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5th IX Results and Reports

 

Hampshire Cricket League Regional Division 3 North East

 

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Week 1 - May 3 2008

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Week 2 - May 10 2008

Ramsdell II 133-10 (8 points)
St Cross Symondians 153-8 (22 points)
St Cross Symondians won by 20 runs.

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Week 3 - May 17 2008

St Cross Symondians 141-9 (5)
Rowledge III 142-3 (23)
Rowledge won by 7 wickets.

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Week 4 - May 24 2008

St Cross Symondians 211-7 (11)(M Cranley 73)
Crown TavernersII 212-9 (22)
Crown Taverners won by 1 wicket.
 

Defeat on the last ball 

Losing by one wicket on the last ball of the match makes for a nerve-jangling finish, and that was the case for St Cross 5s when they visited Crown Taverners in the Hants Cricket League.

The Cross made a solid 211 for 7 with Mark Cranley top scoring on 73 and Simon McCormick-Cox making a patient 40 at the start.  In reply, Taverners were 125 for 5 with only 10 overs to go and the Cross were well in control.  But Mike Leach decided to go for broke and smashed five shots in a row over the ropes to take it to the wire.

 Steve Ryall (2–53) and Will Bebb (3-35) worked through more wickets, supported by excellent team work from St Cross, but the Taverners scraped home with a single at the last possible chance.

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Week 5 - May 31 2008

St Cross Symondians 340-4 (22)(B McLeish 136, W Bebb 108*)
Liss III 104-7 (5)
St Cross Symondians won by 236 runs.
 

Two tons and a victory

Two magnificent maiden centuries for St Cross 5s secured a well deserved victory in the NE Hants Regional 3 Match away to Liss 3rds.  Danny McLeish (136) and Will Bebb (108 not out) helped the Cross to a commanding 340 for 4 in 42 overs of stylish power play.

 Support came from Colin Smith (36*) and Nick Ellerby (33) as St Cross posted a record score for the 5th team in recent years.  McLeish clubbed 18 boundaries, nine of which cleared the ropes.  Bebb’s unbeaten total included no fewer than five 6s and ten 4s.

Liss fought hard with the ball and then resisted with the bat but were no match for the visitors.  Only C Huntley with 2 for 56 prevented more runs from St Cross and N Brown with 52 not out stood in the way of a clean sweep by St Cross.

 St Cross bowlers shared the wickets again as Liss dug in, with a wicket apiece for AJ McLeish, Hamish Adamson (1 for 3 from 5 overs), Matt Smith and Simon McCormick-Cox, plus two for 30 from the irrepressible Will Bebb, as St Cross won by 236 runs.  

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Week 6 - June 7 2008

St Cross Symondians 117-10 (5)(S Oliphant 47)
RNA Sports 120-5 (22)
RNA Sports won by 5 wickets.

Bowlers day at St Cross

 The wicket was the real winner as St Cross 5s lost out to top of the table RNA Sports at the King George 5th ground. Runs were hard to come by after the Cross won the toss and elected to bat in the Regional Division 3 NE match.   

Just 117 was the result of 42 overs of graft in the face of tight bowling and a wicket that was low and slow. Steve Oliphant top scored with a patient 47 from 30 overs whilst RNA’s S Kerr took 6 for 36 to restrict the home batsmen.

 RNA found it just as difficult as the St Cross bowlers kept good line and length and the fielders attacked everything going.  Two great catches by Mark McGettigan, and another by Nick Ellerby supported the bowlers who kept the visitors batting for more than 33 overs.

 Mike Glogg picked up 3 for 34 on his return to cricket this season. Steve Ryall deserved more than his 1 for 35 from 10 good overs, and Matt Smith (1 for 6 from 4) got the best average of the day, but the visitors took the winning points home.

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Week 7 - June 14 2008

Aldershot 172-9 (6)
St Cross Symondians 173-3 (23(N Ellerby 75)
St Cross Symondians won by 7 wickets.

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Week 8 -June 21 2008

St Cross Symondians 216-6 (9)(M Knight 61, N Ellerby 73)
Tadley Hobos 217-4 (22)
Tadley Hobos won by 6 wickets.

Overnight rain and overcast conditions gave extra significance to the coin toss on Saturday.  Tadley won it and gleefully asked the home side to bat through the grey drizzle of the mid-afternoon.  St. Cross made a solid start however with Matt Knight 61 and Nick Ellerby 73 putting on 150 for the first wicket.  Will Bebb chipped in with 25 and St Cross finished on 216 for 7 from their 42 overs.  Smith and Guyan were the pick of the Tadley attack with 3 for 38 and 2 for 51 respectively.

 In reply Tadley got off to a flying start due to some wayward bowling on a slow pitch.  The visitors always looked to be on top of the run rate and this meant St. Cross had to bowl Tadley out to win the game.  Canny slow left armer Will Bebb picked up the Tadley top three for 57 runs and Matt Smith bowled some tight lines but none of the other bowlers could claim the victims that St. Cross needed for victory.  R. Diamond made a powerful 47 for Tadley who ran out comfortable winners in the 40th over.

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Week 9 -June 28 2008

St Cross Symondians 180-10 (23)(W Bebb 76)

Compton & Chandlers Ford III 175-10 (11)
St Cross Symondians won by 5 runs.

St. Cross elected to bat first and after losing an early wicket enjoyed some good fortune as catches consistently flew just past the C&CF fielders.  Nick Ellerby contributed 32, Will Bebb made an imperious 76 and Chris Anderson 26.  After Bebb’s dismissal however, the St. Cross tail offered little resistance.  C Murkitt returned figures of 3-31 and all the other C&CF bowlers claimed victims, reducing St. Cross to 180 all out in the 41st over.

C&CF lost an early wicket but Andy Murkitt 35 and Tom Haigh 39 steadied the ship and at drinks looked to be in complete control.  St. Cross then dug deep and through the tight bowling of Chris Anderson and Will Bebb 3 for 46 strangled C&CF who made just 18 runs from the following 10 overs.  It was then squeaky bum time.  A shaky C&CF required 35 from the last 7 overs with 5 wickets in hand. Tim Player (4-31) used all his experience taking 3 for 13 off 3, Nick Ellerby’s heroics in the deep saw him take 4 catches and young Tim Bailey (2-12)  stepped up as C&CF 3s crumbled to 175 all out, 6 runs short of their target

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Week 10 -July 5 2008

St Cross Symondians 280-4 (24)(S McCormick-Cox 109, N Ellerby 70)

Liphook & Ripsley IV 88-10 (3)
St Cross Symondians won by 192 runs.

Acting skipper Pete Wood won the toss and chose to bat in blustery conditions on the exposed King George V track at Bar End.  Dan McLeish hit two early sixes but was then undone by some wind-assisted sideways movement.  Young Simon McCormick Cox sauntered in at number 3 and together with Nick Ellerby (70) put on 149 for the 2nd wicket.  St. Cross steadily amassed a commanding total of 280 helped out by some inconsistent Liphook bowling.  McCormick Cox was finally caught on 109 with Mark Cranley 25 and Will Bebb 32 n.o. in supporting roles.

The thick masses of rain cloud were beginning to draw ever near and by tea time the home side realised they may not have the full 42 overs to win the game.  St Cross went about their task with vigour and professionalism claiming a steady succession of Liphook victims.  The away side capitulated as Tim Player (2-21) bowled with his usual consistency and ‘spin-twins’ Will Bebb (4-4) and Chris Anderson (3-20) wrapped things up just before the heavens opened.

Note: Points and individual performances from this match will not count in end of season averages as Liphook & Ripsley IV have since withdrawn from the league

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Week 11 -July 12 2008

Littleton & West Hill II 205-5 (23)

St Cross Symondians 171-8 (7)(W Bebb 66)

St Cross Symondians lost by 17 runs.

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Week 12 -July 19 2008

St Cross Symondians 224-8 (24)(T McCormick-Cox 52)

Silchester 208-10 (3)
St Cross Symondians won by 16 runs.

A powerful 52 from Tom McCormick-Cox and 46 from Matt Knight gave St Cross a solid start in their RD3 NE match with Silchester.    26 from Ed Green, and 44 not out from Charlie Wallis in a great partnership with Will Tsang, gave St Cross a competitive total and maximum batting points.  Pete Wood ran out of luck after he and Charlie Wallis had run 27 in three overs.

 When Silchester opened their innings, they hadn’t reckoned on their top three being clean bowled by Scott Sanders, as he captured 4 for 28 by the end of the match.  The home team kept up with the scoring rate through Jordan (77) and Minife (36) but both perished whilst St Cross maintained the pressure.  Jordan was cut short by Charlie Wallis taking a brilliant diving catch near the boundary, as Robert Ceiriog-Hughes took his first wicket for the 5s.

 St Cross secured maximum points from the match as good fielding and persistent bowling by Mark McGettigan, Tom McCormick-Cox, Charlie Wallis and Tim Player paid dividends and destroyed the home team’s ambitions.

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Week 13 -July 26 2008

St Cross Symondians 287-4 (24)(T Adams 117*, T McCormick-Cox 77)

Bentworth 147-10 (6)
St Cross Symondians won by 140 runs.

A well crafted 77 from Tom McCormick-Cox and a commanding 117 not out from Tom Adams set the scene for a famous victory by St Cross Symondians 5s in their RD3 NE match with Bentworth.   Previously undefeated, Bentworth hoped to add to their tally, but the St Cross batsmen had other ideas as Danny McLeish added 31 and Matt Knight (23) helped compile 287 for 4.

Facing a big challenge, the visitors suffered two huge blows and found themselves two wickets down with no runs on the board.  Hamish Adamson shot two golden ducks, clean bowled with his first two deliveries!  Scott Sanders made the batsmen more worried as he captured the third wicket with just 18 on the board.  

After that, the visitors never recovered, hemmed in by tight bowling from McGettigan, Ceiriog-Hughes and McCormick-Cox.  But the killer blow came from Mark Cranley who grabbed an unbelievable 4 for 8 from four tidy overs, aided by superb fielding and two great catches by Mark McGettigan.

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Week 14 - August 2 2008

St Cross Symondians 143-10 (7)

Whitchurch II 147-17 (22)
St Cross Symondians lost by 3 wkts.

Four St Cross batters got good twenties as they struggled to overcome a really slow wicket at King George V when the Winchester team played Whitchurch in their RD3 North East match.  Ellerby, Green and Anderson worked hard as did top scorer Alex Smith (32) but none could go on to get a big score as the Whitchurch bowlers controlled events. S Ralph captured 5 for 20, and a quickfire 13 from Hamish Adamson added a final flourish to the St Cross total.

 When the visitors batted they found it just as tough, and only two reached double figures as the home team worked through the wickets.  S Dunesby (36) and R Paine (35) made slow progress against the usual competitive St Cross bowling.  Two wickets apiece for Hamish Adamson, Nick Ellerby and Chris Anderson, and one wicket for Matt Smith kept the Whitchurch reply in check but they couldn’t prevent the visitors taking home the winning points. 

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Week 15 - August 9 2008

Burghclere v St Cross Symondians

No Play - Rain

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Week 16 - August 16 2008

FarnhamI 30-10 (1)
St Cross Symondians 34-1 (23)

St Cross Symondians won by 9 wkts.

Another tremendous opening spell by the St Cross bowlers saw Farnham reduced to 3 for 3 in their Regional Division 3 North East match.  Scott Sanders blasted three of the top four bats before they knew what had hit them, aided by the usual tight bowling from Tim Player.

 Then Matt Smith came on the scene with a great spell of controlled swing bowling and the Farnham bats couldn’t cope.  Smith smashed 5 wickets for 7, whilst Sanders grabbed 4 for 5, ably supported by the ever reliable Player and Mike Glogg who finished with 1 for 7. This mayhem left Farnham gasping for air as extras top scored with 9 and the team were skittled for just 30.

Top class bowling was well supported by great fielding from Ed Player (two catches off Matt Smith’s bowling), and a catch apiece for Ed Wylde (playing his first match for the 5s), Matt Smith taking a skyer, and Pete Wood coolly clutching a laser fast slip catch from Sanders.

 Then St Cross knocked off the required runs in just 4.4 overs!  Chris Anderson top scored with 19 not out, supported by Ed Player and Matt Knight.  With 23 points, the 5s secured their place in the top half of the table with two matches to play.

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Week 17 - August 23 2008

Froxfield 296-4 (11) (M Hall 131*, N Barrett 56)

St Cross Symondians 109-7 (23)

St Cross Symondians lost by 185 runs.

At least 12 dropped catches made a big difference to the match between St Cross 5s and Froxfield with St Cross being the biggest culprits.  The Winchester team put down at least eight good chances, allowing Froxfield to get 296 and dominate the match.

Top scorer for Froxfield was M Hall with 131* supported by N Barnett (56).  A short boundary helped the Froxfield batsmen score sixes where 2 or 3 runs would be the norm. Determined bowling brought wickets for Glogg (2-41), Tim Player and Pete Wood.

 Matt Knight (18) got St Cross off to a good start, but then the Froxfield players dropped at least another four catches to allow the Cross off the hook.  Having been 60 for 5 at one stage, St Cross recovered thanks to Sujith Silva, Harry Foyle, Mike Glogg and top scorer Matt Smith with 20 not out.

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Week 18 - August 30 2008

St Cross Symondians 93-10 (4)

Midhurst III 98-5 (21)

St Cross Symondians lost by 5 wkts

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