Lord Gnomes Xl 2003
20-Jul 1st XI vs Crawley Down Cc
 


                               
Type of Match     Friendly                        
                               
                               
Ref/Round     2003/14                        
                               
                               
Venue     Away                        
                               
                               
Ground     Cdcc                        
                               
                               
Result     Won - 7 wkts                        
                               
                               
      Lord Gnomes Xl   143-3 in 19 ov                  
                               
      Name   Score How Out 6s 4s              
  1 A Anderson   4 Bowled   1              
  2 O Dunthorne   32 Bowled   4              
  3 B Jackson   63 Caught 8 2              
  4 D Ramroop   22*     3              
  5 B Clargo W 16*     3              
  6 E Gordon                        
  7 B Mason                        
  8 A Finneran C                      
  9 J Rhoades                        
  10 A Hicks                        
  11 T Clargo                        
                               
      Extras (2LB, 1W, 3NB)   6                    
                               
      Fall of Wickets Wkt   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
      Score   6 97 111                
      Outgoing Batsman   1 3 2                
                               
                               
      Crawley Down Cc   142 a/o in 29.2 ov                  
                               
      Extras (4B, 2LB, 15W, 5NB)   26                    
                               
      Bowling/Fielding                        
                               
      Name   Ov Mdn Runs Wkts W N B Ct Wk Ct St Byes R O
    A Anderson                        
    O Dunthorne               1        
    B Jackson   3 1 8 3 1            
    D Ramroop                        
    B Clargo W                   4  
    E Gordon               1        
    B Mason   5 2 20 2 10   1        
    A Finneran C 3 0 13 0              
    J Rhoades   7 1 35 3              
    A Hicks   5.2 0 27 2 3 5          
    T Clargo   6 0 33 0 1            
                               
                               

Crawley Down 142 all out. Gnome 143/3.

YOUNG GNOME TEAM OUTGUNS CRAWLEY DOWN


Probably the youngest Gnome team in many a year beat Crawley Down by 7 wickets with more than twenty overs to spare.
With an average age of under 24, slick fielding and educated running between the wickets made a refreshing change from the usual combination of shin pads, miss-fields and slow singles.
Anton, captain for the day (by injury and default - certainly not as a result of an AGM vote) managed to lose the toss and Gnomes took the field in a 40 over match with 3 regular members and their mates.
Team:
Ollie (age - 20)
Ollie's mate - Alistair Anderson (age - 20)
Barney (20)
Barney's brother - Tom Cargo (15 and 363 days)
Buddy (19)
Buddy's first buddy - Andy Hicks (19)
Buddy's second buddy - Ben Jackson (19)
Stitch's son - David (28)
Errol Gordon (30 est.)
Anton (34)
Anton's old mate - Jonty Rhoades (38!)

On a track that certainly suited the bowlers, Buddy and Andy Hicks opened the bowling with a level of pace and aggression that I expect hasn't been seen from a Gnomes bowling attack in many a year. Gnomes began with 10 fielders (Errol's watch was running slow again), and CDCC were soon in trouble losing their first 3 wickets with just 14 runs on the board.
Bowling with a lethal combination of pace and swing, Buddy registered a double wicket maiden with his second over.
In the 10th over with the score on 50, and the CD batsmen consolidating, a double change ensued with, the old men of the team, Finneran and Rhoades coming into the attack. Rhoades exploited his height to extract good bounce from the track and break the back of the innings with three wickets.
K. Hawkins played some lusty blows in an exciting innings to take the score past the 130 mark, but was bowled by Ben (Buddy's second buddy) with a fast swinging yorker. Ben and Andy wrapped up the tail and the innings closed on 142 in the 29th over.
Bowling figures:
Ben 3/8 from 3, Buddy: 2/20 from 5, Andy 2/27 from 5.2, Justin 3/35 from 7, Anton 0/13 from 3, Tom 0/33 from 6. Barney conceded just 4 byes.
Alistair and Ollie opened the Gnome innings after tea - the first time he had batted in four years. Alistair was out to a good ball for 4 after a short innings that showed much promise for the future. With the score on 6 for 1 - enter Ben Jackson.
After a conservative first few balls, Ben proceeded to give the Crawley Down bowlers a lesson in hitting sixes. Several massive blows square of the wicket were followed by a mightily lofted off-drive that cleared the clubhouse roof. Ben's 50 coming from an estimated 22 balls!!! - Without a doubt a new Gnomes record.
Ben was finally caught behind trying to beat the unbeatable - a 54 ball hundred!!! His innings of 63 encompassed eight sixes and two fours.
Ollie played a patient knock, interspersed with aggressive blows and was eventually for a well played 32, with the total on nelson! Debutant David Ramroop and Barney Clargo steered the team home with 22 and 16 not out respectively.
Gnomes completed a comprehensive victory by seven wickets, scoring 143 at a rate of over 7.5 runs to the over.