Tasmania University Cricket Club
Scores and Reports
Season 2006/07
Second Grade
Round 7 v. Kingborough
Played at Kingston Beach Oval, 2nd and 9th. December 2006.
(Toss won by : )
Andy Matthews 4-15 Paul Hudson 3-2 and Paul Hudson 4-21 Jackson Swain 2-17 Josh Parker 2-21 |
Paul Hudson 58 Mike Graham-Smith 55* Nick Grubb 53 Ben Hickey 35* Heath Chick 29 |
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(Day 1). This sojourn down the Southern Outlet (or down the Channel Highway for some of us) for the Round 7 clash against the Knights was an important one as we were just outside the four and the Knights were adrift of us by 6 points. We simply had to win to keep in touch with the four and the bonus would also be that we could put some ground between ourselves and the Knights. In the words of the famous U.S. baseballer Yogi Berra “it was like déjà vu all over again” as Alistair the umpire jumped out of his car to greet us on our arrival at Kingston Beach. It seems as though he has officiated at every match we’ve played this season. Perhaps he is our talisman for the 2006/2007 campaign. The University captain lost the toss and Kingborough decided to bat on a wicket that felt very hard and had many cracks and platelets in it. A rumour floating around the place was that this was day 9 on this wicket and day 11 according to some others. Kingborough made a solid start and were 0 for 33 after 11 overs. Josh Parker was bowling very well and after a wayward start Sam Boxsell was hitting his straps and running down the wicket in his follow-through to stare at the batsmen with his darkened ‘Jon English’ eyes. I mentioned Jon English to several of my team mates and they looked at me with blank expressions. Tom Ritchie thought he was the bloke that won the Rugby Union World Cup for the Old Dart. Charlie Clemons thought it was one of Rowan Atkinson’s characters. Am I too old to be playing with this lot? After all, if I had a child when I was 22 (quite feasible I guess) that child would be Jack Boon’s age now! My joints are suddenly feeling far more painful than they felt this morning. Anyway, I digress… Boxtrain struck first having French caught at first slip by the captain. Webster and Ribbon formed a solid partnership before Kerm struck with the last ball of his second over. This started the ball rolling for Kerm as he claimed another 3 wickets in the space of 2 overs thanks to 2 catches by the Boxtarin and a good slips catch by Huddo. Kerm - 5 overs, 3 maidens, 4 for 6 at this point in time. Wacko Jacko was also in the middle of a very good spell of outswing bowling and claimed the wicket of Conway who had a tendency to bat out of his crease and fall forwards after playing a shot. Hickstar decided it might be good to keep up to the stumps. Conway wisely retreated to his crease but still fell over first ball and Hickster stumped him off Jacko’s bowling. 6 for 75 became 6 for 91 as the spinners, Hudson and Clemons, set about plying their trade. Then the tail fell in a heap and we bundled them out for 108 runs. Charlie bowled well in his 8 overs to claim 1 for 17 including another catch at first slip by the captain. Why hasn’t he fielded there before I hear you asking? Huddo had the lower order batsman mesmerised. He bowled 9 overs, 8 maidens to finish with 2 for 3 which included 3 singles in one over. Our response with the bat started well as Huddo and Kerm both looked confident and were playing fluently until Kerm got a good one from Friend that upset the castle. Grubby joined Huddo and the pair batted beautifully together. They mixed sensible shot selection with attacking cricket and put on 109 runs for the second wicket. Their cover driving was superb and they both kept the ball on the ground. They certainly showed what they are capable of against some challenging bowling on a wearing wicket. Grubby was dismissed for 53 and Chicka joined Huddo at the crease. Huddo was dismissed (bowled Friend again) for 58 runs with the score on 168 and Chicka fell for 29 runs with the score on 188 runs. Chicka played a pull shot for 6 which was one of the shots of the day. Ben Hickey and Tom Ritchie batted until stumps to take the score to 4 for 224. Hickstar’s innings was characterised by straight hitting and his batting is gaining some maturity and poise as the season progresses. Tom Ritchie was looking very composed and a backfoot drive for a boundary was the highlight of his innings. We were 116 runs in front. The plan will probably be to bat for an hour and then declare with a lead of around 200 hopefully. (Day 2). |
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