WCC v Chippenham 24.4.16
WCC won
by 4 wickets
Chippenham 221-1 (41 overs)
Brown 76*,
N. Bryant 21, L Bryant 118*
Douglas
10-4-22-0; d'Inverno 7-0-36-1; Shimoga 8-1-39-0; Dunne 9-2-40-0; Lyons
3-0-29-0; Black 2-0-22-0; Hudson 2-0-29-0
Extras: w2, b4.
Catch:
Graves
WCC 224-6
(45 overs)
P. Lee 23, Shimoga 129*, Hogben 13, Black 0,
Lee Graves 21, Hudson 3, Husaini 0, Dunne 11*
dnb J. Lyons, Douglas, dŐInverno
Debut: Lee
Graves
Won by 4 wkts. By the time the hosts declared at 220-1 the
Weekenders fielders had run themselves to a standstill. It would be an
exaggeration to say they no longer had the strength to accidentally kick the
ball over the boundary as they bent down to pick it up, but they looked a spent
force. Tea however is a great restorer, and Chippenham
kindly provided us with two: the usual high-class collation of cakes,
sandwiches and dainty pork pies, followed by a steaming tray of chips and hot
sausage rolls. The WCC top order tore into the home
side's bowling as though it was a pudding course. Peter Lee and Shimoga ran the fielders ragged, and when
NJ was joined by another Lee (on loan from a local footie club) the pace
increased; their 90-run stand left the home side facing an unlikely defeat. It
was left to Dunne and Shimoga to finish it off with
an over to spare. NJ's 129 not out was one of the best in the club's history. Perfectly-paced; brutal at times but laced with delicate
cuts and dabs, with some astonishing running between the wickets. .
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