irvine made the long trip to galloway, galloway scored 212 with their pro scoring 168 of those runs, Irvine were 86 for 5 destined for another all too familiar collapse when the heaven's opened and the game was called off.
PS the scottish trophy match against murrafield DAFS on 24/6/07 has been called off
Saturday, 23 June 2007
Captains Report (Marress v Hillend)
I am afraid that a game that has caused much embarrassment to the Marress team.
Hillend bottom of the league and fielding a bunch of under 13's and a few no hopers and 2 experienced players.
They batted first and Marress continued their fine standing as probably the best bowling attack in the league and had the opposition all out for a small sum of 80 runs.
Marress who only had 10 players still should have cruised to victory yet somehow managed to give another dismal batting performance and were bowled out for a pathetic 61 runs.
I cannot make myself write a full match report as this has been my most disapointing weekend sofar this season. I do not mind getting beat, but the manner in which we lost this match was almost unbelievable.
We will all have to improve our batting skills in the coming weeks so as to avoid dropping to the bottom of the league ourselves.
The season looked full of promise and there was a hint of a chance of possibly promotion, but now we will do well to finish mid table.
Sorry for the depressing report, but maybe it will motivate you all to do better next week.
Mike
Hillend bottom of the league and fielding a bunch of under 13's and a few no hopers and 2 experienced players.
They batted first and Marress continued their fine standing as probably the best bowling attack in the league and had the opposition all out for a small sum of 80 runs.
Marress who only had 10 players still should have cruised to victory yet somehow managed to give another dismal batting performance and were bowled out for a pathetic 61 runs.
I cannot make myself write a full match report as this has been my most disapointing weekend sofar this season. I do not mind getting beat, but the manner in which we lost this match was almost unbelievable.
We will all have to improve our batting skills in the coming weeks so as to avoid dropping to the bottom of the league ourselves.
The season looked full of promise and there was a hint of a chance of possibly promotion, but now we will do well to finish mid table.
Sorry for the depressing report, but maybe it will motivate you all to do better next week.
Mike
Monday, 18 June 2007
Captains Report (Hillhead Warriors v Marress) 17-06-07
Another weekend that fortunately for this match was played on the Sunday and not the usual Saturday as it would most certainly have been rained off but for this.
Due to game being played on the Sunday, Marress fielded there strongest team so far this season. The team were very confident that they could and should win.
It was a day in which the toss was probably not too important and the Marress Captain was unsure what to do. That decision was taken away from him as the coin landed on heads and he lost the toss and was forced to field first.
The game got off to a slow but deliberate start from the opposition and they just plodded away against the bowling of Mike & David Ingram.
After 9 overs Mike knew he had to make changes as neither bowler was doing anything special.
This introduced the first change and on came Josh Conway.He cleaned bowled the opener in his first over and 5 balls later Josh had the other opener back in the house, thanks to a great catch by Scott Wilson. Later in his spell saw Josh get an edge of the next batsmens bat and he was caught by the new star wicketkeeper Robbie Ferguson.
At the other end there was very little support bowling and the Captain tried out Sachin & Sharp without any success.
With Josh showing signs of fatigue after humping around the excess pounds that he has gained over the winter, the Captain made the change that everybody was anticipating. Yes the intoduction of top wicket taker Chaitanya.
Within 8 deliveries he had his first wicket thanks to a spectacular catch from the flying Craig Sharp. He managed to turn a certain 4 ball into the finest catch this season(yes even better than Derek Parks earlier in the season). It was flying over his head when Craig stretched out his arm and managed to claw onto it like an eagle grabbing its prey.(Absolutely Grrrrrreat!).
Next ball and Chatty had his man LBW and a familiar pattern was developing. The Hillhead men were reeling on 78 for 5 and Marress were cruising.
2 overs later and Chatty had 2 more batsmen cleaned bowled and Hillhead were 84 for 7 and sinking quicker than the Titanic.
Somehow Hillead battled away and they held out and it took a further 12 overs before another wicket was taken, it was a catch that was taken like the great PELE, MR.Derek Park managed to chest the ball first, then nontchally plucked it from between his ample Double D's and this left Hillhead on 119 for 8.
In the 44th over David Ingram got another wicket as the Grrrreat Sharp took a fine catch, 132 for 9.
Sadly the Marress side were unable to make that final breakthrough and the Hillhead side finished on 146 for 9. A score that Marress thought was well within there capabilitty.
Tea was taken and the batting lineup was announced. In hind site this was the Captains first mistake of the day, he elected to move himself down the order to no.8 and give other batsmen the chance to show their potential. At the time the Captain had no worries about the lineup and was fairly confident that his team should be able to get the runs required.
The openers were Sachin & Chaitanya and it only took 9 deliveries before Mudunuri was caught playing a dreadful shot. The Marress men were 6 for 1.
This introduced Scott Wilson and both batsmen were doing well when Scott was cleaned bowled with the score on 34.
David Ingram came to the crease next and both batsmen looked comfortable for a while until David played a poor shot and lobbed it straight into there hands leaving the team on 49 for 3.
At this moment Mike was unsure wether to change the batting order and move himself up the order, but decided not to in the end.
Craig sharp entered the arena next and was quickly on his way back to the house with a poor shot also, Marress were now 53 for 4.
As Mike watched with disbelieve as his team crumbled, Derek Park also came and went with only 6 runs being added 59 for 5.
All along Sachin defended for his life and was doing a fine job until he succumbed to the pressure of the tight bowling and was given LBW (PLUMB) with the score now on 65 for 6.
Disaster was upon us and only one man could save the day. MR reliable Mike Ingram (Captain Birdseye, Mannering or is it Pugwash).
Mike entered the arena with only one other recognised batsmen still to come to the crease and knew he would have to start to HOGG the strike and protect the batsmen.
Mike batted with Josh Conway for a short while until Josh was bowled with the score now 97 for 7. This would then bring in the last recognised batsman Ronnie Gilliland.
At this time Mike was unsure how to approach the match, they only need another 60 runs to win, but he knew he could not afford to take too many chances. Lose his wicket and they would almost certainly lose the match.
Unfortunately as the score moved onto 108, Ronnie was caught by a great catch and this tipped the balance into Hillhead's favour.
It left Mike with young 15 year old Robbie Ferguson and there was still 8 overs to go needing 39 to win.
Mike decided tactics with Robbie and it was a case of trying to score with the first 4-5 deliveries and scramble a single from the last ball.
To Robbies credit he did a fantastic job, he not only backed up very well, but defended some nasty deliveries.
Mike attacked when he could, but with 3 overs to go knew the total was too big and the risks of going for it were too high, so he set about playing for the draw and managed to get the score up to 136 before being bowled off the last ball of the day.
This left the match drawn.
Sadly it was a good draw in the end, but with the team that was selected it should have been a win.
Batting Stats
Sachin 17
C.Mudunuri 4
S.Wilson 9
D.Ingram 10
C.Sharp 1
D.Park 6
J.Conway 8
M.Ingram 45
R.Gilliland 5
R.Ferguson 0 not out
136 for 9
Bowling Stats
M.Ingram 8 - 2 - 13 - 0
D.Ingram 11 - 3 - 22 - 2
J.Conway 6 - 2 - 14- 3
C.Sharp 6 - 1 - 21 - 0
Sachin 7 - 0 - 24 - 0
C.Mudunuri 13 - 2 - 20 - 4
146 for 9
Mike Ingram
Due to game being played on the Sunday, Marress fielded there strongest team so far this season. The team were very confident that they could and should win.
It was a day in which the toss was probably not too important and the Marress Captain was unsure what to do. That decision was taken away from him as the coin landed on heads and he lost the toss and was forced to field first.
The game got off to a slow but deliberate start from the opposition and they just plodded away against the bowling of Mike & David Ingram.
After 9 overs Mike knew he had to make changes as neither bowler was doing anything special.
This introduced the first change and on came Josh Conway.He cleaned bowled the opener in his first over and 5 balls later Josh had the other opener back in the house, thanks to a great catch by Scott Wilson. Later in his spell saw Josh get an edge of the next batsmens bat and he was caught by the new star wicketkeeper Robbie Ferguson.
At the other end there was very little support bowling and the Captain tried out Sachin & Sharp without any success.
With Josh showing signs of fatigue after humping around the excess pounds that he has gained over the winter, the Captain made the change that everybody was anticipating. Yes the intoduction of top wicket taker Chaitanya.
Within 8 deliveries he had his first wicket thanks to a spectacular catch from the flying Craig Sharp. He managed to turn a certain 4 ball into the finest catch this season(yes even better than Derek Parks earlier in the season). It was flying over his head when Craig stretched out his arm and managed to claw onto it like an eagle grabbing its prey.(Absolutely Grrrrrreat!).
Next ball and Chatty had his man LBW and a familiar pattern was developing. The Hillhead men were reeling on 78 for 5 and Marress were cruising.
2 overs later and Chatty had 2 more batsmen cleaned bowled and Hillhead were 84 for 7 and sinking quicker than the Titanic.
Somehow Hillead battled away and they held out and it took a further 12 overs before another wicket was taken, it was a catch that was taken like the great PELE, MR.Derek Park managed to chest the ball first, then nontchally plucked it from between his ample Double D's and this left Hillhead on 119 for 8.
In the 44th over David Ingram got another wicket as the Grrrreat Sharp took a fine catch, 132 for 9.
Sadly the Marress side were unable to make that final breakthrough and the Hillhead side finished on 146 for 9. A score that Marress thought was well within there capabilitty.
Tea was taken and the batting lineup was announced. In hind site this was the Captains first mistake of the day, he elected to move himself down the order to no.8 and give other batsmen the chance to show their potential. At the time the Captain had no worries about the lineup and was fairly confident that his team should be able to get the runs required.
The openers were Sachin & Chaitanya and it only took 9 deliveries before Mudunuri was caught playing a dreadful shot. The Marress men were 6 for 1.
This introduced Scott Wilson and both batsmen were doing well when Scott was cleaned bowled with the score on 34.
David Ingram came to the crease next and both batsmen looked comfortable for a while until David played a poor shot and lobbed it straight into there hands leaving the team on 49 for 3.
At this moment Mike was unsure wether to change the batting order and move himself up the order, but decided not to in the end.
Craig sharp entered the arena next and was quickly on his way back to the house with a poor shot also, Marress were now 53 for 4.
As Mike watched with disbelieve as his team crumbled, Derek Park also came and went with only 6 runs being added 59 for 5.
All along Sachin defended for his life and was doing a fine job until he succumbed to the pressure of the tight bowling and was given LBW (PLUMB) with the score now on 65 for 6.
Disaster was upon us and only one man could save the day. MR reliable Mike Ingram (Captain Birdseye, Mannering or is it Pugwash).
Mike entered the arena with only one other recognised batsmen still to come to the crease and knew he would have to start to HOGG the strike and protect the batsmen.
Mike batted with Josh Conway for a short while until Josh was bowled with the score now 97 for 7. This would then bring in the last recognised batsman Ronnie Gilliland.
At this time Mike was unsure how to approach the match, they only need another 60 runs to win, but he knew he could not afford to take too many chances. Lose his wicket and they would almost certainly lose the match.
Unfortunately as the score moved onto 108, Ronnie was caught by a great catch and this tipped the balance into Hillhead's favour.
It left Mike with young 15 year old Robbie Ferguson and there was still 8 overs to go needing 39 to win.
Mike decided tactics with Robbie and it was a case of trying to score with the first 4-5 deliveries and scramble a single from the last ball.
To Robbies credit he did a fantastic job, he not only backed up very well, but defended some nasty deliveries.
Mike attacked when he could, but with 3 overs to go knew the total was too big and the risks of going for it were too high, so he set about playing for the draw and managed to get the score up to 136 before being bowled off the last ball of the day.
This left the match drawn.
Sadly it was a good draw in the end, but with the team that was selected it should have been a win.
Batting Stats
Sachin 17
C.Mudunuri 4
S.Wilson 9
D.Ingram 10
C.Sharp 1
D.Park 6
J.Conway 8
M.Ingram 45
R.Gilliland 5
R.Ferguson 0 not out
136 for 9
Bowling Stats
M.Ingram 8 - 2 - 13 - 0
D.Ingram 11 - 3 - 22 - 2
J.Conway 6 - 2 - 14- 3
C.Sharp 6 - 1 - 21 - 0
Sachin 7 - 0 - 24 - 0
C.Mudunuri 13 - 2 - 20 - 4
146 for 9
Mike Ingram
Sunday, 10 June 2007
Irvine v EK Match Report
Irvine didn't lose on Saturday, but they snatched a draw from the jaws of victory against Lanarkshire rivals East Kilbride at Torrance House. The two clubs have much previous history between them and games tend to be closely fought affairs with no quarter asked or given and this Western Union Division One fixture was to prove no exception.
After losing the toss Irvine bowled first and already missing some key personnel from the oval ball game who were attending the wedding of a team mate, might have been expected to wilt under the hot conditions. Drew Parson and Euan Morrison set about their task with the new ball though and Parsons soon proved too good for the first EK batsman making the breakthrough before double figures was reached by the home side. With Morrison bowling well for no luck it was the Irvine fielders who found the heat too much as two catching chances went abegging, one decidedly simple and the other far harder, but both allowing their opponents to settle and build a decent score.
Irvine stuck to their task though and with Morrison finding some success, taking a wicket personally and then creating a run out with a powerful throw, and when the recalled Chaitanya Mudunuri struck with his first ball, hopes of chasing a low total in the afternoon heat were high, hightened further after Morrison fired out another two opponents with successive quick deliveries. To their credit though East Kilbride persevered and their South African players were clearly enjoying the warm conditions as they built a big stand to seemingly take the game away from Irvine.
Irvine were no less dogmatic however and when Parsons finally done for one of the Boer duo, Morrison responded to take his first ever league 5 wicket performance for the loss of 47 runs, He was helped too by catches from Robbie Stewart and Craig Sharp as Irvine found their hands at last. By the time Mudunuri finished the EK innings with the last wicket, a target of 185 had been set which both teams were quite happy with given the ebb and flow of the innings.
Another experimetal opening pair saw Robbie Stewart and Chaitanya Mudunuri take the reply to 27 before Mudunuri popped up a catch in the 8th over. Kevin Giddings started confidently with a well struck boundary, but while it was a welcome return to the team for the popular and talented batsman, it was not one he will want to remember as he misjudged a straight ball to be bowled without offering a stroke.
With the EK new ball attack in full flow, coach Drew Parsons and experience batter Stewart consolidate, then take the attack to the opposition pacemen with a partnership of 74, before Stewart must have let the heat go to his head and give his wicket up with a lofted shot into the outfield. Undettered Parsons combined with Morrison to add another 29 before the player coach went in pursuit of victory with a firmly hit swat that a yard either side would have given him six runs but instead was clung on to by a relieved boundary fielder.
With 50 runs required for victory and 5 wickets remaining the game was certainly in the balance, but very next ball the advantage tilted to EK when Morrison was bowled playing a shot that suggested he was in a hurry to hear the speeches at the evening reception. Irvine were now left with little option but to attempt to avoid defeat by not being bowled out. And when other wickets fell, teenagers Craig Sharp (15) and Josh Conway (19) combined to survive the barrage of pace from one end and wiles of spin for the other, to remain not out and secure the draw for Irvine. More importantly dening the victory to EK in what is already looking like being a very closely contested division.
"A game we would have lost 4 weeks ago" was captain McCallum's summation at the end of the match. Which probably reflects the continued good work that Parsons continues to put in with the team at the Tuesday & Thursday training sessions. Next Saturday it is back to Marress with the visit of Titwood, the strong reserve XI of Glasgow powerhouse unit Clydesdale. Scottish cricket allows elite teams to field reserve sides in regional competitions so the visit on Saturday is a bit like an Old Firm reserve side playing in the lower divisions of the SFL. Irvine can expect a tough game against a team of current age grade future full internationalists and others with high level club experience. A 1pm start at the Marress ground and all spectators are always welcome
score card
east kilbride batting
A.Macleod...lbw D.Parsons...........2
S.Kampman...lbw E.Morrison..........11
G.Yadev..ct C.Sharp..b C.mudunuri..31
J.Gibbes.....runout.................7
F.Bronchhorst..b D.Parsons..........54
U.Saeed..ct C.Sharp.b Morrison......4
G.Urqhart..lbw Morrison.............0
R.Weideman..ct R.Stewart.b morrison.31
S.Mahmood..ctS.McCallum.b C.Mudunuri.11
M.Kellet...b E.Morrison.............2
S.Mann...not out....................7
total......185 allout
IRVINE BOWLING
.............O...M...R....W
D.Parsons...15...1...57...2
E.Morrison..15...1...47...5
C.Mudunuri..6....1...19...2
D.Neil......10...1...38...0
C.Sharp.....4....0...24...0
IRVINE BATTING
R.Stewart..ct U.Saed.b mahmood..36
C.Mudunuri.ct kellet b S.Mann...5
K.Giddings..b weidamann.........4
Parsons..ct mann..b mahmood.....60
E.Morrisons..b mahmood..........13
S.McCallum...lbw mahmood........3
J.Cowlan.....b weidamann........5
R.McPhee.....b weidamann........0
J.Conway.....not out............0
C.Sharp......not out............2
fall of wkt 27/1, 32/2, 106/3, 135/4, 135/5, 143/6, 147/7, 150/8
After losing the toss Irvine bowled first and already missing some key personnel from the oval ball game who were attending the wedding of a team mate, might have been expected to wilt under the hot conditions. Drew Parson and Euan Morrison set about their task with the new ball though and Parsons soon proved too good for the first EK batsman making the breakthrough before double figures was reached by the home side. With Morrison bowling well for no luck it was the Irvine fielders who found the heat too much as two catching chances went abegging, one decidedly simple and the other far harder, but both allowing their opponents to settle and build a decent score.
Irvine stuck to their task though and with Morrison finding some success, taking a wicket personally and then creating a run out with a powerful throw, and when the recalled Chaitanya Mudunuri struck with his first ball, hopes of chasing a low total in the afternoon heat were high, hightened further after Morrison fired out another two opponents with successive quick deliveries. To their credit though East Kilbride persevered and their South African players were clearly enjoying the warm conditions as they built a big stand to seemingly take the game away from Irvine.
Irvine were no less dogmatic however and when Parsons finally done for one of the Boer duo, Morrison responded to take his first ever league 5 wicket performance for the loss of 47 runs, He was helped too by catches from Robbie Stewart and Craig Sharp as Irvine found their hands at last. By the time Mudunuri finished the EK innings with the last wicket, a target of 185 had been set which both teams were quite happy with given the ebb and flow of the innings.
Another experimetal opening pair saw Robbie Stewart and Chaitanya Mudunuri take the reply to 27 before Mudunuri popped up a catch in the 8th over. Kevin Giddings started confidently with a well struck boundary, but while it was a welcome return to the team for the popular and talented batsman, it was not one he will want to remember as he misjudged a straight ball to be bowled without offering a stroke.
With the EK new ball attack in full flow, coach Drew Parsons and experience batter Stewart consolidate, then take the attack to the opposition pacemen with a partnership of 74, before Stewart must have let the heat go to his head and give his wicket up with a lofted shot into the outfield. Undettered Parsons combined with Morrison to add another 29 before the player coach went in pursuit of victory with a firmly hit swat that a yard either side would have given him six runs but instead was clung on to by a relieved boundary fielder.
With 50 runs required for victory and 5 wickets remaining the game was certainly in the balance, but very next ball the advantage tilted to EK when Morrison was bowled playing a shot that suggested he was in a hurry to hear the speeches at the evening reception. Irvine were now left with little option but to attempt to avoid defeat by not being bowled out. And when other wickets fell, teenagers Craig Sharp (15) and Josh Conway (19) combined to survive the barrage of pace from one end and wiles of spin for the other, to remain not out and secure the draw for Irvine. More importantly dening the victory to EK in what is already looking like being a very closely contested division.
"A game we would have lost 4 weeks ago" was captain McCallum's summation at the end of the match. Which probably reflects the continued good work that Parsons continues to put in with the team at the Tuesday & Thursday training sessions. Next Saturday it is back to Marress with the visit of Titwood, the strong reserve XI of Glasgow powerhouse unit Clydesdale. Scottish cricket allows elite teams to field reserve sides in regional competitions so the visit on Saturday is a bit like an Old Firm reserve side playing in the lower divisions of the SFL. Irvine can expect a tough game against a team of current age grade future full internationalists and others with high level club experience. A 1pm start at the Marress ground and all spectators are always welcome
score card
east kilbride batting
A.Macleod...lbw D.Parsons...........2
S.Kampman...lbw E.Morrison..........11
G.Yadev..ct C.Sharp..b C.mudunuri..31
J.Gibbes.....runout.................7
F.Bronchhorst..b D.Parsons..........54
U.Saeed..ct C.Sharp.b Morrison......4
G.Urqhart..lbw Morrison.............0
R.Weideman..ct R.Stewart.b morrison.31
S.Mahmood..ctS.McCallum.b C.Mudunuri.11
M.Kellet...b E.Morrison.............2
S.Mann...not out....................7
total......185 allout
IRVINE BOWLING
.............O...M...R....W
D.Parsons...15...1...57...2
E.Morrison..15...1...47...5
C.Mudunuri..6....1...19...2
D.Neil......10...1...38...0
C.Sharp.....4....0...24...0
IRVINE BATTING
R.Stewart..ct U.Saed.b mahmood..36
C.Mudunuri.ct kellet b S.Mann...5
K.Giddings..b weidamann.........4
Parsons..ct mann..b mahmood.....60
E.Morrisons..b mahmood..........13
S.McCallum...lbw mahmood........3
J.Cowlan.....b weidamann........5
R.McPhee.....b weidamann........0
J.Conway.....not out............0
C.Sharp......not out............2
fall of wkt 27/1, 32/2, 106/3, 135/4, 135/5, 143/6, 147/7, 150/8
Captains Report ( Marress v The Alps)
The game had all the makings of whoever won would be very strongly fancied to be promoted.
Unfortunately for the Marress team they were without at least 5 regular players due to several reasons and this meant that the Captain was looking in every phone book he had in his dungeon to try and find 11 players. Sadly by the time the match was due to start the captain could only muster up 10 players, one of whom had to start work at 5.00pm.
With this in mind the toss was probably the most crucial toss of the season and just when you need to win it lady luck deserts you and you've guessed it we lost the toss and were put into bat.
Mike Ingram knew that it would take all the resiliance of the major player within the team to produce their very highest standards to enable the Marress men to compete.
Mike and Gary McMeeking opened the batting and both batsmen were looking fairly comfortable, when Gary lost his discipline and tried to go for a big slog and was cleaned bowled.
This introduced David Ingram and Mike immediately went to david and asked for a controlled and disciplined effort.
Both players set about building an innings and David was showing great maturity in his batting and was relishing the challenge.
The score had progressed to 70/2 and the Marress men were well on top and cruising towards highest batting score for over 2 seasons. It was here that a bad batting mistake by Mike was made and he was caught by gully on 46. In reflection mike knew this was a day that he should have made 100+ but it wasn't to be.
This left David on 16 and introduced the ODM(One Dimensional Man)Derek Park(aka the squirrel). Derek did not waste much time in confirming his title as within 2 deliveries the opposition had 6 players awaiting his booming shot on the leg side boundary. it was a joy to watch as Derek unleashed his cannonball shots at the oppostion and he quickly moved onto 17, this included yet another massive 6. Sadly the one certainty with Derek is he will either by caught on the boundary or bowled and he was caught on this occasion.
The score had moved onto 94/3 and under normal circumstances this would have been a very good start but we always knew that the tail began at number 5 and we quickly lost Josh Taylor(King Duck). Ram Yerra came to the crease next and built a partnership with David worth 49 runs until Ram was dismissed LBW for 9. This left the score on 148/5 and James cooney was quickly in and out for 1 run.
This left David on 25 runs and the propostion of all the remaining batsmen had never even played before never mind bat.
David knew he would have to try and dominate when he had the chance and also protect the other batsmen when needed ( HOG THE STRIKE).
With the introduction of Ally Mitchell (debutant player) both he and David managed to hang around and David slowly dominated the bowlers with some classical shots and some inventive ones. The game was running out of overs and David was edging(literally) closer to his maiden fifty. With 3 over to go David required 9 runs, he eventually got down to needing 4 off the last over. First ball was fielded and the nerves were showing, was David going to miss out on this big opportunity. He then managed to get 2 off the third delivery and had 3 more balls to get that illusive first 50.
On the forth ball he tried to hit it out of the ground, but it went high into the air and was heading straight at the oppositons Captain, the batsmen set off for the runs and David knew that if it was dropped he would be able to come back for a second run and get his 50. Luck was obviously on Davids side as the oppos Captain dropped it and the 50 was Davids (Congratulations).
The Marress team finished on 172 for 5 and went into tea knowing that only a fantastic fielding display would prevent the opposition from reaching this total.
The game resumed with Marress taking the field with only 9 players and 3 regular bowlers. The Captain made the breakthrough early and had their opener back in the pavillion for 5 runs. Sadly this was the only break they got for a long time and the Alps were slowly well up to the run rate due to the lack of fielders. James Cooney came onto bowl after 12 over and between Mike, David and James they got through the first 20 overs, but still with the one wicket only.
Mike decided that something had to change so he introduced young Josh Taylor to deliver some of his off turns. The field was all put back to the boundary with the expectation of big shots, only for Josh to clean bowl their opener first ball, 4 balls later Josh got an edge of the bat and Ram Yerra made a great lunging catch and within the space of 1 over the Alps had gone from 80 for 1 to 80 for 3. Was the tide changing????
Next over and David cleaned bowled batsmen no.4 and they were 80 for 4. The team was bouyant and optomistic.
Sadly that was to be the last wicket taken as the next Alps batsmen steered their team to victory with a stand of 93.
Although the Marress team was defeated, a lot of encouragement was taken from this game and considering the team that was put on the field, it was a fantastic achievment.
Next week we should have all the regulars back and it will be a tough decision for the captain in his team selection.
Well done
Mike
Stats
Marres
Batting Figures
1. M.Ingram 46
2. G.McMeeking 7
3. D.Ingram 50 not out
4. D.Park 17
5. J.Taylor 0
6. R.Yerra 9
7. J.Cooney 1
8. A Mitchell 3 not out
extras 38
Total 172 for 5
Bowling Figures
M.Ingram 12 - 2- 36 -1
D.Ingram 13 - 0 -52 -1
J.Cooney 11 - 0 -55 -0
J.Taylor 4 - 0 -21 -2
D.Park 0.4 - 0 -7 - 0
Unfortunately for the Marress team they were without at least 5 regular players due to several reasons and this meant that the Captain was looking in every phone book he had in his dungeon to try and find 11 players. Sadly by the time the match was due to start the captain could only muster up 10 players, one of whom had to start work at 5.00pm.
With this in mind the toss was probably the most crucial toss of the season and just when you need to win it lady luck deserts you and you've guessed it we lost the toss and were put into bat.
Mike Ingram knew that it would take all the resiliance of the major player within the team to produce their very highest standards to enable the Marress men to compete.
Mike and Gary McMeeking opened the batting and both batsmen were looking fairly comfortable, when Gary lost his discipline and tried to go for a big slog and was cleaned bowled.
This introduced David Ingram and Mike immediately went to david and asked for a controlled and disciplined effort.
Both players set about building an innings and David was showing great maturity in his batting and was relishing the challenge.
The score had progressed to 70/2 and the Marress men were well on top and cruising towards highest batting score for over 2 seasons. It was here that a bad batting mistake by Mike was made and he was caught by gully on 46. In reflection mike knew this was a day that he should have made 100+ but it wasn't to be.
This left David on 16 and introduced the ODM(One Dimensional Man)Derek Park(aka the squirrel). Derek did not waste much time in confirming his title as within 2 deliveries the opposition had 6 players awaiting his booming shot on the leg side boundary. it was a joy to watch as Derek unleashed his cannonball shots at the oppostion and he quickly moved onto 17, this included yet another massive 6. Sadly the one certainty with Derek is he will either by caught on the boundary or bowled and he was caught on this occasion.
The score had moved onto 94/3 and under normal circumstances this would have been a very good start but we always knew that the tail began at number 5 and we quickly lost Josh Taylor(King Duck). Ram Yerra came to the crease next and built a partnership with David worth 49 runs until Ram was dismissed LBW for 9. This left the score on 148/5 and James cooney was quickly in and out for 1 run.
This left David on 25 runs and the propostion of all the remaining batsmen had never even played before never mind bat.
David knew he would have to try and dominate when he had the chance and also protect the other batsmen when needed ( HOG THE STRIKE).
With the introduction of Ally Mitchell (debutant player) both he and David managed to hang around and David slowly dominated the bowlers with some classical shots and some inventive ones. The game was running out of overs and David was edging(literally) closer to his maiden fifty. With 3 over to go David required 9 runs, he eventually got down to needing 4 off the last over. First ball was fielded and the nerves were showing, was David going to miss out on this big opportunity. He then managed to get 2 off the third delivery and had 3 more balls to get that illusive first 50.
On the forth ball he tried to hit it out of the ground, but it went high into the air and was heading straight at the oppositons Captain, the batsmen set off for the runs and David knew that if it was dropped he would be able to come back for a second run and get his 50. Luck was obviously on Davids side as the oppos Captain dropped it and the 50 was Davids (Congratulations).
The Marress team finished on 172 for 5 and went into tea knowing that only a fantastic fielding display would prevent the opposition from reaching this total.
The game resumed with Marress taking the field with only 9 players and 3 regular bowlers. The Captain made the breakthrough early and had their opener back in the pavillion for 5 runs. Sadly this was the only break they got for a long time and the Alps were slowly well up to the run rate due to the lack of fielders. James Cooney came onto bowl after 12 over and between Mike, David and James they got through the first 20 overs, but still with the one wicket only.
Mike decided that something had to change so he introduced young Josh Taylor to deliver some of his off turns. The field was all put back to the boundary with the expectation of big shots, only for Josh to clean bowl their opener first ball, 4 balls later Josh got an edge of the bat and Ram Yerra made a great lunging catch and within the space of 1 over the Alps had gone from 80 for 1 to 80 for 3. Was the tide changing????
Next over and David cleaned bowled batsmen no.4 and they were 80 for 4. The team was bouyant and optomistic.
Sadly that was to be the last wicket taken as the next Alps batsmen steered their team to victory with a stand of 93.
Although the Marress team was defeated, a lot of encouragement was taken from this game and considering the team that was put on the field, it was a fantastic achievment.
Next week we should have all the regulars back and it will be a tough decision for the captain in his team selection.
Well done
Mike
Stats
Marres
Batting Figures
1. M.Ingram 46
2. G.McMeeking 7
3. D.Ingram 50 not out
4. D.Park 17
5. J.Taylor 0
6. R.Yerra 9
7. J.Cooney 1
8. A Mitchell 3 not out
extras 38
Total 172 for 5
Bowling Figures
M.Ingram 12 - 2- 36 -1
D.Ingram 13 - 0 -52 -1
J.Cooney 11 - 0 -55 -0
J.Taylor 4 - 0 -21 -2
D.Park 0.4 - 0 -7 - 0
Saturday, 9 June 2007
victory at last for marress men
IRVINE Cricket Club Irvine put their horror start to the season behind them on Saturday with a terrific win in a close game against old rivals Glasgow High in a Brunton Miller Western Union Division One match at Maress.
The Marress Men batted first on a good wicket but were not helped by the lush and Irvine seemed set for another poor result as the experiment of opening the batting with Euan Morrison failed to work and he was quickly followed to the pavilion by his more experienced partner Robbie Stewart.
However Kiwi rugby star Mark Hughes combined with Scottish international and player coach Drew Parsons to provide some progress before Parsons lost concentration and was comprehensively bowled.
Hughes, however, was unfazed and continued his progress in tandem with old stager Graham Owens, as he went on to make his first half century for the club.
With the score on 112 Hughes became the first victim of some highly erratic umpiring when he was given out LBW after making contact with bat rather than pad to a ball which was clearly missing the stumps in any case. It was a cruel end to what was a fine innings of 59 made in difficult circumstances and was to prove the highest score of the match by some way.
Owens left no room for ambiguity in his dismissal when he departed following a skied catch in the outfield and that was the signal for yet another familiar Irvine batting collapse.
However it has to be said on this occasion that the home side were not helped by some more questionable decisions from the match officials.
Ultimately Irvine were disappointed to finish on 134 all out but the general feeling among the players was that if they bowled and fielded well they were still in with a chance of winning the match.
And that’s the way it turned out as Parsons and Morrison bowled with great control from the start, with Morrison making the first breakthrough before wily campaigner Derek Neil pitched in with a vital second wicket.
Hughes kept the pressure up with an accurate spell of bowling while Parsons made three vital contributions with the ball. First, in a spell of slow bowling, he accounted for the opposition professional before following up with a piece of inspired fielding to pick up and throw down the wickets with only a single stump to aim at and account for another dangerous opposition batsman.
Hughes then finished his bowling spell with another vital wicket to turn the game on its head.
Morrison and Hughes then bowled to the finish and, with the help of catches from Parsons and captain Stuart McCallum, brought Irvine to the brink of victory with the opposition nine wickets down for 121 runs.
And fittingly it was Hughes who sealed victory, comprehensively bowling the final batter and just managing to sneak a deserved man of the match award from Parsons, whose influence on and off the field is growing with each match and training session.
"This was our first victory and the first time we had a full strength side out this season,” said a delighted McCallum.
“However the strength in depth of the squad will certainly be tested on Saturday next week when Irvine travel to East Kilbride, as much of our rugby-playing contingent will be attending a teammates’ wedding.”
However their absence opens up an opportunity for some of the 2nd XI who recorded an away victory at Glasgow High with Chaitanya Mudunuri starring with both bat and ball — taking seven wickets before going on to score 30 runs and assist skipper Mike Ingram to secure an impressive win.
Irvine Cricket Club are always looking for new players who are keen to try the game and those with some experience who want to return to play.
Training is at 6.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday nights at Marress and juniors in particular are encouraged to come down on the Tuesday.
The Marress Men batted first on a good wicket but were not helped by the lush and Irvine seemed set for another poor result as the experiment of opening the batting with Euan Morrison failed to work and he was quickly followed to the pavilion by his more experienced partner Robbie Stewart.
However Kiwi rugby star Mark Hughes combined with Scottish international and player coach Drew Parsons to provide some progress before Parsons lost concentration and was comprehensively bowled.
Hughes, however, was unfazed and continued his progress in tandem with old stager Graham Owens, as he went on to make his first half century for the club.
With the score on 112 Hughes became the first victim of some highly erratic umpiring when he was given out LBW after making contact with bat rather than pad to a ball which was clearly missing the stumps in any case. It was a cruel end to what was a fine innings of 59 made in difficult circumstances and was to prove the highest score of the match by some way.
Owens left no room for ambiguity in his dismissal when he departed following a skied catch in the outfield and that was the signal for yet another familiar Irvine batting collapse.
However it has to be said on this occasion that the home side were not helped by some more questionable decisions from the match officials.
Ultimately Irvine were disappointed to finish on 134 all out but the general feeling among the players was that if they bowled and fielded well they were still in with a chance of winning the match.
And that’s the way it turned out as Parsons and Morrison bowled with great control from the start, with Morrison making the first breakthrough before wily campaigner Derek Neil pitched in with a vital second wicket.
Hughes kept the pressure up with an accurate spell of bowling while Parsons made three vital contributions with the ball. First, in a spell of slow bowling, he accounted for the opposition professional before following up with a piece of inspired fielding to pick up and throw down the wickets with only a single stump to aim at and account for another dangerous opposition batsman.
Hughes then finished his bowling spell with another vital wicket to turn the game on its head.
Morrison and Hughes then bowled to the finish and, with the help of catches from Parsons and captain Stuart McCallum, brought Irvine to the brink of victory with the opposition nine wickets down for 121 runs.
And fittingly it was Hughes who sealed victory, comprehensively bowling the final batter and just managing to sneak a deserved man of the match award from Parsons, whose influence on and off the field is growing with each match and training session.
"This was our first victory and the first time we had a full strength side out this season,” said a delighted McCallum.
“However the strength in depth of the squad will certainly be tested on Saturday next week when Irvine travel to East Kilbride, as much of our rugby-playing contingent will be attending a teammates’ wedding.”
However their absence opens up an opportunity for some of the 2nd XI who recorded an away victory at Glasgow High with Chaitanya Mudunuri starring with both bat and ball — taking seven wickets before going on to score 30 runs and assist skipper Mike Ingram to secure an impressive win.
Irvine Cricket Club are always looking for new players who are keen to try the game and those with some experience who want to return to play.
Training is at 6.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday nights at Marress and juniors in particular are encouraged to come down on the Tuesday.
Monday, 4 June 2007
Scores from Weekend
Looking at the other team websites:
Bees lost to Hillend
Ardencaple drew with Hillhead
Scot Indians beat Alps
Think we should be 4th/5th in table. A similar performance to the one shown on Saturday should put us in a good position for the game with Alps. This is of course dependent on who is playing, and who is called for the 1sts.
Cheers
Cyril the Squirrel
P.S. Can anyone think of anything else for Mike rather than Captain BirdsEye. I was thinking of Captain Mannering/Captain Pugwash/Captain Scarlett. If you have any suggestions, then please add them to this post.
Bees lost to Hillend
Ardencaple drew with Hillhead
Scot Indians beat Alps
Think we should be 4th/5th in table. A similar performance to the one shown on Saturday should put us in a good position for the game with Alps. This is of course dependent on who is playing, and who is called for the 1sts.
Cheers
Cyril the Squirrel
P.S. Can anyone think of anything else for Mike rather than Captain BirdsEye. I was thinking of Captain Mannering/Captain Pugwash/Captain Scarlett. If you have any suggestions, then please add them to this post.
Captains Report (Crow Road v Marress)
This was a match that had the expectancy of an all time great performance. The team line suggested that this was probably the strongest 2nd Team that Irvine had put on the field in over 3 years.
Could the Marress men live up to the expectations that were talked about during the week's practise sessions.
The day started off with the weather being very unpredictable, a few light showers during the morning time and then it began to brighten up as the morning developed.
The game thankfully was on. And off set the Marress team.
On arrival at GHK everything seemed fine, at 12.55pm the Captain was frantically on the phone to Messr's (Reuban, Bennett, Ram & Sachin) somehow none of them could find the biggest Sports complex in Glasgow(even with sat nav). After a few sharp words & directions from the local lad (Ronnie Gilliland) the 4 of them arrived just before start time.(Phew!)
The Captains made the toss and Mike Ingram won (3rd time in a row) and elected to field first.
The Marress men entered the field eventually, and the game began with Mike Ingram opening the bowling along with Josh Conway. The opening spell had limited success and the Crow Road team were slightly on top, although runs were quite hard to come by.
Eventually Mike Ingram made the break through and had the middle stump ripped from the ground and the Crow Road opener was on his way. Very quickly after that Mike had the next man out with a piece of brilliant fielding. The batsmen thumped a shot from his bowling and must have thought it would get past the diving Mike Ingram's left hand.(obviously looks are deceiving and Mike flung himself to his left like Petr Cech, grabbed the ball and threw it like a bullet to keeper Euan Bennett and the batsmen was on his way).
The game then went through a dull period where not a lot was happening(the squirrell was sleeping, so much so that Ronnie Gilliland had to wake him up under the rugby posts), it was the time of the match in which both teams were searching to gain the initiative. At this point commeth the hour, commeth the man (Dr. Chaitanya Mudunuri) After a few different bowling changes the captain turned to the Dr. to make something happen. And happen it did, unless you were their to witness it yourself, you wouldn't believe it. Chatty gave one of the best bowling displays ever seen in the 2nd Team. He ripped the heart, lungs and soul out of the opposition and had them all back in the pavilion for 111 all out. With figures of 14.2 overs 7 wkts for 21 runs (fantastic).
This brought the interval and as the Marress men left the field they were very buoyant, but not over confident. The team went for a well earned break and to settle down to a cup of tea and a few sarnies/cakes etc.
Unbelievably as we all arrived at the table for a bite to eat, we quickly realised that (Gordon Ramsey had not been at the GHK kitchen) and had to be very quick to grab one of the door wedges(sandwich) and if you were like grease lightning you might get a biscuit. We all squabbled to see who would get the last sandwich and kit kat and then tried to force it down without so much as a cup of tea. (thank you for the delights GHK).
Never the less, we departed from the room (I would like to call it a dining room, but you need to be dined to call it that). and began preparation for the 2nd innings.
Captain Mike Ingram took the fight to the Crow's along with Euan Bennett. Sadly Bennett was bowled early doors and this introduced the Man of the Match the Dr.
Together with Mike they put on a partnership of 60 and were cruising to victory when the Dr. was given LBW by his ex best pal James Cooney. The Dr. departed and this introduced David Ingram. A few cautionary words by the skipper as he entered the arena and obviously this meant nothing as David tried to knock the ball out of the ground first ball. Luckily the delivery was not on target and he was given a rollicking by the skipper to sort his batting style out.
From that moment onwards Mike Ingram took control of the match and dispatched all the bowlers around the ground, which took the team within sight of victory.
With a momentary loss of concentration, Mike was given LBW with only 3 runs required for victory. Josh Conway was ecstatic at the opportunity to finished the match and he did so in style with a fantastic top edge for 4.
A very well polished performance, which will be hard to match in the coming weeks. A lot of the players will be promoted to the first team next week and this will require the need for the remaining players to continue the excellent work.
Well Done
SCOREBOARD
crow road batting
G.Smillie....lbw C.Mudunuri..18
A.Rixon......b M.Ingram......16
M.Hussain....run out..........1
B.Hussain....b C.Mudunuri.....1
H.Livingstone.b C.Mudunuri....0
I.Thompson....not out........18
J.McGrath.....b C.Mudunuri...5
S.Alcock.ct E.Benett b R.Tauro.13
G.Reid........b C.Mudunuri...0
R.Iqbal......lbw C.Mudunuri..0
D.Tate.......b C.Mudunuri....3
...total..111 allout in 41.2 overs
MARRESS bowling
..............O....M..R...W
M.Ingram.....9....3..23..1
J.Conway.....6....2..17..0
C.Mudunuri..14.2..4..21..7
D.Ingram.....7....1..22..0
R.Tauro......5....1..19..1
Marress batting
M.Ingram...lbw b.hussain..57
E.Bennett..b G.Reid.......0
C.Mudunuri..lbw G.Reid....29
D.Ingram....not out.......10
J.Conway....not out.......5
....total..115 for 3 in 22 overs
Could the Marress men live up to the expectations that were talked about during the week's practise sessions.
The day started off with the weather being very unpredictable, a few light showers during the morning time and then it began to brighten up as the morning developed.
The game thankfully was on. And off set the Marress team.
On arrival at GHK everything seemed fine, at 12.55pm the Captain was frantically on the phone to Messr's (Reuban, Bennett, Ram & Sachin) somehow none of them could find the biggest Sports complex in Glasgow(even with sat nav). After a few sharp words & directions from the local lad (Ronnie Gilliland) the 4 of them arrived just before start time.(Phew!)
The Captains made the toss and Mike Ingram won (3rd time in a row) and elected to field first.
The Marress men entered the field eventually, and the game began with Mike Ingram opening the bowling along with Josh Conway. The opening spell had limited success and the Crow Road team were slightly on top, although runs were quite hard to come by.
Eventually Mike Ingram made the break through and had the middle stump ripped from the ground and the Crow Road opener was on his way. Very quickly after that Mike had the next man out with a piece of brilliant fielding. The batsmen thumped a shot from his bowling and must have thought it would get past the diving Mike Ingram's left hand.(obviously looks are deceiving and Mike flung himself to his left like Petr Cech, grabbed the ball and threw it like a bullet to keeper Euan Bennett and the batsmen was on his way).
The game then went through a dull period where not a lot was happening(the squirrell was sleeping, so much so that Ronnie Gilliland had to wake him up under the rugby posts), it was the time of the match in which both teams were searching to gain the initiative. At this point commeth the hour, commeth the man (Dr. Chaitanya Mudunuri) After a few different bowling changes the captain turned to the Dr. to make something happen. And happen it did, unless you were their to witness it yourself, you wouldn't believe it. Chatty gave one of the best bowling displays ever seen in the 2nd Team. He ripped the heart, lungs and soul out of the opposition and had them all back in the pavilion for 111 all out. With figures of 14.2 overs 7 wkts for 21 runs (fantastic).
This brought the interval and as the Marress men left the field they were very buoyant, but not over confident. The team went for a well earned break and to settle down to a cup of tea and a few sarnies/cakes etc.
Unbelievably as we all arrived at the table for a bite to eat, we quickly realised that (Gordon Ramsey had not been at the GHK kitchen) and had to be very quick to grab one of the door wedges(sandwich) and if you were like grease lightning you might get a biscuit. We all squabbled to see who would get the last sandwich and kit kat and then tried to force it down without so much as a cup of tea. (thank you for the delights GHK).
Never the less, we departed from the room (I would like to call it a dining room, but you need to be dined to call it that). and began preparation for the 2nd innings.
Captain Mike Ingram took the fight to the Crow's along with Euan Bennett. Sadly Bennett was bowled early doors and this introduced the Man of the Match the Dr.
Together with Mike they put on a partnership of 60 and were cruising to victory when the Dr. was given LBW by his ex best pal James Cooney. The Dr. departed and this introduced David Ingram. A few cautionary words by the skipper as he entered the arena and obviously this meant nothing as David tried to knock the ball out of the ground first ball. Luckily the delivery was not on target and he was given a rollicking by the skipper to sort his batting style out.
From that moment onwards Mike Ingram took control of the match and dispatched all the bowlers around the ground, which took the team within sight of victory.
With a momentary loss of concentration, Mike was given LBW with only 3 runs required for victory. Josh Conway was ecstatic at the opportunity to finished the match and he did so in style with a fantastic top edge for 4.
A very well polished performance, which will be hard to match in the coming weeks. A lot of the players will be promoted to the first team next week and this will require the need for the remaining players to continue the excellent work.
Well Done
SCOREBOARD
crow road batting
G.Smillie....lbw C.Mudunuri..18
A.Rixon......b M.Ingram......16
M.Hussain....run out..........1
B.Hussain....b C.Mudunuri.....1
H.Livingstone.b C.Mudunuri....0
I.Thompson....not out........18
J.McGrath.....b C.Mudunuri...5
S.Alcock.ct E.Benett b R.Tauro.13
G.Reid........b C.Mudunuri...0
R.Iqbal......lbw C.Mudunuri..0
D.Tate.......b C.Mudunuri....3
...total..111 allout in 41.2 overs
MARRESS bowling
..............O....M..R...W
M.Ingram.....9....3..23..1
J.Conway.....6....2..17..0
C.Mudunuri..14.2..4..21..7
D.Ingram.....7....1..22..0
R.Tauro......5....1..19..1
Marress batting
M.Ingram...lbw b.hussain..57
E.Bennett..b G.Reid.......0
C.Mudunuri..lbw G.Reid....29
D.Ingram....not out.......10
J.Conway....not out.......5
....total..115 for 3 in 22 overs
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