Scorecard

Swardeston CC 1st XI v MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat on Sat 02 Sep 2023 at 11.00
MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB Won by 143 runs

Match report Mo makes his mark against Swardeston. Read on!

Well, I didn’t see that one coming! (Part 2)

We arrived at Swardeston with a depleted team expecting to get firmly beaten. This is no disrespect to the newboys in the team but after all’s said and done, our opponents are riding high and are expected to win the league.
Tris won the toss and opted to bat on the strip nearest the road. This was a little bit disconcerting as the scorebox was in range of a peppering from the Swardeston batsmen. But we needn’t have worried, they only hit 9 fours and 1 six. It was our boys who threatened us with 19 fours and 13 sixes. Yes, 13! This is by a country mile, the most sixes hit by MCC 1sts in a single EAPL match this season.

Darren and Matt opened. Adam Todd, their strike bowler, pulled up after 2 balls with a leg injury, and later left the field. He took no further part in the match. Thelwell took over and had Darren caught with the fifth ball of the over. Olly came in but was caught by Denmark in the 7th over for 16. In came Connor, who after his heroic innings for Suffolk 2’s earlier in the week, decided he would carry on where he left off. It wasn’t quite the same scenario but, nevertheless, he and Matt put on 83 before Matt was bowled by Callum Taylor for 78 off 38 balls. In one over off Mattew Taylor, Baker hit 3 sixes and 1 four! Another cameo from Baker. Connor was adjudged LBW next ball for 19. Will Blackwell and Tris took the score to 166 before Will was caught by Denmark for 11. Enter Tom Allen and he and Tris put on another 77 off 46 before Tris was bowled for 43 off 44. LDP made a brief appearance, as did Matt Heywood, but Tom carried on for a few more overs before being caught and bowled for an entertaining 52 off 38. Eventually we were all out for 265 in the 40th over, which included a generous contribution from our hosts, of 30 extras.

So what would Swardeston make of this total. Judging from previous results not a lot! Well, we were in for a big surprise. Like us, they lost their first wicket in the first over, Jordan Taylor adjudged LBW to LDP. Lewis Barker was next to go in the 8th over caught Olly, bowled by Tris. In the 13th over, Mo bowled Callum Taylor with a Shane Warne type delivery ( what a shame there were no cameras in action) and two overs later, had Saranga Rajaguru stumped. In the next over, Jonah bowled Chapman and in the distance we could hear the fat lady doing her warm up routine. A few overs later, the rest of the batsmen capitulated and Swardeston were all out for 107.

Our man of the match must be Muhammad Ubaid with 4 for 45 off 10 overs, which so easily could have been a “fifer” had a difficult catch in the deep been taken.
Well done all, an entertaining game with a just result and an all round good team effort. Next up are Sawston. Having beaten Swardeston, it would only be fair to do the same to Sawston, wouldn't it!


MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
2nb 20w 5b 3lb 
for 10 wickets
30
265		        
Darren Ironside ct B Chapman b S Thelwell 0 5 0
Matt Allen b C Taylor 78 38 6 6 205.26
Olly Jefferies ct L Denmark b M Taylor 16 25 1 1 64.00 1
Connor Cobbold lbw S Rajaguru 19 36 2 52.78 1 2
William Blackwell ct L Denmark b M Thomas 11 24 1 45.83
Tristan Blackledge b M Thomas 43 44 3 1 97.73
Tom Allen ct S Rajaguru b S Rajaguru 52 38 4 4 136.84
Luke Du Plooy b M Thomas 0 1 0
Matt Heywood ct L Denmark b M Thomas 0 8 0
Jonah Handy b M Thomas 15 13 2 1 115.38
Muhammad Ubaid Not Out  1 7 14.29 1

Swardeston CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Sam Thelwell6.4139139.005.85
Adam Todd0.20000.000.00
Matthew Taylor6.0043143.007.17
Callum Taylor8.0137137.004.62
Saranga Rajaguru8.0165232.508.13
Mark Thomas8.4151510.205.88
Jeremy Elliott2.002200.0011.00

Swardeston CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
13w 1b 1lb 
for 9 wickets
15
122 (29.5 overs)		     
Jordan Taylor lbw L Du Plooy 2 3 66.67
Lewis Denmark b M Ubaid 15 41 36.59
Harry Barker ct O Jefferies b T Blackledge 10 19 1 52.63
Callum Taylor b M Ubaid 13 20 1 65.00
Saranga Rajaguru st C Cobbold b M Ubaid 21 28 2 75.00
Benjamin Chapman b J Handy 1 3 33.33
Matthew Taylor ct M Ubaid b M Ubaid 15 32 2 46.88
Jeremy Elliott ct C Cobbold b D Ironside 4 4 1 100
Mark Thomas st C Cobbold b D Ironside 24 22 2 1 109.09
Sam Thelwell Not Out  2 7 28.57
Adam Todd  

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI - Sat Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Luke Du Plooy5.0012112.002.40
Tristan Blackledge5.0116116.003.20
Muhammad Ubaid10.0045411.254.50
Jonah Handy5.0022122.004.40
Darren Ironside4.5025212.505.17