Scorecard Plastics XI 166 all out (P. Bishop 55, Webster 55) Vs Norwood Exiles 159 all out (Shafiq 43, Tonkin 37)
Set in the foothills beneath Crystal Palace, South Norwood cricket ground played host to game 9 of the Plastic's 2019 season versus the Norwood Exiles. This picturesque ground adjoins a small sailing club, the boathouse acting as the ground's pavilion. The wicket itself was almost as green as the outfield, and with its deterioration in mind, the Plastics under Captain Mark Davies chose to bat first. Plastics got off to a rough start. Excellent spells from the opening bowlers applied pressure and took the wickets of Oliver and Dewhirst leaving Plastics 16-2. P. Bishop and Gillan tried to dig in, but the pitch was difficult to rely on and made runs hard to come by. Gillan fell victim to one that held up in the pitch, spooning it back to the bowler, the score now 52-3. Webster came to the crease, still searching for his first real score of the season and combined with Bishop to pull Plastics past 100. Bishop's scratchy innings ended just after he past 50, falling LBW to some very tight leg spin from Haider. Webster raced to 50, seemingly ignoring the conditions, before being caught off of Parfitt. The Captain, Saj and Sandham added some vital runs, but the tail was cleaned up by some accurate bowling by Tonkin. The Plastics innings ended 168 all out. Norwoods's run chase started positively, the openers putting on a partnership of 68 after 18 overs. The breakthrough came just before drinks: P. Bishop with his first ball trapping Arthur LBW for a well made 34. In at number 3, after a glorious cover drive and looking dangerous, Haider was also dismissed by P. Bishop, caught by Davies at short mid-wicket. Plastics looked like they were on top, however some fantastic hitting by Shafiq, mainly dealing in 6s down the ground, put the home side firmly back in the driving seat. Plastics clawed their way back with some extremely tight overs from Saj, Papa and Saril. Tonkin holed out to Webster at long on off Saril for 37, while Shafiq did the same off of Papa, caught Gillan. An excellent 43 consisting of 4 6s, the Plastics knew the significance of Shafiq's wicket; if they could get through the tail and stem the runs victory would be theirs. Steel added 15 runs to the total, however Saril and Papa kept things tight. Enter Jamie Doy. With 10 needed off the last over, Doy have the tail no room to maneuver with some brilliant bowling at the death. Norwood had failed to chase down the total, falling just 8 runs shy. Valiant contributions had been made by all the bowlers, not just in the form of wickets but also in the form of dot balls. Victory at Norwood marked only the second victory for the Plastics this season in 40 over games. Norwood proved tough adversaries and the game was played in fantastic spirit, we will definitely be back next year.
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Andruined sock
9/7/2019 11:16:34
Wiped them out that's for sure
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