Dodgers v Nomura 27.06.12

Belair Park
T20
6pm
Humid

Dodgers 145 for 5 (Taylor 30*, Marsh 30*, Shimoga (NJ) 24*) beat Nomura 144 for 7 (Gray 3 for 24) by 4 wickets

MOM votes: Gray 9 and Marsh 1

Nomura batted strongly, making good use of the short boundaries on the farther Belair pitch and running well between the wickets to post a commendable total. Top moment came with John Gray's first ever Dodgers wicket - which he swiftly turned into a magnificent hat-trick! Not content with this feat, John then notched up a direct hit run out, comfortably securing him the Man of the Match accolade before we had even started batting.

A target of 145 could easily have proved troublesome, and Nomura's bowling was of a high standard. However, Dollin and Lindsey set us off at a cracking rate, ably supported by Falla and McBarron. Captain Matt Taylor used up eight of his nine lives in reaching his retirement score, while Marsh swept to 30* with a succession of majestic boundaries. NJ struck a couple of spectacular sixes to take us over the finishing line with two overs to spare, ending the month-long Dodgers drought with a well deserved victory.

NB for all those playing the next game here, bring mosquito repellent.

Scorecard
Nomura batting
                                                 R   B 4s 6s    SR
Sameer         Retired         Not out          25
Sam            Bowled          B: Shimoga (NJ)   3
Michael        Retired         Not out          25
Mark           Bowled          B: McBarron       3
Sheilen        Bowled          B: Gray          10
RJ             C: Taylor       B: Gray           6
Kunal          LBW             B: Gray           0
Vikram         Run out         R: Gray           9
Sree           Run out         R: Shimoga (NJ)   1
Balaji                         Not out          20
Ayman                          Not out           6          
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Sub total                                       108
Extras                                           36
Total          (7 wickets; 20 overs)            144 (7.2 runs per over)

Dodgers CC bowling
                  O  M   R  W     SR Econ
Hilary            4  0  20  0   0.00  5.00
Shimoga (NJ)      4  0  17  1  17.00  4.25
Gray              4  0  24  3   8.00  6.00
McBarron          4  0  29  1  29.00  7.25
Marsh             4  0  40  0   0.00 10.00

Dodgers CC batting
                                                 R   B 4s 6s SR
Dollin         C: ?            B: Sheilen       11  10  2  0 110.00
Lindsey        Run out                          11   8  2  0 137.50
Falla          Bowled          B: Balaji         8  10  1  0  80.00
Taylor         Retired         Not out          30  28  3  1 107.14
McBarron       Run out                           2   6  0  0  33.33
Marsh          Retired         Not out          30  21  3  1 142.86
Shimoga (NJ)                   Not out          24  10  2  2 240.00
Gray           LBW             B: Sameer         0   1  0  0   0.00
Hilary                         Not out           6   3  1  0 200.00
Matthews                       Do not bat       
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Sub total                                      122
Extras                                          24
Total          (5 wickets; 18.2 overs)         146 (7.82 runs per over)


Nomura bowling
                  O  M   R  W     SR  Econ
Ayman             1  0   6  0   0.00  6.00
Balaji            4  0  19  1  19.00  4.75
Sheilen           4  0  29  1  29.00  7.25
Kunal             3  0  23  0   0.00  7.67
RJ                2  0  19  0   0.00  9.50
Mark              1  0  16  0   0.00 16.00
Sameer          2.4  0  19  1  19.00  7.12


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