Scorecard

Belhus Cricket Club Ladies v Upminster on Tue 23 Jul 2013 at 6.30pm
Belhus Cricket Club Lost by 6 Wickets

Match report Belhus Ladies 90-7
Upminster Women 91-4

Belhus Ladies made their home debut at North Stifford with a much more polished display in their second of two fixtures with their near neighbours. The home batting was solid and the fielding was sharp. Belhus batted first and opening batsman Allison Edmeades struck two fours in an impressive innings of 14 not out to be her team's leading scorer in the two recent fixtures with the Havering-based club. Edmeades was eventually bowled by Hannah Charman (1-10), with 39 runs on the board in the ninth over. Although no other Belhus batsman reached double figures, opener Sarah Fergey hit one boundary in an innings of six runs until she was caught by Upminster captain Jackie Hilton to become one of three Lauren Evans' victims, while Laura Knight looked impressive, striking two fours towards the close the innings to finish with nine not out. Evans completed a double wicket maiden for Upminster when she bowled Crystal Gansbuhler for just two runs and Tracey Fairweather without score to finish with three wickets at a cost of just four runs from three overs of pace. Niamh O'Byrne picked up the wicket of Jackie Norris with her first delivery and finished her two-over spell with figures of 1-12, while Annabelle Davies claimed the wicket of Rhiannan Jefferies.

After a short break, Upminster staged a steady, but confident response, though three run outs were not in their script. Visiting captain Hilton, who scored a fine half century in the previous week's meeting, was on her way back to the pavilion after just three balls, but the dismissal was a touch fortuitous. Hilton struck the first ball of the innings for four, then hit a single, which brought Davies to the striker's end. Davies played a textbook straight drive when bowler Gansbuhler managed to get a hand to the ball and deflected it on to the wicket at the bowler's end. Hilton was short of her ground and Upminster had lost one of their key batsmen with just five runs on the board. In her next over, Gansbuhler accepted a return catch as the Belhus bowler finished with 1-12 from two overs. But these two dismissals led to a 64-run partnership for the third wicket between Michelle Dixey and Evans. Dixey hit three fours in an innings of 25 and Evans held the fort for a solid knock of 20 not out which included one four. Dixey was run out at short mid-on by Knight, while the impressive Belhus fielding continued as Rachel Cordell dismissed Hayley Chapman for just one run by a direct hit which glanced the top of the bails from a distance of some thirty yards. However, there were no more dismissals as Upminster gained victory by six wickets with 4.3 overs to spare as Laura Davis joined Evans to finish six not out at the call of 'time'.

It is hopeful that additional fixtures will be arranged during the course of the current season, meanwhile the squad continues to train at the North Stifford ground every Tuesday evening, from 6.15pm, which is free of charge. New members welcome, no joining fees.

Belhus Cricket Club Ladies Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
14nb 42w 1b  
for 7 wickets
57
90		        
Allison Edmeades b H. Charman 14 2
Sarah Fergey ct J. Hilton L. Evans 6 1
Jackie Norris ct Michelle Dixey b N. O'Byrne 1
Rhiannan Jefferies b A. Davies 1
Marina Jenkins ct N. O'Byrne b J. Hilton 0
Laura Knight Not Out  9 2 1
Crystal Gansbuhler b L. Evans 2 1 1
Tracey Fairweather b L. Evans 0
Tracey Sloan Not Out  0
Rachel Cordell   1
Sarah Cordell  

Upminster Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Lauren Evans3.01431.331.33
Lyndsey Whitley3.002400.008.00
Michelle Dixey2.00500.002.50
Niamh O'Byrne2.0012112.006.00
Hannah Charman1.0010110.0010.00
Annabelle Davies1.00616.006.00
Haley Charman1.00800.008.00
Lynne Kelly1.00700.007.00
Laura Davis1.00700.007.00
Jackie Hilton1.00313.003.00

Upminster Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 22w 8b  
for 4 wickets
32
91 (12.3 overs)		     
Jackie Hilton run out (Crystal Gansbuhler) 5
Annabelle Davies ct and bowled Crystal Gansbuhler 2
Michelle Dixey run out (Laura Knight) 25
Lauren Evans Not Out  20
Hayley Charman run out (Rachell Cordell) 1
Laura Davies Not Out  6
   
   
   
   
   

Belhus Cricket Club Ladies Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Crystal Gansbuhler2.0012112.006.00
Laura Knight2.001100.005.50
Tracey Sloan2.001600.008.00
Jackie Norris1.00600.006.00
Sarah Cordell1.30900.006.00
Tracey Fairweather1.00900.009.00
Sarah Fergey1.00500.005.00
Allison Edmeades1.001100.0011.00
Rhiannan Jefferies1.00400.004.00

  • Umpire :
    Cliff Cansdale and Danny Norris/Owen Jefferies
  • Scorer :
    Julia Squires