Scorecard

Belhus Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI v Hadleigh & Thundersley on Sun 01 Oct 1972 at 1.30pm
Match was Drawn

Match report For their last match of the season, Belhus 1st XI found themselves in trouble at 34 for 5. But thanks to a little flurry from Geoff Morrant (28) and Bill Taylor (30) and a fantastic 9th wicket stand of 86 between Keith Davis (62 not out) and Bob Mead (24 not out), we took our score to 199 for 8 at tea.

Hadleigh & Thundersley struggled in the run-chase but held on for a draw as Belhus used 10 bowlers in their effort to force a win.


1972 was a season of mixed success for the 1st XI as they finished;

Played 39
Won 13
Lost 11
Drew 12
Abandoned 3
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Most Runs - Denis Reed - 702 runs at an average of 23.40
Highest Score - Denis Reed - 76 v Hansib CC on 7th May
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Most Wickets - Andrew Walker - 66 wickets at an average of 13.68
Best Bowling - Andrew Walker - 6 for 12 v Old Southendians CC on 28th August
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Highest Team Score - 199 for 8 v Hadleigh & Thundersley CC on 1st October
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Belhus Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
5nb 1w 34b  
for 8 wickets
40
199		        
Dick Bignell b Walters 7
Andrew Merton ct Woods b Clark 0
Jim Reed ct Woods b Goodhew 1
Bill Line hit wicket b Clark 2
Don Pegler ct Arnold b Clark 5 1
Geoff Morrant b Waters 28 3 1 1
Bill Taylor b Entwhistle 30 3 1
John Lewis Snr b Jones 0
Keith Davis Not Out  62 6 2 1
Bob Mead Not Out  24 4 1
Andrew Walker  

Hadleigh & Thundersley Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Clark8.022036.672.50
Goodhew7.0128128.004.00
Walters6.0123211.503.83
Jones5.0025125.005.00
Entwhistle5.0041141.008.20
Lilley5.002300.004.60

Hadleigh & Thundersley Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
4w 4b  
for 7 wickets
8
98 (40.0 overs)		     
Slaughter b B Mead 5
Woods ct G Morrant b A Walker 12
Entwhistle b A Walker 4
Lilley ct V Davies b B Taylor 3
Arnold b V Davies 5
Jones st G Morrant b J Reed 37
Clark ct B Mead b J Lewis Snr 6
Goodhew Not Out  14
Walters Not Out  1
A N Other  
A N Other  

Belhus Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Andrew Walker10.0225212.502.50
Bob Mead9.05717.000.78
Keith Davis4.01313.000.75
Bill Taylor6.0113113.002.17
John Lewis Snr3.0012112.004.00
Don Pegler4.001000.002.50
Dick Bignell1.00300.003.00
Andrew Merton1.00600.006.00
Jim Reed1.00414.004.00
Geoff Morrant1.00500.005.00