Scorecard

St Albans Cricket Club 3XI v Ware I on Sat 18 Aug 2018 at 1pm
St Albans Cricket Club Won by 54 runs

Match report Saints Threes hosted Ware in this round 16 fixture, seeking to continue their good run of results against an opponent in the promotion spots.

Recent rains had turned the Verulam School Playing Fields into a lush green, while the wicket was a touch wet, so the visiting skipper unsurprisingly chose to bowl first upon winning the toss. Ware’s teamsheet revealed a surprise, too, as they were only able to field ten men, unexpected for a team riding high in the League.

On the back of three victories, St Albans had the luxury of fielding the same top four. After an early wicket, Ferguson and Khan built steadily against a bowling attack that was generally bowling too short; only the sluggish nature of the deck kept the scoring at bay. Ferguson, in good touch, fell for 18, having been adjudicated as LBW, with the total on 67, and Khan fell for a well made 31 shortly after. Wyldes (30) arrived and started with a blaze of glory, but was the victim of a shooter. Naveed found his rhythm, too, punishing anything straying to leg.

However both Nav - after striking 34 - and West were out with the total on 7/165, and Saints threatened to fall short of a par score, with Dinnes bowling well for the visitors. But with a little luck, Moksy (17), Walker (22) and Murphy (13 not out) took Saints to a more useful total, batting out 50 overs for once. A total of 227 with a highest individual score of just 34 shows how much of a team effort this was. This was not a wicket where batsmen would ever feel really in.

Ware made an aggressive start with the bat, before the spin twins, Murphy (1/20) and Kumar, both took wickets, having slowed progress. McCurdie and Reid were then united and played with selective aggression, Ware’s score marching forward at a good rate, with a tally of 2/97 at the halfway stage, and the wicket improving.

McCurdie had, however, suffered a muscle strain on the eve of the drinks break, and returned with a runner. He was clearly hampered by the injury, and Kumar pushed one through a little quicker which was hit straight to cover. Kumar, who finished with 3/37, then claimed another victim, and the momentum was back with Saints.

The dangerous Reid was still hitting hard, but having reached his half century, looked a little weary as he lifted one to point, the catch well taken by Moksudul. That seemed the fatal blow to Ware’s hopes, and Walker (3/42) and Khan (2/18) cleaned up the tail to see Saints finish as comfortable winners. As with the batting, this was a team effort in the field.

With just two fixtures remaining, the IIIs still need 8 points to be sure of avoiding relegation, even as they have risen to fifth in the table. Next up are ladder leaders Greenwood Park - after four victories in a row, can Saints dare to dream of knocking them off their perch?

St Albans Cricket Club 3XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
4nb 11w 18b 2lb 
for 9 wickets
35
227		        
Harry Knill-Jones ct Posner b Giilewicz 6
Steve Ferguson lbw Perrett 18 1
Najib Khan ct - b Perrett 31 6
Charlie Parkinson ct - b Dinnes 5
Tom Wyldes lbw b Risby 30 4
Naveed Ahmed ct Ahmed b Risby 34 6 1 1
Zach West ct - b Dinnes 10 2
Moksudul Islam st - b Risby 17 2 1
Andrew Walker lbw b Gilewicz 22 4
Adam Murphy Not Out  13 1 1
Sammy Kumar Not Out  2

Ware I Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Posner9.0150150.005.56
Compton5.02400.000.80
Reid5.012200.004.40
Gilewicz10.0147223.504.70
Perrett8.0146223.005.75
Dinnes10.0427213.502.70
Risby3.001728.505.67

Ware I Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 8w 4b 3lb 
for 10 wickets
17
173 (42.5 overs)		     
Parker ct - b Kumar 19 1
Risby b Murphy 20 3
McMurdie ct Ahmed b Kumar 38 4 1
Reid ct Islam b Walker 52 9
Gilewicz b Kumar 0
Dinnes Not Out  24 3
Dinnes Sr b Walker 0
Perrett ct Murphy b Walker 0
Posner b Khan 2
Compton b Khan 0
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St Albans Cricket Club 3XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Zach West8.023400.004.25
Moksudul Islam3.001500.005.00
Adam Murphy7.0220120.002.86
Sammy Kumar10.0037312.333.70
Andrew Walker10.0142314.004.20
Najib Khan4.501829.003.72
 
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