Scorecard

Boxted CC v Eight Ash Green Cricket Club North Essex 1st XI (Sunday) on Sun 21 Jul 2019 at 13:00
Eight Ash Green Cricket Club Won by 100 Runs

Match report Even when he's not here, he still delivers the goods:

This was a day for the team leaders to show their worth as captain Ollie Stovell and his vice Jens Wair starred with bat and ball respectively. With splendid support from the rest of the team the Green eventually won by 100 runs to complete a clean sweep for the senior sides this weekend.

Of course Ollie’s innings would have to happen while I’m on holiday, thereby missing his 130. You won’t be surprised to know that whilst I am obviously delighted at my son’s efforts, I also called him a rotten ****** for doing it when I wasn’t there to see it! No doubt it was a cracking knock full of sweetly timed drives, 22 of which went to the boundary with one other clearing the ropes, most of which came behind square on the leg side with the bowlers offering a number of short deliveries. There was support all down the card with opening partner Joe Young hitting 35 and Connor Murphy enjoying some time in the middle with the skipper - he made a confidence-enhancing 20 including a couple of excellent 4s, as he was bowled looking to accelerate the scoring in the last 10. All told, the Green posted as imposing 254-7.

It wasn’t quite the case that Jens took over at this point as first T-Roy Collins and Ajula Gunasekera took a wicket apiece. Matt Murray as first change was economical and offered very little to the batsmen who refused to give in to the loopy balls that were bowled (deliberately it must be said), but for once wicketless. That’s when Jens came to the fore and bagged himself a five-for (5-36), deceiving many a batsman with his loopy flight and excellent control throughout his spell as he looked threatening with most balls. As if that wasn’t enough, Jens also claimed a run out, while the other Boxted wicket to fall went to young Bevin Guthrie in a short but sweet spell. The innings closed on 154-9, the only blemish being a last wicket partnership that denied us maximum points, but on a really good day for the Green, it would be somewhat churlish to complain about that.

Eight Ash Green Cricket Club North Essex 1st XI (Sunday) Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
2nb 15w 3b 2lb 
for 7 wickets
22
254		        
Joe Young ct Philpott b Morton 35 7 1 1
Ollie Stovell ct Hayden b Dey 130 22 1 1
Sam Collins ct Thompson b Hayden 16 1
Connor Murphy b Dey 20 2 1
Tim Chambers run out Stovell/Hayden 5 1
Bevin Guthrie Not Out  10 2 1
Christian Martin b Alexander 8 1
Jens Wair st b Thompson 3
Matt Murray Not Out  5 1
Ajula Gunasekera  
Troy Collins  

Boxted CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
S Alexander6.0044144.007.33
D Morton9.0035135.003.89
K Hayden9.0056156.006.22
P Dey9.0156228.006.22
T Crayston5.004300.008.60
R Thompson2.0020120.0010.00

Boxted CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 4w 7b 2lb 
for 9 wickets
15
154 (40.0 overs)		     
S Philpott ct Murphy b Gunasekera 23 3
T Crayston ct Stovell b T Collins 0
L Fairbrother st Young b Wair 28 2
P Dey ct Guthrie b Wair 34 5
S Crayston lbw Wair 10
K Hayden ct T Collins b Wair 7 1
J Hamblion Not Out  7
S Alexander b Guthrie 1
R Thompson ct Young b Wair 1
A Morton run out Wair 18 3
O Morton Not Out  10 2

Eight Ash Green Cricket Club North Essex 1st XI (Sunday) Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Troy Collins6.0027127.004.50
Ajula Gunasekera8.0129129.003.63
Matt Murray8.002300.002.88
Jens Wair9.003557.003.89
Bevin Guthrie5.02919.001.80
Christian Martin3.001400.004.67
Connor Murphy1.00800.008.00