Scorecard

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat v Swardeston CC 1st XI on Sat 17 Jun 2023 at 11.00
Match was Drawn

Match report The sun was out, the forecast was good, and everyone was appropriately dressed. Had we known what drama was about to unfold we might have come dressed in something more appropriate to a theatrical occasion!
It all started before the toss when Darren Ironside was injured in the customary warm up before the match. Jack Bowman, who was expecting to be in the 3rds this afternoon, found himself promoted to the 1sts. If he had known how things would turn out he may have refused the invitation!
Swardeston won the toss and opted to bat first. Denmark and Jordan Taylor were looking quite comfortable scoring 5 an over when suddenly, in the 9th over, Jack had them both. First Taylor, a catch by Ash in the slips and then Denmark, caught behind. Thirty nine for 2. Tris then brought on Jonah Handy, newly promoted from the seconds, to have a go. After a wayward 1st over conceding 11 runs, he settled down to a nice rhythm, only conceding a further 24 in the next 7. No wickets but a good start to his debut in the 1sts.
The next wicket was an lbw, the first of only two in the match, in the 21st over. After that, Swardeston gave away very little, batting solidly until the 50th over when they were 255 for 4. They then lost a few wickets during the next 10 overs scoring another 55 runs in the process before declaring on 310 for 8 after 60 overs. A formidable total and one that we had not yet attained this season.
Matt was out third ball, caught behind. Enter our first hero, Ash. In the 5th over Worthington was caught in the slips, in the 8th Joe was bowled, 13th Olly was caught at gully and in the 19th , Tris lbw. Score 73 for 5! All thought of 311 had gone out of the window and survival was the next objective.
Enter stage left, our next hero, LDP! First, there was a quiet period of 7 or 8 overs while Luke and Ash accustomed themselves to the situation. After25 overs they decided to up the tempo, both Ash and Luke scoring boundaries at will, constantly running singles and twos with the odd 6 chucked in for good measure. After 46 overs we were 220 for 5 with a minimum of 14 overs to come; we were beginning to believe, Ash and Luke were bossing the show. Then “Disaster”! LDP was caught by Cooper for 65 off 84. Luvvers had a couple of swats and was then c&b by Rajagu. Connor and Jonah hung around for several overs keeping Ash company before getting out which is when our next, and last hero, Jack Bowman, marched in. All thought of winning had, of course, gone by now, and survival was sacrosanct. Could Jack protect his wicket against all odds? There were 4 overs and three balls to come. Well of course he could. Ash did his best to protect him but he couldn’t face every ball. Each ball Jack faced, and there were 13 of them, seem to take an age to bowl and each one was dealt with by Jack like someone defending his life and the crowd shouted their approval. He didn’t score many runs, 1 in fact, but more importantly, he didn’t lose his wicket either like many before him. Result: match drawn. Phew!
The main hero of this performance was of course Ash with a monumental performance which must be recorded in the MCC annals of great events. He came to the crease 3 balls after the start of our innings and survived the entire innings scoring 153 off 171 balls in 238 minutes and earned an unlikely draw. A truly stupendous and gigantean innings. Ash,s innings was the highest EAPL innings beating Andrew Mawson inning recorded in 2004

Match Officials

Umpires: Steve Goldsmith, Nigel Crickmore

Scorers: John Child, Norman Bygrave

HIGHLIGHTS
Swardeston CC 1st XI Innings
9.6 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 50 runs in 10.0 overs, 44 minutes, 5 extras
18.1 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls, 50 minutes, Alfie Cooper 26 (33), Callum Taylor 22 (24), 2 extras
19.3 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 100 runs in 19.3 overs, 93 minutes, 7 extras
29.6 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 150 runs in 30.0 overs, 127 minutes, 7 extras
30.5 Alfie Cooper: 50 runs in 71 balls, 93 minutes (7x4)
31.3 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 32 minutes, Alfie Cooper 25 (37), Peter Lambert 25 (26), 0 extras
41.4 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 200 runs in 41.4 overs, 156 minutes, 10 extras
42.2 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 128 balls, 60 minutes, Alfie Cooper 62 (82), Peter Lambert 36 (46), 3 extras
44.4 Alfie Cooper: 100 runs in 129 balls, 130 minutes (13x4)
48.5 Peter Lambert: 50 runs in 61 balls, 81 minutes (6x4)
48.6 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 250 runs in 48.5 overs, 181 minutes, 12 extras
59.1 Swardeston CC 1st XI: 300 runs in 59.1 overs, 221 minutes, 16 extras

Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI Innings
15.5 Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI: 50 runs in 15.4 overs, 67 minutes, 8 extras
25.5 Ashutosh Singh: 50 runs in 73 balls, 99 minutes (5x4)
26.3 Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI: 100 runs in 26.3 overs, 106 minutes, 12 extras
29.3 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls, 38 minutes, Ashutosh Singh 31 (34), Luke Du Plooy 21 (29), 1 extra
31.3 Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI: 150 runs in 31.3 overs, 129 minutes, 16 extras
35.2 Luke Du Plooy: 50 runs in 54 balls, 61 minutes (8x4)
36.2 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls, 64 minutes, Ashutosh Singh 45 (50), Luke Du Plooy 53 (57), 7 extras
39.6 Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI: 200 runs in 40.0 overs, 157 minutes, 23 extras
43.6 Ashutosh Singh: 100 runs in 128 balls, 169 minutes (10x4, 1x6)
51.5 Mildenhall CC, Suffolk 1st XI: 250 runs in 51.4 overs, 206 minutes, 25 extras
59.3 Ashutosh Singh: 150 runs in 168 balls, 234 minutes (18x4, 2x6)


Swardeston CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 4w 2b 8lb 
for 8 wickets
16
310 (60.0 overs)		     
Jordan Taylor ct  A Singh b J Loveday 21 34 4 61.76
Lewis Denmark ct  C Cobbold b J Loveday 13 18 2 72.22
Alfie Cooper run out  (A Singh) 116 144 13 1 80.56
Callum Taylor lbw  T Blackledge 39 39 4 1 100
Peter Lambert ct  O Jefferies b J Bowman 54 65 6 83.08
Saranga Rajaguru ct  P Worthington b L Du Plooy 26 20 3 1 130.0
Harry Barker lbw  T Blackledge 0 2 0
Matthew Taylor ct  J Tetley b T Blackledge 1 9 11.11
Lawrence Williams Not Out  11 15 73.33
Alex Levinson Not Out  13 15 2 86.67
Adam Todd  

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Loveday11.0069234.506.27
Tristan Blackledge14.0168322.674.86
Jonah Handy8.013500.004.38
Luke Du Plooy13.0164164.004.92
Ashutosh Singh9.003600.004.00
Jack Bowman5.0028128.005.60

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
16nb 7w 2lb 
for 9 wickets
25
290		        
Matt Allen ct  H Barker b A Todd 0 3 0
Peter Worthington ct  P Lambert b A Todd 1 12 8.33 1
Ashutosh Singh Not Out  153 171 18 2 89.47 1
Joe Tetley b  M Taylor 5 10 1 50.0 1
Olly Jefferies ct  P Lambert b C Taylor 8 20 1 40.0 1
Tristan Blackledge lbw  C Taylor 14 23 3 60.87
Luke Du Plooy ct  A Cooper b S Rajaguru 65 84 10 77.38
Jack Loveday ct  S Rajaguru b S Rajaguru 6 4 1 150.0
Connor Cobbold ct  H Barker b L Williams 2 9 22.22 1
Jonah Handy ct  L Williams b C Taylor 10 19 1 52.63
Jack Bowman Not Out  1 13 7.69

Swardeston CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Adam Todd10.0235217.503.50
Matthew Taylor10.0140140.004.00
Callum Taylor12.0083327.676.92
Alex Levinson5.002400.004.80
Saranga Rajaguru18.0286243.004.78
Lawrence Williams5.0020120.004.00

  • Umpire :
    League
  • Scorer :
    John Child