- |
2-134 |
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3 |
N. J.
Hebbes |
run out (Harris) |
19 |
(33) |
2 |
- |
3-158 |
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4 |
R.
Bunting * |
b Reeves |
20 |
(23) |
3 |
- |
4-172 |
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5 |
R.
Burrows |
not out |
16 |
(13) |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
B. Print |
not out |
15 |
(6) |
1 |
1 |
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7 |
J.
Nathanialsz |
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8 |
J. Carle |
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9 |
O.
Nathanialsz |
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10 |
J.
Colton |
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11 |
D. Evans
† |
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Extras |
NB1, W7, B13 |
21 |
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TOTAL |
(for 4 wickets, 35 overs) |
194 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Nickel |
7 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
5.71 |
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2 |
Pyrah |
7 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
2.71 |
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3 |
Timms |
4 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
9.50 |
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4 |
Pearson |
4 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
2.25 |
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5 |
Harris |
3 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
6.00 |
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6 |
Rundle |
6 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
5.33 |
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7 |
Reeves |
4 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
6.25 |
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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 |
J. W.
Pearson |
b O. Nathanialsz |
8 |
(24) |
2 |
- |
1-25 |
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2 |
J.
Harris |
b Carle |
39 |
(71) |
5 |
1 |
2-32 |
|
3 |
I.
Howarth |
run out |
6 |
(7) |
1 |
- |
3-42 |
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4 |
R. P.
Turner * |
c J. Nathanialsz b Bunting |
2 |
(4) |
- |
- |
4-65 |
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5 |
M. S.
Rundle |
b Burrows |
8 |
(29) |
- |
- |
5-76 |
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6 |
M. K.
Reeves |
b Burrows |
2 |
(11) |
- |
- |
6-80 |
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7 |
G. J.
Timms |
c & b Burrows |
0 |
(8) |
- |
- |
7-87 |
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8 |
G.
Carter |
b O. Nathanialsz |
7 |
(25) |
1 |
- |
8-102 |
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9 |
J. S.
Pyrah |
c Burrows b Carle |
7 |
(20) |
- |
- |
9-106 |
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10 |
J. E.
Nickel |
not out |
1 |
(12) |
- |
- |
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|
11 |
J. C. W.
Hotson † |
not out |
0 |
(1) |
- |
- |
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Extras |
NB3, W18, LB1, B5 |
27 |
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TOTAL |
(for 9 wickets, 35 overs) |
107 |
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# |
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wkts |
Econ |
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1 |
Print |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
3.00 |
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2 |
O.
Nathanialsz |
7 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
2.57 |
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3 |
Carle |
7 |
2 |
18 |
2 |
2.57 |
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4 |
Bunting |
4 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
3.25 |
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5 |
Hebbes |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2.67 |
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6 |
Burrows |
6 |
2 |
16 |
3 |
2.67 |
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7 |
Colton |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4.67 |
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MOTM: J. Harris Champagne Moment: G. Carter’s
cover-driven boundary Buffet Award: G. J. Timms’ steak banquette (various sides and potato dishes) MAD
Moment: I. Howarth’s inexplicable and
ridiculous run out on the junior pitch straddling the adult pitch (after
seeing Hebbes dismissed in identical fashion) |
Opposition:
V033 / 024 Ground: G070 / 008 Captain: C024 / 116 Match No: 35 / 255 |