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Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI v Cassowaries on Sat 10 Sep 2011 at 1pm
Belhus Cricket Club Won by 27 Runs

Match report Belhus Cricket Club 2nd XI 161-6
Cassowaries Cricket Club 134 All Out

Belhus CC won what was in truth a tight encounter at North Stifford. With conditions not at there greatest due to heavy winds and the occasional shower it took good spirit from both teams to make sure there wasn't any interruptions due to the weather.

Belhus captain Connor Elliot won the toss and chose to bat first, a decision which didn't seem entirely convincing when opener Ben Kent fell in the first over for a duck then captain Elliot fell with the score on 19. The wickets kept tumbling and at the 16th over Belhus were 43-5 and looking in serious trouble. This brought Stonham to the crease to join opener Mike Randall and the pair built a steady partnership of 68 to get the team up to a respectable score before Randall fell for 47 in the 35th over, with Belhus on 111-6 with 5 overs to go and Belhus looking short of runs. However number 8 Danny Norris came to the crease and he and Stonham produced a late charge to get Belhus up to 161 in their 40 overs. Stonham finished on 38 not out and Norris producing a brutal innings of 39 not out off less than 20 balls. Cassowaries bowled well and wickets were shared between T.Keep, Tayyab with 2 wickets each and Vigors and Patel with 1 wicket each.

After tea Belhus knew they would have to bowl and field well to stand a chance on a good wicket. Opening bowlers Joyce and Maidment bowled well but received no reward or luck as both of Cassowaries batsman rode their luck. However Cassowaries reached 50 without loss and looking strong, especially opening batsman Imran who had launched an assault on the Belhus bowlers, this was before first change bowler Norris had Hobbs caught to leave Cassowaries 50-1 but still on top. Other first change bowler Plane then had number 3 Swain caught for 4 and with the score on 55-2 and Belhus staging a fightback, but with the dangerous Imran at the crease, the Belhus bowlers could never relax. However Imran chanced his arm one time too many as on 61, Imran went for another big shot into the leg side but captain Elliot caught a skyer on the boundary to leave Cassowaries 61-3 and Norris with 2 wickets to cap a fine performance with the willow earlier. Both first change bowlers continued to bowl well. However Cassowaries batsman Tayyab and Patel produced a partnership of 42 to leave Cassowaries in the ascendancy. Cassowaries hadn't counted on second change bowlers Forrest and Stonham producing a late wicket charge. Cassowaries collapsed from 103-3 to 134 all out. Forrest bowled well to pick up two wickets, but Stonham stole the show with a 5'for to add to his earlier 38 not out to leave Belhus victors by 27 runs. A fine all round performance from the Belhus bowlers and fielders allowed an unlikely victory. All in all a good game which swung between the teams before Belhus eventually came out on top due to the performance in the field, which was the difference between the sides.

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
5w 9b  
for 6 wickets
14
161		        
Ben Kent ct Imran b T.Keep 0
Michael Randall lbw b J.Vigors 47 3
Connor Elliot b T.Keep 7 1
Brian Edwards ct J Keep b Tayyab 1 1
John Forrest b Patel 15 1
Toby Reynolds ct J. Vigors b Tayyab 0
Scott Stonham Not Out  38
Dan Norris Not Out  39
Jack Plane  
Rob Joyce   1
Alan Maidment  

Cassowaries Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
T.Keep8.0039219.504.88
J.Vigors8.0129129.003.63
Tayyab5.0123211.504.60
Patel7.0321121.003.00
J.Keep6.012100.003.50
Imran6.022100.003.50

Cassowaries Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
7nb 6w 7b  
for 10 wickets
20
134 (33.0 overs)		     
Hobbs ct M Randall b D Norris 13
Imran ct C Elliott b D Norris 43
Swain ct M Randall b J Plane 4
S.Patel ct R Joyce b J Forrest 24
Tayyab ct B Edwards b S Stonham 15
J.Patel ct J Forrest b Stonham 13
A.Vigors b S Stonham 2
J.Keep b J Forrest 3
Maddison Not Out  5
T.Keep b S Stonham 2
J.Vigors ct M Randall b S Stonham 0

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Rob Joyce5.011400.002.80
Alan Maidment5.002300.004.60
Dan Norris6.0031215.505.17
Jack Plane6.0120120.003.33
Scott Stonham6.022254.403.67
John Forrest5.011929.503.80