This one should
have been on telly. No one could have guessed what was to unfold, yet it did.
The knockers say cricket's dull... ha! If only they were there. In what can only
be described as a fitting way to wind up the 2007 regular season, the Toos
found themselves embroiled in one hell of a cricket match. Mops flew, horns
blew and the crowd became hoarse, and in a fitting
finale, one fella stole the show... and the game.
It was
the usual start, a 38 over game with probably seven out of the starting XI
amply hungover. Robbo in possibly his last hurrah won the toss and threw
the boys in for a hit.
1ST INNINGS
Openers Tommy and Simon got the
show on the road, Simon falling early to a tricky wicket. With the use
of four bats, Tommy was in startling touch, missing and swatting
pretty much everything on his way to 30 before belting one deep to one
of the best running backwards catches seen. The top order struggled
with the bowling. Steve Smith copped a busted toe for his 3
while Robbo snuck on the board before losing the bails. Dogga
Dean, on 5, was run out by the umpire... literally. Ledge was back in the
pavilion after 2 mins and gave himself one of the best sprays I've heard in
forever!!
6/60 from 18.
Enter Alex Porter. His innings of 59 from
73 was swashbuckling and painful all at once. The bloke should have gone to
hospital. With Joe at the other end, they turned the tide on Welly's and gained
the momentum that would keep on going till the last ball. Together they
plied a partnership of 44, when Joe finally departed on 19
from 17.
7/104 from 28.
It's blo%dy hot. Dave Rajaratnam to
the crease. Alex buggered. Raja's full of beans, Alex is walking the last
half of each run, Welly's can't run him out, Alex wants them to run him out,
Alex now going for the boundaries, and making them, Raja's hitting 2s,
Alex good only for singles. Alex hailing to be dragged... but the
skipper's having non of it!
OUT. Alex run out. Partnership of
54.
8/158 from 35.
Dickie comes out swinging, Raja's at full
steam, smash 20 from 14, Shan's not needed, it's over.
8/179 from
38.
2ND INNINGS
With Steve Smith sitting out with a busted
toe, 12th man Clay filled in as the Greenies took to the field. We weren’t
looking too pretty when at drinks the openers were still batting. Opportunities
were few and far between and it was bl%$dy hot.
A missed chance came
to Dogga who bowled a great maiden earlier, dropping one off of his
own bowling. Robbo let the spinners go at it after drinks, with Joe's tight
bowling slowing the run rate somewhat.
0/90 from
18. (Greenies 6/60)
Ledge bowls danger man Carter for 61!
Soon after he nails a second, Hillier bowled for 1. Lbw chances are endless, but
the Umpires want none of it. Tommy is giving 'em a good ol'
spray! Dave Rajaratnam is brought in for some spin. First ball's a wide.
Second ball... wicket! Best is bowled for 11.
3/116 from 26.
(Greenies 6/95)
Opener Christian is still in, but struggling
against the spin. Raja's bowling, Shan stuffs a pick up in mid on and
cops a deserved spray from Raja. Christian then skies a catch to Shan. All's
forgiven!! Next ball... WICKET. Joe catches one on his tit in mid
wicket. Greaves gone for a duck. Raja's on a hat trick!! The field's in...
Raja's bowls... blocked by Plowright.
5/136 from 30. (Greenies
7/110)
Plowright and Wason. Welly's add 15 to the scoreboard
before the skipper crashes the stumps! Wason gone for 15. Dogga's brought back
into the attack, bowling tight. Wicket!! Plowright. The umpire's have given an
Lb!!
7/153 from 33.2 (Greenies 7/140)
The cheering is loud.
Red's on the horn and introing every bowler like they are stepping in
a ring. Even the girls are in on the buzz. Jacko's waving the mop, Red's
now being yelled at from Robbo to get on scoreboard duty. It's in the
air. 27 from 28 balls to win. Howell and Hunt at the crease.
Howell can bat. Hunt skies one short to Ledge in close!! Red's on that
horn!! Jacko's on the boundary saluting with mop!
8/162 from 35.3
(Greenies 8/158)
Its's getting close. 18 from 15 balls. This Howell bloke
is good. Is scoring at better than a run a ball (s/rate of 135.7). Crashes a
four over mid-on, another through square leg... they are taking there chances
and it's coming off. Howell is in control. Parker, the young lanky
fella, is doing a great job holding up the other end. He will face the
first ball of the last over.
Final Over.
Wellies need 6 to win.
Robbo's had his head buried in the bowlers card all day. Dickie is handed the
ball. Robbo is taking his time setting the field. The crowd is going
off!!
Parker on strike... Dickie bowls... Parker's edged a single.
Sh$t. Howell's checking the field, Robbo's pushed us back to the boundary.
Dickie bowls again... Howell blasts it out between fielders through deep mid
wicket and long on... FOUR!!!!!
Scores level. Howell on strike. Field's
up. There's babble now from the crowds, Welly's with 3 balls remaining to claim
a well deserved win. No car horns. No dominoes. A mop is being waved
with pride.
Here we go, Richard "THE SAWLE" Thomes storms into
Howell...............
BOWWWWWWWWWLED HIM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Never been in a
group hug like that one!!)
Man of the Match
Dave Rajaratnam
Play of the Day
Dickie
COTD
Alex Porter (Run Out)
Passion Award
Dave “Beer Bong” Rajaratnam
| Saturday, July 14
2007 (12:23) at Smith Road Oval |
| Village Greenies Too
won toss and decided to bat |
| Village Greenies
Too |
Welly's
XI |
| 179 for 8 (38.0
overs) |
179 all out (37.4
overs) |
|
|
|
| Batsman |
|
|
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
S/r |
| T
Stephens+ |
c D Howell |
b C
Greaves |
30 |
60 |
76 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
| S
Wetherell |
|
b D Howell |
5 |
13 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
38.46 |
| S Smith |
c A Carter |
b C
Greaves |
3 |
12 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
25.00 |
| N
Robinson* |
|
b C
Greaves |
1 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
25.00 |
| A Dean |
run out (M
Hillier) |
|
5 |
14 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
35.71 |
| A Ledger |
|
b D Parker |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20.00 |
| A Porter |
run out (H
Wason) |
|
59 |
73 |
74 |
6 |
0 |
80.82 |
| J Margison |
|
b C Hunt |
19 |
17 |
37 |
2 |
0 |
111.76 |
| D
Rajaratnam |
not out |
|
27 |
28 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
96.43 |
| R
Sawle-Thomas |
not out |
|
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
| Extras |
2nb 14w
5lb 1b 0pen |
22 |
| Provisional Score For Innings |
179 |
| Penalties
awarded following Innings |
0 |
| Total |
179 |
for
8 |
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Wd |
Nb |
S/r |
Econ |
| C Best |
8.0 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
3 (4) |
0 (0) |
0.00 |
3.13 |
| D Howell |
5.0 |
1 |
25 |
1 |
5 (7) |
1 (2) |
36.00 |
5.00 |
| C Greaves |
8.0 |
1 |
31 |
3 |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
16.33 |
3.88 |
| D Parker |
8.0 |
0 |
32 |
1 |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
49.00 |
4.00 |
| C Hunt |
4.0 |
0 |
26 |
1 |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
25.00 |
6.50 |
| A
Plowright |
5.0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.00 |
6.80 |
| Batsman |
Fall of
Wicket |
Partnership |
Batsmen |
Over |
| S
Wetherell |
11-1 |
11 |
S Wetherell (5) T
Stephens (0) |
3.3 |
| S Smith |
30-2 |
19 |
S Smith (3) T
Stephens (13) |
10.0 |
| N Robinson |
47-3 |
17 |
N Robinson (1) T
Stephens (15) |
13.3 |
| T Stephens |
53-4 |
6 |
T Stephens (2) A
Dean (2) |
15.2 |
| A Ledger |
55-5 |
2 |
A Ledger (1) A Dean
(0) |
17.0 |
| A Dean |
60-6 |
5 |
A Dean (3) A Porter
(0) |
18.4 |
| J Margison |
104-7 |
44 |
J Margison (19) A
Porter (24) |
28.0 |
| A Porter |
158-8 |
54 |
A Porter (35) D
Rajaratnam (13) |
35.3 |
| Batsman |
|
|
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
S/r |
| A Carter |
|
b A Ledger |
61 |
63 |
77 |
8 |
2 |
96.83 |
| G
Christian |
c S
Richards |
b D
Rajaratnam |
28 |
77 |
127 |
0 |
0 |
36.36 |
| M Hillier |
|
b A Ledger |
1 |
16 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
6.25 |
| C Best |
|
b D
Rajaratnam |
11 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
100.00 |
| H Wason* |
run out (N
Robinson) |
|
15 |
18 |
36 |
3 |
0 |
83.33 |
| C Greaves+ |
c J
Margison |
b D
Rajaratnam |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| A
Plowright |
lbw |
b A Dean |
7 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
| D Howell |
|
b R
Sawle-Thomas |
19 |
14 |
27 |
3 |
0 |
135.71 |
| C Hunt |
c A Ledger |
b R
Sawle-Thomas |
4 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
57.14 |
| D Parker |
not out |
|
2 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
33.33 |
| A Chase |
retd, out |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Extras |
1nb 24w
5lb 1b 0pen |
31 |
| Provisional Score For Innings |
179 |
| Penalties
awarded following Innings |
0 |
| Total |
179 |
all
out |
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Wd |
Nb |
S/r |
Econ |
| A Dean |
8.0 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
4 (4) |
0 (0) |
52.00 |
3.38 |
| A Ledger |
8.0 |
0 |
37 |
2 |
7 (7) |
0 (0) |
27.50 |
4.63 |
| R
Sawle-Thomas |
6.4 |
1 |
33 |
2 |
2 (2) |
0 (0) |
21.00 |
4.95 |
| A Porter |
1.0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
3 (3) |
1 (1) |
0.00 |
12.00 |
| J Margison |
8.0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
2 (4) |
0 (0) |
0.00 |
3.50 |
| D
Rajaratnam |
6.0 |
0 |
36 |
3 |
4 (4) |
0 (0) |
13.33 |
6.00 |
| Batsman |
Fall of
Wicket |
Partnership |
Batsmen |
Over |
| A Carter |
91-1 |
91 |
A Carter (61) G
Christian (15) |
18.4 |
| M Hillier |
98-2 |
7 |
M Hillier (1) G
Christian (4) |
22.4 |
| C Best |
116-3 |
18 |
C Best (11) G
Christian (5) |
26.1 |
| G
Christian |
136-4 |
20 |
G Christian (4) H
Wason (10) |
30.1 |
| C Greaves |
136-5 |
0 |
C Greaves (0) H
Wason (0) |
30.2 |
| H Wason |
151-6 |
15 |
H Wason (5) A
Plowright (6) |
32.4 |
| A
Plowright |
153-7 |
2 |
A Plowright (1) D
Howell (0) |
33.2 |
| C Hunt |
162-8 |
9 |
C Hunt (4) D Howell
(4) |
35.3 |
| D Howell |
179-9 |
17 |
D Howell (15) D
Parker (2) |
37.4 |
| A Chase |
*179-9 |
0 |
A Chase (0) D Parker
(0) |
37.4 |
| Weather: Sunny
Pitch: Hard |