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Match Report Sun 21 July: 3rd XI vs Roe Green CC 3rd XI (Away)

Roe Green Uprooted From Top Spot.

The  thirds  seriously  challenged  the  2nds  bragging  rights  for  performance  of  the  weekend,  with  a  comprehensive  win  over  Sunday Premier league leaders  Roe  Green.   

With  most  of  the ‘Greeners’  absent  at  the  GMCL20  finals,  it  was  a  curiously  calm  and  subdued  arena  that  greeted  Steve  McManus  and  Ethan  Kite  after  the  home  side  make  their  first  error  of  the  day  in  winning  the  toss  and  deciding  to  field.  129  runs  later,  they  finally  broke  through  when  Ethan  Kite  was  dismissed.  To  rub  salt  into  the  wounds,  that  was  the  exact  score  that  the  home  side  would  later  amass.  Stevie  Mac’s  thirds  still  had  some  twelve  overs  left  though  and,  although  many  batsmen  would  be  sacrificed  in  the  run  fest,  a  further  114  runs  were  added,  with  Jordy  Higham  contributing  56  in  26  balls  and  Steve  finally  falling  for  86  scored  at  exactly  a  run  a  ball. 

The  better  than  run  a  ball  total  of  243  was  never  seriously  threatened  as  Lewis  Keogh (Pictured in action) and  Tom  Worthington  secured  early  strikes  to  leave  the  reply  in  tatters  at  16-3.  Mirroring  events  at  Trent  Bridge,  every  West  Indies  wicket  was  followed  by  a  Roe  Green  scalp  as,  once  again,  every  bowler  took  at  least  one  wicket  with  Lewis  perhaps  shading  the  honours  list  with  his  2-18  off  seven  overs,  by  virtue  of  those  two  wickets  being  from  the  top  three  batsmen.  Greenfield’s  defeat  means  Mac’s  men  are  now  the  only  unbeaten  team  in  the  league,  but  with  games  already  in  hand  and  another  cancellation  next  week  due  to  the  2nds  cup  semi  final,  the  only  concern  is  a  fixture  backlog  and  insufficient  dates  to  complete  the  list.

Match Report Sat 20 July: 1st XI vs Shaw CC (Away)

1st XI Were 'Shaw' Not Good Enough

It was an all-round shocker of a day at the office for the firsts in the hills overlooking Oldham at Shaw CC on Saturday.

A plethora of half-volleys, full-tosses and half trackers allowed the home side to put together a succession of partnerships after a good start saw them on 24-2, with the final, unbroken 7th wicket partnership of 35 in quick time, nailing the coffin tight shut on 222-7, despite three wickets apiece for Ben Hamilton and Richard Dempster. It was a total that was never seriously challenged as a partnership of 41 between Sam Dorsey (28) and Ryan Ayres (31) was all that the visitors could muster in reply.

The Shaw pro mopped up with six wickets, more or less handed to him on a plate, as the innings closed on 142. Matt Howarth (24) and Mason Turner (20) showed some late resistance, but in truth, this was a day best forgotten as the side that marmalised Roe Green last week simply didn’t turn up.

The ‘away’ form is becoming a bit of a concern now, with only four wins out of ten all season, in cup & league, wheras it’s eight out of nine at home. Bradshaw will become visitors number ten next week, and they’ll be looking for the five points that will possibly take them out of the bottom three. 

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