- The Twenty Minuters vs Catford Cyphers
- Barnes Elms
- 20th May 2006
- Toss: The Twenty Minuters
- Result: Lost by 8 runs
- Man of the Match: TBA
| Catford Innings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton | c Lloyd Baker | b Cannon | 5 | ||
| T Ahmed | c Groom | b C Stevens | 5 | ||
| S Merchant | b | b Cannon | 0 | ||
| Mohammed | c A Stevens | b C Stevens | 1 | ||
| S Guha | c Groom | b Curtis | 17 | ||
| Wilson | b | b Tyers | 10 | ||
| Ansar | c Curtis | b Tyers | 10 | ||
| Galvin | b | b Cannon | 19 | ||
| Harold | b | b Elwes | 10 | ||
| Feekes | not out | 5 | |||
| Thombs*+ | b | b C Stevens | 0 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 15, nb 5) | 23 | |||
| Total (all out after 33.5 overs) | 105 | ||||
| FoW: 1-9, 2-14, 3-14, 4-18, 5-42, 6-51, 7-62, 8-88, 9-103 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Cannon | 8 | 0 | 19 | 3 | (5w) |
| C Stevens | 6.5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | (3w) |
| A R B Curtis | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (1w) |
| J Elwes | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (2w) |
| A Tyers | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | (1nb) |
| B Godsal | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (3nb, 2w) |
| T Groom | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (3nb, 1w) |
| R Scott | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (1w) |
| The Twenty Minuters innings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Lloyd Baker | c Wilson | b Ansar | 17 | ||
| T Groom* | b | b T Ahmed | 2 | ||
| B Godsal+ | b | b Feekes | 10 | ||
| R Scott | b | b Galvin | 9 | ||
| M Maxwell-Scott | c Merchant | b Feekes | 2 | ||
| J Elwes | run out | 10 | |||
| A Stevens | lbw | b Mohammed | 0 | ||
| C Stevens | not out | 23 | |||
| P Cannon | c Ansar | b Suman | 3 | ||
| A R B Curtis | run out | 7 | |||
| A Tyers | run out | 0 | |||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 1, w 8, nb 2) | 14 | |||
| Total (all out, after 33 overs) | 97 | ||||
| FoW: 1-9, 2-28, 3-39, 4-43, 5-58, 6-58, 7-59, 8-72, 9-88 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Ahmed | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | (2w) |
| Wilson | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (1nb, 1w) |
| Galvin | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (1w) |
| Feekes | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | (1nb) |
| Mohammed | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Merchant | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (2w) |
| Ansar | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | (2w) |
| Suman | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Match Summary
New season, new ground, same old shit. But things might have been so different.
Howling wind, sub zero temperatures, lashing rain and an opposition grown bigger, stronger and beards - not to mention considerably better - greeted the 20s as they took to the field, S-Kip having earlier won a useful toss and having no hesitation in inserting the visitors. Piers 'Lucky Pierre' Cannon encapsulated an express start - in which the brave boys from Barnes displayed an uncharacteristic tigerishness in the field - by snaring Fullerton thanks to a sharp catch by specialist cradle-man Baker. And the angry quick did not have to wait long for his second - a vicious late outswinger rattling Merchant's timber. Not to be outdone fellow opener Stevens, C, was quick to get his own season under way - Ahmed nailing an inviting looking long hop into Groom's grateful pouch.
The next dismissal was straight from the womb - Stevens, A, doing the catching honours for his brother. An unusually commendable fielding display - summed up by a hitherto unseen display of wicket keeping tidiness from stumper 'Bun' Godsal - was then capped by a brilliant running catch from the bald commander whose increasingly reliable hands presented a demonstrably grateful Yips Curtis with his first nut of the season.
Indeed the illusion of enthusiasm, energy and competence in the field was to last throughout the Catford innings. Al-I-Cat Tyers bamboozling the lower middle order with his usual mix of guile, craft and chocolate Èclair. There was even an opportunity to see the twin trirly duo of Groom and Godsal in action - and with combined figures of four overs, no maidens, 0 for 22 they didn't let anyone down! A wicket from 'Gary' Eels and an over of wide dibblies from 'Chesty' Bob and the rout was compete. 105 all out. Full of 'gourmet' and even fuller of confidence (sandwiches courtesy of Godsal/Baker, confidence courtesy of tins of lager and jazz woodbines) S-Kip and Bakey took guard and battle recommenced.
Groom wore a couple, was dropped on one and got bowled on 2 but optimism was still running high as Godsal strode to the crease. It was a confidence which looked well placed as the old sparring partners whizzed a long at 0.76 an over to take the score on to 28. But the diminutive gloves man lost his head on 10 and was bowled throwing himself into orbit in going for an almighty heave. Worse was to follow as first Chesty and then Maxwell-Scott fell in quick succession - Bob bowled leaving a straight one after one almighty six, Matt spooning up a dolly after one exceptional shout for lbw. Eels and Baker steadied the ship with Bakey continuing to demonstrate a Tavare-like devotion to the dotball and the chase (is that the word?) was on once more. But Jamie's Achilles heel was again to let him down and he was run out dawdling over an easy two.
In next was Stevens, A. And he was out next too , to a questionable lbw to his first ball of the season. Ace ump Maxwell-Scott with the finger. Fortress Baker was finally penetrated when he was out playing his first attacking stroke - a rashness he will be sure to rectify before taking the field next time round. Nonetheless his 82 ball 17 will live long in the memory and should have seen the 20s through to triumph. But if there is one thing this band of finely-tuned sportsmen do well it is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Stevens, C, rattled the boundary boards a few times to illustrate what might have happened had a team of cricketers been playing, but then Canon went, followed by Curtis - after a steepling six which kept the 20s in touch. Finally Tyers - resembling a lame armadillo tiptoeing backwards through heavy treacle, was run out without facing a ball.
Defeat by 8 runs.
