Scorecard

HARLOW* v Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI on Sat 14 May 2016 at 1pm
Belhus Cricket Club Won by 159 Runs

Match report
Belhus CC 2nd XI 242
Harlow CC 2nd XI 83

Shepherd Neame Essex League 14th May 2016

On a distinctly chilly afternoon, Harlow won the toss in this Shepherd Neame Essex League match and inserted Belhus on a Harlow pitch that was green from the midweek rain. Good attentive batting from Wayne Read and Stuart Morris suppressed the Harlow opening attack as they posted 45 for the opening partnership. However, Belhus then managed to collapse to 84 for 5 and were teetering. From this difficult position, Charlie Lewis (67) and Chris Baker (43) contrived to forge a game-changing partnership of 82 runs and the clean striking of the pair was eye-catching. Further cameos from Imran Mohammed (27) and Gary Sanderson (17) lifted the score to 242 off 44.4 overs which was a fine effort in the circumstances. Tea was taken with an expectant air.

In reply, Harlow were soon in trouble from the testing seam and swing bowling of Imran Mohammed (2 for 24). However, the entrance of Gary Sanderson and then Matthew Williams really moved the game on apace. 44 for 2 soon became 76 for 4 and it was at this stage that the game entered its spectacular and fulminating conclusion.

In the space of just 9 deliveries Sanderson and Williams took individual hat tricks and the last 4 wickets fell in successive balls. Full, seam-up and swing bowling had bowled out Harlow for 83 in 21.1 overs and gave Belhus a winning margin of 159 runs. A wonderful effort.

Two hat tricks in the same innings by different bowlers has never (to date) been recorded in Test, First Class or ODI matches. Nor, from our research and enquiries, has the feat ever been performed in club cricket in England. Gary and Matthew are therefore the proud holders of a unique National bowling record. Excellent.

Well played Belhus.

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
3nb 9w 3b 5lb 
for 10 wickets
20
242
        
W.D Read ct Joe Riddell b Lewis Aldred 15 2
Stuart Morris b Surath Bastola 19 1 1
John Lewis Jnr lbw b Surath Bastola 16 3
Jake Wolfe b Surath Bastola 2
Charlie Lewis b Joe Riddell 67 10 2
Mark Sansom lbw b Joe Riddell 2 1
Chris Baker ct Evan Golam b Joe Riddell 43 7
Matthew Williams ct Jake Messenger b Joe Riddell 13 1 1 1
Imran Mohammed ct Lewis Aldred b Callum Sykes 27 3 1
Gary Sanderson b Joe Riddell 17 2 1
Jack Martin-Hussey Not Out  1 1

HARLOW* Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Lewis Aldred11.0245145.004.09
Callum Sykes13.0351151.003.92
Surath Bastola9.0051317.005.67
Joe Riddell7.5151510.206.51
Amir Farooq3.503600.009.39

HARLOW* Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
9w 1lb 
for 10 wickets
10
83 (21.1 overs)
     
Daniel Stopp lbw b Imran Mohammed 0
Surath Bastola ct Jack Martin-Hussey b Gary Sanderson 40
Dipendra Basnet b Imran Mohammed 4
Evan Golam lbw b Gary Sanderson 14
Andre Riddell*† b Gary Sanderson 2
Jake Messenger ct Mark Sansom b Matthew Williams 13
George Mesenger b Matthew Williams 0
Callum Sykes ct Stuart Morris b Gary Sanderson 0
Joe Riddell lbw b Matthew Williams 0
Amir Farooq ct Matthew Williams b Gary Sanderson 0
Lewis Aldred Not Out  0

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Martin-Hussey4.001800.004.50
Imran Mohammed9.0224212.002.67
Gary Sanderson7.003857.605.43
Matthew Williams1.10230.671.71