AMERSHAM CC

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Old Merchant Taylors v AMERSHAM CC Saturday 2nd X1 on Sat 01 Aug 2009 at 13:30
Match was Abandoned

Match report AMERSHAM DENIED BY THE RAIN
Typically all games in League 4a were abandoned due to rain save for the league leaders who duly added a further 20 points to their increasingly insurmountable tally.
Choosing to bowl first on a dank day at the "shabby chic" Durants ground, Amersham were denied an early success by the stoic Booth (62) and elegant Beardley (28). Rogers (0-21) again bowled with fire and control but little luck whilst Khandelwal (0-18), after a loose start, was denied a nailed on LBW decision by their OCD umpire.
The breakthrough came in the 16th over with the introduction of the languid Harmer who bowled the increasingly confident Beardley. Rajabali, bowling into the wind, immediately took care of his great friend Walker (3) to the first ball he delivered through a quite outrageous dismissal. Operating with the cat-like Khandelwal at silly point, Rajabali induced a drive, the ball balloned off the foot of a sprawling Monty and into the hands of a grateful wicketkeeper.
As is his wont, Rajabali (4-43) duly ripped through the middle order of an opposition batting order backed up by good catching from Cowley & Colquhoun.
As Harmer's spell came to a premature end (in the bowlers eyes), so began a good spell from Emsley (2-39) who, with the help of Ash (2-11), cleared up the tail with a mixture of filth and beauty.
A score of 174 was again 40 runs to many as England, (13) and Nockles (23) in particular, added some useful lower order runs
So, to the weekly injury update;
Ash - lower leg still causing problems not helped by bowling filth late on
Weston - lower legs still aching not helped by the dank conditions that enhance arthritis
Cowley - missed a catch in an awe-inspiring pre-match warm up (not the only guilty party) injuring a hand
Harmer - has lost the ability to shave
Emsley - trying to emulate Sidebottom, The Human Bruise decided to take a caught and bowled on the nipple
Colquhoun - removal of a beach-scab taking a mis-judged catch off the skipper led to a wonderful impersonation of Basil Fawlty and the Ministry of Silly Walks.

We began a reply, with Ketteringham rushing the score to 40 off 14 overs with some blistering leg side shots, but the rain beat us.
The abandonment of everyone else means a second place finish is still very much within our reach so still all to play for with five games to go
MoM - The Rain
TfC - The Rain

Old Merchant Taylors Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
0
174 (0.0 overs)		     
R Booth b  Emsley 62
S Beardley b  Harmer 28
J Walker ct  Ketteringham b. Rajabali 3
J Modi ct  Cowley b. Rajabali 8
D Maccabe lbw  Rajabali 0
M Winkle Run out  1
D England lbw  Emsley 13
S Amin ct  Colquhoun b. Rajabali 3
C Nockles st  Ketteringham b. Ash 23
P Katz ct  Colquhoun b. Ash 7
M Ruhash Not Out  2

AMERSHAM CC Saturday 2nd X1 Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Stuart Rogers7.032100.003.00
Ankur Khandelwal8.011800.002.25
James Harmer7.0321121.003.00
Mustapha Rajabali17.0643410.752.53
Steve Emsley9.0239219.504.33
Matthew Ash2.201125.504.71

AMERSHAM CC Saturday 2nd X1 Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
 
for 0 wickets
0
40		        
Elliot Ketteringham Not Out  29 1 1
Chris Cowley Not Out  6 1
Dan Colquhoun   2
Oliver Haddock  
Paul Weston  
Steve Emsley  
Matthew Ash  
Ankur Khandelwal  
James Harmer  
Mustapha Rajabali  
Stuart Rogers  

Old Merchant Taylors Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
C Nockles6.002600.004.33
S Beardley5.02400.000.80
P Katz3.01500.001.67

  • Umpire :
    Greg Theaker
  • Scorer :