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Redbourn II v St Albans Cricket Club 2XI on Sat 09 Jul 2022 at 12:00
St Albans Cricket Club Won by 30
Match report
The sun was out and clouds were absent as the 2XI made the short trip to Redbourn for both a local derby and a top of the table clash. However, the seemingly straightforward trip down the Redbourn road proved a challenging task for the team, an attendance of just 5 recorded at the proposed meet time. Nevertheless, one game of walking football later, numbers grew and a near-flawless fielding warmup took place; tainted only by the arrival of JC (last night’s nightclub stamps seeming to repel cricket balls.)
Still no sign of our batting, leg-spinning, and wicket-keeping skipper meant it was up to stand-in captain Jimmy to toss up, one stellar performance later and Saints were batting first in the heat.
Hammer and Rudders strode to the crease and runs began to flow immediately with an expensive opening over and an early lost ball. Unfortunately, the plain sailing did not last long with Hammer adjudged LBW, the conviction and enthusiasm of the decision far exceeding that of the appeal, while Rudders feathered through to the keeper soon after. Nick Ralfe now joined Howse in the middle and the former survived an early scare, his stumps rearranged by an excellent delivery in every regard aside from the 21 yards it was bowled from. Alas, Ralfe’s poor relationship with illegal deliveries continued, stumped off a leg side wide courtesy of some sharp glovework.
Captain Rosson and run-machine Howse, now tasked with rebuilding the innings, played positively; steadying the ship and taking the pressure off the lower-middle order to follow. Once Jimmy fell to a smart caught and bowled, Saints were in a far less precarious position and the middle order were able to score with freedom. Cameos from Law, Sims, Hall and May contributed to a now seemingly above-par total; Highlights of this smash and grab undoubtedly go to Rory Law for both the Abbey Aquatics shot of the day and his poor attempt to justify his dismissal: “I forgot there was a mid-off!” At the other end, Howeson the anchor continued his fine form, the flow of runs pausing only for the occasional invasion of a motorist, as he reached a vital 77; allowing Saints to recover from 50/4 to an imposing 255 from our 50 overs.
After a swift turnaround, and a dabble into the toasted sandwiches on offer in the Redbourn café, the 2XI took to the field (and road) in defence of their posted total. Once again, the innings was off to a dream start, May striking in the opening over as the Redbourn opener picked out the ever reliable bucket-hands of Ben Adshead at fine leg, a catch expected by none but celebrated by all. With Redbourn’s two premier batsmen now at the crease another breakthrough was very much required; Cometh the hour cometh the JC, who took his first wicket in 29 overs of league cricket as the other opener, who was well caught by Rudders at point. Despite this, further wickets were hard to come by and Redbourn began to build a 3rd wicket partnership and 255 no longer seemed as imperious. A poor run-up to drinks, epitomised by Jonny Hall’s opening over in which the facilities were not utilised and numerous runs were scored, meant the hairdryer treatment was readily deployed.
Akin to the leadership of Roy Keane, Jimmy’s words revitalised the 2s and a vastly improved performance followed. Hammer and Jonny, the latter bowling 9 overs unrecognisable from his first, bowled tightly from both ends, drying up the runs and taking wickets at regular intervals to take the game away from Redbourn. As the required run rate continued to drift further out of reach, wickets became easier to come by and restrictive bowling from Ralfe, Sims and Adshead meant that Saints were able to close out the game and emerge victorious by 30 runs to (temporarily) go top of the league.
Man of the Match– Matt Howeson
Abbey Aquatics shot of the day – Rory Law’s straight six
St Columba’s Holy Moment of the Day – Ben Adshead’s self-proclaimed screamer at fine leg
DOTD – Billy May aka Chilly Mayo
St Albans Cricket Club 2XI Batting
Player Name
Runs
M
B
4s
6s
SR
Ct
St
Ro
extras
TOTAL :
3nb 15w 7lb
for 8 wickets
25
255
Adam Hounslow
lbw D Bassill
10
Andy Rudlin
ct D Irwin b R Cann
0
Matt Howeson
ct C Godfrey b M Lloyd
77
Nick Ralfe
st D Irwin b D Bassill
5
James Rosson
ct M Lloyd b M Lloyd
23
Rory Law
ct T Berrington b M Lloyd
21
George Sims
b T Berrington
40
Jonny Hall
run out (T Ascroft)
29
Billy May
Not Out
22
Ben Adshead
Not Out
3
Joey Curran
Redbourn II Bowling
Player name
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
Richard Cann
3.0
0
29
1
29.00
9.67
Darren Bassill
6.0
2
15
2
7.50
2.50
Ben Roe
8.0
3
33
0
0.00
4.13
Wayne Summers
6.0
1
21
0
0.00
3.50
Matthew Lloyd
10.0
0
47
3
15.67
4.70
Stuart Barker
5.0
1
28
0
0.00
5.60
Chris Godfrey
8.0
0
53
0
0.00
6.63
Thomas Berrington
4.0
0
22
1
22.00
5.50
Redbourn II Batting
Player name
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 10w 8b 5lb
for 8 wickets
24
225 (50.0 overs)
Toby Ascroft
ct Unsure b J Curran
17
24
3
70.83
Chris Godfrey
ct Unsure b B May
0
3
0
Stuart Barker
ct Unsure b - Hall
66
99
10
66.67
Josh Snowden
lbw A Hounslow
27
24
5
112.50
Ben Roe
ct Unsure b - Hall
2
11
18.18
Dave Irwin
ct Unsure b - Hall
10
24
41.67
Wayne Summers
b G Sims
20
29
1
68.97
Richard Cann
Not Out 
31
56
2
55.36
Darren Bassill
ct Unsure b G Sims
10
13
1
76.92
Thomas Berrington
Not Out 
18
17
3
105.88
Matthew Lloyd
 
St Albans Cricket Club 2XI Bowling
Player Name
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
Ben Adshead
8.0
0
48
0
0.00
6.00
Nick Ralfe
7.0
0
34
0
0.00
4.86
George Sims
7.0
0
26
2
13.00
3.71
Billy May
4.0
0
19
1
19.00
4.75
Joey Curran
4.0
0
20
1
20.00
5.00
Adam Hounslow
10.0
3
24
1
24.00
2.40
Jonny Hall
10.0
1
41
3
13.67
4.10
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