Lost
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Driver | Out | 32 | ||||
| Bill Travers | Out | 0 | ||||
| Ryan Wilson | Out | 20 | ||||
| Steve Banning | Out | 62 | ||||
| Fred Travers | Out | 11 | ||||
| Jamie Travers | Out | 12 | ||||
| Dave Allen | Out | 29 | ||||
| Keith Denyer | Out | 10 | ||||
| Dan Medhurst | Not Out | 8 | ||||
| Steve Murray | Out | 1 | ||||
| Phil Wilding | Out | 1 | ||||
| Extras | ||||||
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Driver | 1.5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9.27 | |
| Steve Banning | 10.0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 8.60 | |
| Fred Travers | 9.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 5.11 | |
| Jamie Travers | 5.0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 6.40 | |
| Dan Medhurst | 5.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Steve Murray | 6.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5.83 | |
| Phil Wilding | 8.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.13 | |
| Extras | ||||||
| Fielder | Catches | Run Outs | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Driver | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Travers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Travers | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
July 7 v Twyford – Home. Lost by 57 runs
At last the sun came out and, as we reconvened after a five week-long interruption, it felt like the start of the season: as skipper, I felt it my first duty to re-introduce the players to each other as they arrived!
With nearly 500 runs scored off just 80 overs it was an entertaining day’s cricket, but Sonning were on the back foot throughout. After being inserted, Twyford made a steady start. New ball duties were shared between Dan, Thing and Steve Murray [Steve], a Blue Coat pupil making his Saturday debut for the Club. Steve made the initial breakthrough, inducing their opener to chase a wide delivery, which was smartly taken by Dave standing up: but we were conceding over a run a ball, and they were 65 for 1 off just 10 overs. Thing bowled a typical tight spell of 8 overs for 17 runs, but they were able to milk Banjo’s flighted deliveries, and their second wicket sailed past 100. Enter the skipper, who turned things around by rooting out four batsmen in just 5 overs. However, the run-rate was maintained with a barrage of boundaries from their number 4 and useful support from their tail, which was eventually winkled out by Freddie and Ali, at which point they’d amassed 264.
Sonning’s reply didn’t start well, Bill Travers [Bill], playing his first game for us of the season, got a leading edge for a duck with 17 on the board. Characteristically, Ali (32) maintained a fierce level of concentration, and Ryan Wilson [Ryan] made a spirited, but all-too-brief 20. Banjo got stuck into the bowling, and received support from Freddie, and then the skipper: but crease-occupation was needed and, at 135 for 5 with another 132 required, our prospects were not bright. Banjo was joined by Dave who, having guided us to victory on his previous appearance, was in a bullish mood: he and Banjo quickly put on 50, and we were 190 for 5. Then, Dave played around a straight delivery to fall lbw for 29, to be followed by Banjo in the next over, caught on the boundary for a well-constructed 62, and the game was up. Arsene and Dan defiantly blasted some late boundaries, but we were all out in just 36 overs for 207, of which 164 had come in boundaries!
