THORESBY COLLIERY II (1) 61
all out
CLIPSTONE (20) 62
for 3
A dismal batting performance gave Thoresby all they
deserved from this game which ran, in total, for 47.1 overs and saw the players
on their way home before
Stu Evans was somewhat unlucky to be first to go off
only the 2nd ball of the 2nd over, laying the full face
of the bat on the ball but glancing it so fine it went straight to wicketkeeper
Rob Nicholls who gleefully accepted the first of his five victims. Halfpenny
and Case steadily took the score forward into the 30’s until Millns, in his
opening over, first had Halfpenny dropped at slip and then surprised Case with
a long hop that he looped to mid-on.
Then Chatterton went second ball, adjudged caught at
the wicket off his glove although how the umpire could tell for certain in the
flurry of hands, bat and thighpad is difficult to know. Next Halfpenny obliged
Pestel with a nick to Millns at slip, then Woods went the same way for the
third duck of the day. 34 for 1 had become 36 for 5 and Thoresby were more than
struggling.
Of the remaining batsmen only Norm Garden could offer
any resistance in terms of runs and, with the lively (but grumpy) Sprigg
returning to mop up, Thoresby managed a paltry 61 off 33.4 overs.
The umpires and captains decided 13 overs should be
bowled before tea and Thoresby immediately set an attacking field to try to
salvage any points they could.
However, controversy struck with the second ball of
the innings when Rob Broadfoot stroked the ball out to Lee Willis at point and
then decided to just stroll up the pitch.
Willis threw the ball in to the advancing Godfrey and
the ball struck the stumps direct with the batsman one third of the way down
the wicket. Despite much cat-calling from the Clipstone contingent Broadfoot
was most definitely out. It was an elementary error – the ball was still live
and at no time did he return to his ground or check that the ball was on its
way back to the bowler. No different, in fact, from when Clipstone were trying
to throw down Mick Case’s wicket when he was batting out of his crease in the
first innings.
And when Paul Millns and Dougie Broadfoot think about
this in the cold light of day, they’ll realise it’s the best thing that could
have happened to the young batsman. Having been caught out once, he’ll probably
never do it again in the rest of his career. The fact that it took place on a
day when they were only chasing 61 makes it even more fortuitous for him. ‘Nuff
said.
Number 3 Shepherd then buckled under the pressure
[ed’s comment – we hadn’t even started] when he was remarkably caught at second
slip Chatterton after the ball had rebounded off first slip Wood’s left boot!
But young opener Simpson continued to play a number of
strong shots. Combining with the more-than-experienced Millns they quickly took
the score forward, exploiting a little luck and the gaps in the field. The
unlucky Evans bowled especially well and had Millns in trouble a number of
times – this was two quality cricketers rolling back the years for an excellent
battle.
It did seem a little ridiculous when, at the appointed
tea-time, the scores were level! With nothing to lose Thoresby decided to tuck
in to the sandwiches whilst watching extra time in the Man U v Arsenal cup
final.
It took just three balls after tea to complete the
match – this delighted Hutchy whose cup of tea (quietly secreted in the
dressing room) was still piping hot as we returned from the field.
It was also notable that only three Clipstone players
shook hands after the game, including none of their youngsters.
‘High’lights:
Case 18, Halfpenny 16, Garden 13,
Sprigg 10.4-0-23-3 Bingley
8-1-21-1 Pestel 9-4-15-4 Millns 6-5-1-2
Simpson 35
Hutch 6-0-28-0 Evans
6.3-1-26-1 Woods 1-0-4-1
Other results in Division 5 for 21.5.05
At
At Stone Close: BULWELL (6) 168 all out, lost to KIVETON PARK 2 nd (20) 172 for 7 by three wickets.
At Goosedale Sports Club: NOTTS. & ARNOLD AMATEURS 3 rd (2)
115 for 8 (Andrew Claye 55 n.o., Steve Shelley 5 for 21) lost to
At
At Wiseton Hall: WISETON (1) 92 all out, lost to BASFORD MILL (20) 95 for 4 by six wickets.
Provisional Div 5 table
|
Team |
Played |
Points |
|
|
5 |
89 |
|
Clipstone |
5 |
83 |
|
Edwinstowe II |
6 |
82 |
|
Cuckney II |
6 |
61 |
|
Woodsetts |
5 |
60 |
|
Basford Mill |
5 |
54 |
|
Thoresby Colliery II |
6 |
52 |
|
Welbeck Colliery III |
6 |
52 |
|
Bulwell |
5 |
49 |
|
Kiveton Park II |
5 |
39 |
|
Notts & Arnold Ams III |
5 |
31 |
|
Wiseton |
5 |
18 |