Saturday 1st XI v Elstead 2nd XI (Home) 27-06-2009
Result: Blackheath won by 7 wickets
Blackheath - T Brockman 52, J Jenkins 49, D McDermott 3-40, G Webb 3-48
Elstead 2nd XI - O Philips 33, R Keith 29
Another toss lost by Captain Dallas MCDERMOTT and Blackheath were invited to field in very hot and dry conditions. That's just 2 out of 10 tosses won so far this year in the league and 2 out of 13 matches overall. Maybe MCDERMOTT needs to take some tossing lessons from 2nd XI captain Tom "Daffy" HARFLEET who has remarkably only lost 1 toss this season.
Blackheath bowled and fielded well with Elstead struggling to maintain 3 runs an over throughout their innings on a very good Blackheath wicket where 220 would have been a par score. The Elstead captain commented during the toss, "THIS DECK LOOKS PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED". Only confirmation that Blackheath has the best wicket in the I'Anson league, which is immaculately prepared by our opening bat Terry BROCKMAN.
Elstead were bowled out in just under 45 overs for 139 runs. Dallas MCDERMOTT taking 3 for 40 & Graham WEBB taking 3 for 48. Webb's season total is now at 38 wickets making him the leading wicket taker in all 6 I'Anson divisions. Matt PAYNE took 2 for 18 and Johnny "JR" JENKINS got 2 good run outs.
In reply Blackheath made batting look easy with Terry BROCKMAN top scoring with 52 and John JENKINS making an impressive 49 before trying to pull a short one and getting caught off a top edge. Paul NASH (16no) & Adam HALL (14no) seeing "The Heath" home in just 27 overs. HALL finishing the match off with an exquisite cover drive for four.
Click here for some photos of the game.
| Elstead 2nd XI Innings | |||
| R Keith | Ct - T Seebold | D McDermott | 29 |
| P Murphy | Ct - G Webb | D McDermott | 20 |
| P Smith | C&B | D McDermott | 19 |
| M Mursaleen | LBW | G Webb | 1 |
| O Philips | Run Out - J Jenkins | 33 | |
| S Wade | Run Out - J Jenkins | 11 | |
| L Stephenson | Ct - D McDermott | M Payne | 1 |
| T Boxall | Bowled | G Webb | 1 |
| G Norcliffe | Ct - T Seebold | M Payne | 4 |
| J Berry | Bowled | G Webb | 5 |
| N Bartlett | Not out | 0 | |
| Extras | 15 | ||
| Total | 139 all out | ||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wkts |
| D McDermott | 16 | 4 | 40 | 3 |
| C Ennis | 6 | - | 26 | - |
| G Webb | 16 | 3 | 48 | 3 |
| M Payne | 6.2 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Saturday 1st XI Innings | |||
| T Brockman | Ct - P Smith | G Norcliffe | 52 |
| T Seebold | C&B | P Smith | 4 |
| J Jenkins | C&B | N Bartlett | 49 |
| P Nash | Not out | 16 | |
| A Hall | Not out | 14 | |
| N Brooker | DNB | ||
| J Mansell | DNB | ||
| M Payne | DNB | ||
| D McDermott | DNB | ||
| C Ennis | DNB | ||
| G Webb | DNB | ||
| Extras | 5 | ||
| Total | 140 for 3 | ||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wkts |
| P Smith | 7 | - | 38 | 1 |
| J Berry | 5 | - | 27 | - |
| O Philips | 5 | - | 27 | - |
| P Murphy | 2 | - | 7 | - |
| N Bartlett | 4 | - | 20 | 1 |
| G Norcliffe | 4 | - | 18 | 1 |