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Match Report
Basingstoke & N.Hants 2
Date: | 27/06/2009 |
| Venue: | Away |
Datchet v Basingstoke (away)
All Eleven Datchet players arrived at Basingstoke’s ground in high spirits and fine fettle on Saturday due mainly to two facts a) Ascot races had finally finished the previous week b) three of the senior players had chosen in fear to co-locate themselves in the same house on Friday night to ensure none of them were left alone and vulnerable and thus corralled into Liquid after last orders was called.
Datchet took the field on a very hot and sunny day after failing to find any suntan lotion in any of kitbags on show. Despite this, a very lively and well directed opening spell by James Lambert was to reduce the opposition to 80-5 after 16 overs. Lambert taking 4 of these wickets was well backed up in the field with some excellent catching by both Mark George (point) and Tim Aldiss (no point...) and some good ground fielding by the whole team. Andrew Dick bowled with some venom early on and was unlucky not to add his name to the wickets column before feeling an old injury and having to be removed from the attack and retire to third man for a large part of the innings.
With some bowling changes made, the home team then consolidated to 150-6 with a fast, aggressive and particularly lucky 50 being made by a young Basingstoke chap. Things would have been a lot better had Lambert not bowled this batsman with a “no ball” when he was on about 12. This is not the first time that young Mr Lambert has had cause to think very carefully about where he is placing certain parts his anatomy for fear of being shouted at, an area for development it seems
Some tight bowling by James Dick and Lambert on his return slowed the run rate and continued the wickets to fall until the home side had reached 210-8 off 40 overs.
At this point – Basingstoke were collectively ready for the taking and a score of 220-230 should have been the limit to which Datchet would be asked to chase. But after failing to listen carefully to their captain at the break in play (who completely threw his toys at this point) and with some wild swinging and associated luck the home side No’s 9 and 10 both moved swiftly towards and past 50 each and the score rattled along to 298 at the end of the 52th over.
Datchet must find a way to stop that happening. What made matters worse, is that we found out at tea that the home sides No11 batsman was actually 9 and would likely not have lasted too long..
With an average tea taken and Datchet refreshed , the away side set off in positive fashion to chase down the 298 required. George and Tilley (the latter restored to opening after a couple of weeks at his more natural position of No7) moved the score along in decent time to 70 without loss. During this period the away skipper (Tilley) continued his quest to remain the most hated man in the league by riling one of Basingstoke's normally calm and sensible players into calling him a “^^^^^^^ Ginger ****”. George responded on Tilley’s behalf by saying he certainly wasn’t ginger.
Back to the cricket – shortly after that incident Tilley was lost to a short pitched delivery and then both George and Aldiss perished in the same over some 30 runs later. The loss of these wickets still not tempting the home side into any form of attack with the home captain continuing to defend on mass with several men on the ropes at most times.
After an overly optimistic stroke by the younger Jones and a “missed a straight one” stroke by the more senior Jones, Datchet had succumbed to 150 for 5. The away side continued to play positively reaching 245 all out with Arun Oram clearing the white line several times with some very elegant and lusty blows on his way to a well made 68.
Overall this was a very disappointing result given the excellent start and position that James Lambert (6 wickets) and his fellow bowlers had put the side in. Datchet’s inability to finish Basingstoke off and the fact that the target was so large that was to prove too much on a hot day after 4 hours in the field.
This scribe also feels that Datchet should also become harder to beat in future and not succumb and be bowled out with such ease. Other sides do not lie down for us when we need a few wickets at the end of a long day.
So we move both positively and confidently towards Windsor at home this week safe in the knowledge that Royal Ascot is some 50 weeks away..
Ps when does the Henley Regatta happen in July???
by Mark George
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