Cincinatti CC 215-4 (35 overs) beat Plastics XI 180 all out (31.4 overs) by 35 runs
Contributions from throughout the Plastics batting could not match the top order runs from Cincinatti as our boys in pink were beaten for a fifth time in a row. Captain Jamieson skilfully won the toss, putting the opposition into bat on Greenwich Park. Cincinatti's Jackson and Rya started watchfully, respecting the lines and lengths of Freeman and P Bishop. At 62-1 however the breakthrough came, as Jamieson got captain Capin caught behind off the glove, with Anderson taking his first catch behind the stumps. A partnership of over 100 followed between Jackson and Rya, who slowly upped the tempo until at least one boundary was being scored each over. They both overcame what at first looked like a difficult, damp pitch, and put the bowling of Davies, Bradbury and Morgan-Grenville past the hands of fielders. A second entry for Anderson onto the scorecard was denied during this partnership, as he was unable to persuade the square leg umpire that Rya had been stumped. Luckily for the Plastics and their morale, a flurry of wickets fell after the 31st over, precipitated by Jackson's retirement after an excellent century. Two new batsmen came and went, and Rya's innings was ended by a run out. After being sent back from two thirds of the way down, P Bishop's laser robot arm fired the ball successfully into the stumps at the non-striker's end. Jamieson also bowled tightly at the death, making sure the damage was limited to 215-4 off from 35 overs. An opening pair of two different styles started the Plastics' response off, with Anderson bludgeoning five fours and one six within the first six overs and R Bishop making 6 off 14 balls before being bowled. Anderson departed for 31 from 21, followed by Webster for 8 from 8, leaving the Plastics behind the rate at 58-3 in the 11th over. Bradbury provided valuable resistance with a watchful 24, but was bowled by Cincinatti's Simon. He was followed back to the pavilion shortly after by Dewhirst, who made a valiant, hungover 1 off 15 balls. With the Plastics five wickets down, Morgan-Grenville decided to attack, striking six fours to take his team beyond 100 in the 19th over. However, he was caught at cover, and it was left to Davies and P Bishop to stabilise the innings. They rotated the strike calmly, accumulating runs by turning ones into twos and twos into threes. In the 27th over, nothing happened. The partnership was tragically ended when Davies was caught off Jake's bowling for a run-a-ball 29 and P Bishop worked alone to continue the resistance as the required rate crept beyond nine. It was not to be however, as Jamieson played on to his stumps and P Bishop finally holed out at deep long-on trying to accelerate the run rate. Number ten Saril was bowled in the 31st over to end the match, after a trademark solitary boundary. Freeman was cruelly left at the non-strikers end on zero not out from zero balls - he was surely poised to make a big score, but we'll never know.
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October 2021
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