Scorecard

Southend-on-Sea v Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI on Sat 20 Jun 2009 at 13.00
Belhus Cricket Club Won by 143 runs

Match report Belhus travelled to Southend on 20 June sniffing the sea air and the sweet smell of a win. The fixture against bottom-of-the-league Southend-on-Sea was earmarked as a must-win game by skipper Thompson, a task his team registered and completed without falter.

Put into bat on a hard-looking deck, Thompson mused on his way out to the middle that it was, indeed, a good toss to lose. Sea-side cricket folk law dictates that when the tide is in, the ball will swing. The observant members of the Belhus convoy noted that the estuary couldn’t have looked more swollen and thus, the leather did hoop.

Seeing off the new ball produced few dramas for openers Thompson and Sansom, while at 38 from 12 overs for no loss, the pair were content with the stand. Thompson fell to the first ball from the first change bowler: a sharp in-ducker – at contrast to the away-shape previously served up.

After a slow start, Sansom moved to 50 without drama, ably aided by Baker and Banner, who both fell after making a start. Thompson brought the innings to a close in the 48th over, once Sansom had completed a fine ton without offering a chance.


Baker led the Belhus attack with aplomb. After a week’s absence, he hurtled into the crease offering a display of fine aggressive bowling, dislodging the opening batsman and number five.

Another fine display of flight and guile from young leg spinner Jeffries brought him three well-deserved wickets with five consecutive maidens at an incredible economy rate of 0.7. Well supported in the field by his team, some outstanding ground work from Kenyon brought about a run out of Southend’s most dangerous batsman, Ahmed, along with a couple of fine catches at short midwicket.

The result never looked in doubt as the bowlers stuck to their task and enjoyed reward at regular intervals. Randall bowling his cheeky off cutters took the last wicket to draw the innings to a close at 90 all out.

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 6 wickets
0
233
(0.0 overs)		    
Tom Thompson Bowled  Yas 13
Mark Sansom Not Out  103
Chris Baker Caught  b. Gilroy 11
Jim Banner Bowled  Kearney 39
Matthew Lucas Caught  b. Yas 18
Ryan Lucas Bowled  Yas 13
Dan Norris Caught  b. Ahmed 6 1
Dale Kenyon Not Out  5 3 1
Michael Randall  
John Forrest  
Owen Jefferies  

Southend-on-Sea Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Gilroy11.0047147.004.27
Kearney12.0243143.003.58
Yas11.0339313.003.55
Elliot5.003900.007.80
Graves1.00700.007.00
Ahmed7.0045145.006.43

Southend-on-Sea Batting
Player name Runs
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
0
90 (0.0 overs)
Hill Bowled  b C Baker 5
Ahmed   run out (D Kenyon)
Salt Caught  c D Norris b D Kenyon 0
Kearney Bowled  b O Jefferies 22
Graves Bowled  b C Baker 4
Elliot Bowled  b O Jefferies 4
Dogar Caught  c D Kenyon b O Jefferies 1
Tausev Caught  c D Kenyon b M Randall 9
Gilroy Not Out  1
Kearney Caught  c D Kenyon b M Randall 0
Butler  

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Dale Kenyon7.0132132.004.57
Chris Baker9.0221210.502.33
Owen Jefferies10.07732.330.70
John Forrest3.011000.003.33
Michael Randall4.13824.001.92
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