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20th June
Yesterday we played Witley.
Witley won the toss and asked FCC to bat first.
FCC: 48 all out in the 16th over, including 25 runs off the bat
Witley: 52 for 5 off 9 overs, including 40 runs off the bat
Witley won by five wickets.
After the highs of last Sunday this was very disappointing. We were unlucky
to lose Calum in the second over, for no runs, off a direct hit on the
stumps from long-off, and it was down-hill after that. Seven of the
remaining ten batsmen were bowled by straight balls, most of them simple
long-hops which were slashed at and missed, and the other two dollied simple
catches to mid-off and mid-on. Only Josh(12), David (6) and George (4)
managed to put bat on ball. The only reason they took sixteen overs to get
us out was some that they had some difficulty with the sloping pitch which
gave us nearly two overs in wides and many near misses.
We only had time to try three bowlers, Freddie (4-3-15), Josh (2-1-15) and
Calum (2-1-12) in an attempt to at least take some wickets, and in this we
did succeed, taking out four of five of their best players, but one of them
stuck around, and with the help of a few full tosses and long-hops he hit 27
runs (undefeated) and we were all on the way home by half-past seven.
For our practicing, we desperately need to learn (1) how to pick-up a bat as
the bowler comes in, (2) how to swing the bat through the line with some
conviction, (3) to hit the ball under our noses and not two feet in front of
our bodies, (4) to push the more innocuous, yet straight balls carefully off
the square and take the single(s), (5) to play solid defensive shots to good
straight balls, and (6) to wait the for the many "off-line" bad balls which
can be hit for runs.
We have ten days before our next game, which is away to Grayshott, and the
players picked for this will be those who can show some improvement along
the lines mentioned above.
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16th June
Yesterday we were treated to a wonderful game
between two of the better sides in our half of the league. Very competitive,
but with terrific good spirits (the boys clearly know each other well) and a
game which went down to the last two or three balls of the last of 40 overs.
Well done to all the players in both teams.
Churt won the toss and elected to bat first
Churt CC: 129 for 6 off 20 overs - 85 runs off the bat and 44 extras
(including 30 wides and no-balls)
Frensham CC: 124 for 8 off 20 overs - 94 runs off the bat and 30 extras.
Churt won by 5 runs.
Churt scored a steady six runs an over almost throughout, and our attack did
not look too threatening. Whenever we did string together a few miserly
overs, we managed to gift them runs through extras. However, Churt's
enthusiasm for quick singles led to no fewer than three run-outs, thanks to
the under-arm throwing practised last Friday ! Unfortunately, we still have
something to learn about concentration on each ball, and an avoidable four
overthrows and four byes (8 runs) were to cost us dearly in the end. Eoghan
and George each found a good straight ball and took a wicket, and Calum held
another catch to give Jonny his second wicket of the season.
Churt felt they had done enough to win (we needed more than 6 an over), but
Jonny (13) and Calum (23) got together for four or five overs and hit 38
quick runs, and we had scored just under 60 after ten overs. Mark and Ben
made 4 each, then Josh (11) and Sebastien (7) boosted the rate a little,
with Tom (5). Our running for singles was very good (no run outs either !)
but there was no doubting that Churt had more firepower in their attack, and
with only two overs to go we only had 99 runs and had lost seven wickets -
31 needed to win. However, on the first ball of the nineteenth over Churt
took another wicket, but they must have had second thoughts as Calum came
out again, and proceeded to hit 22 runs off nine balls, including 20 off the
last over, to finish 45 not out ! Alas it was too late, and we were left to
rue our generosity with extras and some lapses of concentration in the
field.
June 19th
This Thursday we play Witley, at Witley CC. I believe that Alex R, Eoghan,
Jonny, Alex B, Barnaby and Will are not available. The provisional team for
Thursday, 19th June is:
Calum, Eoghan, Josh, Mark (Wkt), Hannah, Nick, George, David, Sebastien, Sam
and Freddie, with Ben as twelfth man.
June 29th
There is no game this coming weekend, but on Sunday, 29th June we have a
league game against Grayshott, at Grayshott, Please arrive at Grayshott by
09h30. to start warm-up at 0940 and the game at 10h00.
The provisional team is:
Calum, Alex R, Eoghan, Jonny, Josh, Ollie, Tom, Ben, George, David and
Barnaby, with Alex B as twelfth man.
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