Horndon on the Hill 4th X1 v Hornchurch 5th X1 on Sat 13 May 2006 at 1.30pm
Match was Drawn
A good performance from a ten-man Horndon side which almost produced a victory. Put in to bat,the opening pair of Ted and Joycey had put on 52 for the first wicket in 15 overs when Ted snicked one to the keeper. Chris Bennett batted well until he played across the line once too often and was triggered by Ted which brought young Adam Towler to the crease.
After Joycey's departure,Adam and Joe Joyce batted pretty sensibly to push the score along until both were caught.This left "Old Man" Clarky and Ryan Plom to have a biff at the end to gain some batting points,which they did admirably,Clarky finishing on 40 not out and Ryan on 17 n.o.
The Hornchurch reply got off to a slow start but eventually young Ben Spray got his eye in and at the start of the last 20 overs they looked in a good position,being on 100 for 3.Wickets fell quickly however and with 10 overs to go they were 6 wickets down and Horndon were starting to edge the game. There was a contentious caught behind decision involving the number 6 bat,A.Freed,who finished on 32 not out to save the game for Hornchurch -- he was quite clearly caught inches off the ground by Horndon keeper Chris Bennett early in the last 20 overs,but neither umpire would give the decision.
Pick of the bowling were the two Clark brothers and Chris Lawes,drafted in on Saturday morning as a late replacement for a player with "Cupfinalitis",a debilitating condition with flu-like symptoms.
A promising start from the 4's who will be stronger in weeks to come with the return of several players.Well done to the team for a splendid effort.
Horndon on the Hill 4th X1 Batting
191 for 5
Hornchurch 5th X1 Bowling
| D.Selby |
5.0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0.00 |
5.20 |
| A.Clements |
10.0 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.30 |
| L.Edwards |
8.0 |
1 |
24 |
2 |
12.00 |
3.00 |
| F.Grann |
16.0 |
4 |
56 |
1 |
56.00 |
3.50 |
| A.Freed |
4.0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
| B.Bones |
9.0 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
14.00 |
3.11 |
Hornchurch 5th X1 Batting
167 for 9
| B.Roberts |
1 |
Bowled |
| B.Spray |
65 |
Bowled |
| D.Miller |
27 |
Bowled |
| D.White |
1 |
Bowled |
| M.Neill |
14 |
Lbw |
| A.Freed |
32 |
Not Out |
| B.Bones |
0 |
Caught |
| D.Selby |
7 |
Caught |
| L.Edwards |
0 |
Bowled |
| A.Clements |
0 |
Caught |
| F.Grann |
0 |
Not Out |
Horndon on the Hill 4th X1 Bowling