Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI v BILLERICAY*** on Sat 16 Jun 1979 at 2.00pm

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Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI v BILLERICAY*** on Sat 16 Jun 1979 at 2.00pm
Belhus Cricket Club Won by 1 Run

Match report Belhus 1st XI 61
Billericay 1st XI 60

Our 1st XI batted first in this league match at Belhus Park, but soon found themselves at 20 for 7, at which time it is recalled that skipper John Rowell, tongue in cheek, said, "This could be one of the greatest matches you have ever played in". It was left to the oldest player in the side (Dick Bignell) and the youngest (David Webb) to put together a magnificent 8th wicket partnership of 38 to see us reach 61 all out from 45 overs. The excellent Billericay bowling figures speak for themselves.

The 16th June was wicketkeeper Mark Winter's 16th birthday so a birthday cake, with candles, was produced at teatime along with a round of "happy birthday to you . . ." and spaghetti bolognese and strawberries and cream comprised the surprise meal. The Billericay players looked on in bewilderment at a Belhus team that had just been dismissed for 61!

So Belhus stepped on to the field of play with very full stomachs - expecting an early finish and looking forward to after-match birthday celebrations in 'The Archer'. And when Billericay were perched on 51 for 3, that looked sure to be the case. But, as they say, cricket is 'a funny old game' - and 'it's not over 'til it's over'. At the click of a switch, and with some accurate bowling and great catches, along with a superb run-out from the deep by Jim Donovan, Billericay required 2 runs to win with their score standing at 60 for 9. It remained for 'Spider' Davies to take a return catch from Billericay's number 9 batsman, Wright, for our jubilant 1st XI to secure a miraculous win by 1 run. Billericay had lost 7 wickets for just 9 runs.

This was one of the greatest victories in the club's history. Only three boundary 4s (all by Belhus batsmen) were scored in the 81.4 overs bowled. And what John Rowell had said in jest earlier in the afternoon . . . Fantastic.

Belhus Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Batting

Player Name		Runs	4s	Ct	Ro
extras TOTAL :	1nb 2w for 10 wickets	3 61
Denis Reed	ct B Gray b R Gray	0		1
Mark Winter	ct I Brown b G Foster	8	1	2
Bill Taylor	b R Gray	6
John Rowell	b R Gray	3
Jim Donovan	b R Gray	1			1
Vic Davies	ct I Brown b G Foster	0		1
Dick Bignell	lbw b E Samouelle	15	1
Dave Hewitt	st I Brown b R Gray	1		1
David Webb	ct B Gray b E Samouelle	23	1	1
Bert Freeman	Not Out	1		1
Robert Clarke	b E Samouelle	0

BILLERICAY*** Bowling

Player name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
R Gray	17.0	10	10	5	2.00	0.59
G Foster	18.0	2	20	2	10.00	1.11
G Chisholm	2.0	0	4	0	0.00	2.00
E Samouelle	5.0	0	11	3	3.67	2.20
J Wright	3.0	1	13	0	0.00	4.33

BILLERICAY*** Batting

Player name		R
extras TOTAL :	2nb 3w 3b 1lb for 10 wickets	9 60 (36.4 overs)
I Brown	ct Dave Hewitt b Robert Clarke	2
G Foster	ct Mark Winter b Robert Clarke	12
C Speller	ct Mark Winter b Robert Clarke	0
E Samouelle	ct Bert Freeman b Vic Davies	15
G Chisholm	ct Denis Reed b Bill Taylor	4
M Connell	lbw b Vic Davies	2
G Harley	ct David Webb b Vic Davies	6
P Coleridge	ct John Rowell b Vic Davies	4
J Wright	ct and bowled Vic Davies	2
B Gray	run out (Jim Donovan)	2
R Gray	Not Out	1