Scorecard

Bowden Cricket Club 1st XI v Ashby Timken on Sat 22 May 2010 at 1.00pm
Match was Drawn Winning Draw

Match report It was a case of déjà vu for Great Bowden 1st XI when they welcomed Ashby Timkin to the Recreation Ground. The Captain was a little confused at the outcome of the toss but these days batting first holds no fears for Bowden. As usual, they built a solid platform which, for the second week running, enabled them to post a substantial score. The pleasing thing was that this week other members of the top order made the greatest contributions to the total.

The wicket was good and the outfield fast. Mick Brammer (25) and Tony Roberts (28) laid the foundations and when they departed Chris Knowles and Ben Wade continued the good work. Knowles was all controlled power with some highly effective hitting, which resulted in him contributing 64. Wade, on the other hand played some particularly stylish and well-timed shots in his 50. Their partnership of 119 came at a crucial stage of the game. Some late hitting, especially by Rob Gomez (34 not out) meant that for the second week running Bowden passed 250 by setting Ashby 255 to win.

Like Wellingborough Indians the previous week, Ashby were never in contention. They lost their first wicket in the 9th over to a fine delivery by Eddie Ingram, caught at the wicket by Chris Rose. Ashby continued to score a few runs but were never up with the required rate. Meanwhile, wickets fell steadily so they had to resort to playing defensively against some highly effective bowling by Sam Freer and Brammer. Brammer recorded the best figures of the day by taking four wickets while conceding only 17 runs. When Brammer took his last two wickets in the last over, Bowden saw the quality of the remaining batsmen, and the realisation dawned on them how close they had been to a win.

Bowden’s problem now is a good one to have. The other teams in the Division will know what a powerful batting unit they have become and will be ever more inclined to try to escape with a draw. An improved performance by the Captain with the coin will surely mean Bowden will make add to their account in the “Games Won” column of the league table.

Bowden Cricket Club 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 6 wickets
0
254		        
Tim Treadaway Caught  9
Mick Brammer Bowled  25
Tony Roberts Caught  28
Chris Knowles Caught  64
Ben Wade Lbw  50
Rob Gomez Not Out  34
Stan Robinson Bowled  6
Sam Freer Not Out  2
Ash Broughton  
Chris Rose   1
Eddie Ingram  

Ashby Timken Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Ashby Timken Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 8 wickets
0
171 (0.0 overs)		     
S East ct E Ingram 6
D Bird ct S Freer 19
J Ball ct M Brammer 32
M Broome b R Gomez 22
K Dontharaju b M Brammer 4
T Jakeman ct M Brammer 21
D Tanser b R Gomez 0
S Mitchell Not Out  33
K Johnson b M Brammer 0
M Howes  
M Macmain  

Bowden Cricket Club 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Eddie Ingram10.0133133.003.30
Rob Gomez12.0139219.503.25
Sam Freer15.0539139.002.60
Mick Brammer9.051744.251.89
Tony Roberts4.01400.001.00

  • Umpire :
    R CLUTTERBUCK
  • Scorer :
UA-90954902-1