Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI v ELTHAM* on Sat 27 Apr 2013 at 1pm

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Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI v ELTHAM* on Sat 27 Apr 2013 at 1pm
Belhus Cricket Club Won by 33 Runs

Match report Belhus 3rd XI 108
Eltham 75-9 (10 men)

Michael Squires turned this match on its head with one of the very best bowling performances seen at Belhus Cricket Club for many a season as he took a personal best seven wickets for just seven runs after his team had been looking down the barrel for the second consecutive week.

With the 10-man team from South East London perched high on 63 for 1 after eleven overs, Belhus captain Stuart Morris turned to spin. He ordered Squires and Cliff Cansdale to bowl in tandem, consequently the Eltham runs evaporated and the innings imploded. As Squires was busy claiming the best seven-wicket haul for Belhus since Richard Harvey's 7-3 against Ravensbourne in May 1981, Cansdale was wicketless at the other end but at least was able to apply pressure by conceding just eight runs from eight overs, five of which were maidens. Eltham, in their 150th year, will no doubt look forward to some celebratory cricket later in the year. But Saturday at Ockendon Recreation Ground belonged to the Belhus party, with the new Veolia Mardyke Trust pavilion being used for the first time.

Earlier, the home side had made a woeful start at 15 for the loss of four wickets after just eight overs, but skipper Morris led the way with a tenacious 38. His gritty determination was matched by Toby Reynolds, who was the only other Belhus batsman in double figures with 13. Webber of Eltham picked up four wickets for just 20 runs from his eight-over allocation. Supporting the Belhus spin twins was Paul Whitlock (2-23) while Sam Hall bagged three catches in the outfield. Before their catastrophic collapse, Eltham's Bisley stroked 29 runs and Ballat recorded 28.

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI Batting

Player Name		Runs	B	4s	SR	Ct
extras TOTAL :	20w 4b 7lb for 10 wickets	31 108
Naveed Mirza	ct Ash b R Webber	4	16		25.00
Michael Randall	b Pad	6	20	1	30.0
Barry Ruck	b R.Webber	0	8		0
Jake Wolfe	ct Woodham b R Webber	0	5		0
Stuart Morris	ct Bisley b R Webber	38	74	3	51.35
Toby Reynolds	b Ash	13	31	2	41.94
Paul Whitlock	b Ash	0	2		0	1
Robert Long	b Bisley	4	19		21.05
Sam Hall	ct & bowled Pad	4	14	1	28.57	3
Cliff Cansdale	Not Out	5	23		21.74
Mike Squires	b Woodham	3	19		15.79	1

ELTHAM* Bowling

Player name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Pad	8.0	4	10	2	5.00	1.25
R.Webber	8.0	1	20	4	5.00	2.50
Ash	8.0	0	25	2	12.50	3.12
C.Webber	3.0	0	20	0	0.00	6.67
Bisley	6.0	2	19	1	19.00	3.17
Swain	3.0	1	3	0	0.00	1.00
Woodham	1.2	1	0	1	0.00	0.00

ELTHAM* Batting

Player name		R
extras TOTAL :	3w 1b 1lb for 9 wickets	5 75 (29.3 overs)
Bisley	b Mike Squires	28
Woodham	b Paul Whitlock	1
Balldit	ct Paul Whitlock b Mike Squires	29
Partik	ct Sam Hall b Mike Squires	7
Swain	ct Sam Hall b Mike Squires	0
Pad	ct Sam Hall b Mike Squires	0
C.Webber	b Mike Squires	2
Ash	ct & bowled Mike Squires	0
R.Webber	b Paul Whitlock	0
Redman	Not Out	3
No 11th man