MATCH REPORT
12 May 2002
Dodgers won the toss and elected to bowl
Haud Magnum: 177/3 dec off 46.5 overs (Boyce 97, Nixon 57, Cooper 3-20)
Dodgers: 158/7 off 39.0 overs (McBarron 55, Bannis 6-36)
MATCH DRAWN
Dodgers Man of the Match: John Cooper
After the cancellation of the first two games and the Superstars tour the season finally got underway with a whimper rather than a bang, Dodgers playing out what proved to be a tame draw with Haud Magnum. Despite some creaking muscles, general rustiness and ever expanding waste lines for some of us (Dodgers? Salad Dodgers more like!) we managed to turn in a good performance.
This was the first time we had played HM and the sides were evenly matched. In fact, if we had a Bultitude at the top of the innings or a Crawford with his eye in lower down the order we could easily have won. Set a target of 178 in about two hours on a pitch that was easy to stay in on but difficult to score quickly we needed a solid start. This was supplied by McBarron (55) and Benn (18) who put on a steady 44 for the first wicket. HM then introduced medium pacer Bannis who gave them their only realistic chance of bowling us out, taking 6/36, albeit with some help from our umpires! (Probably or might have is not enough, you have to be 100% certain it would have hit...). McBarron anchored the innings well but contributions by Priest (17), Gundry (13) and John Hilary (17*) werent quite enough to get us home, but we never really looked like being bowled out.
Earlier HM had been asked to bat and their openers put on one of the highest (170), and definitely the most tedious, stands ever against Dodgers. Everybody bowled well with Gundry (0/14), Benn (0/6) and John Hilary (0/18) being especially miserly, restricting HM to less than two an over for what seemed like the first three weeks of the match. Henry Hilary was also impressive, bowling an 11 over spell (0/44) in his first game for two years. Leach (0/37) was unlucky to come on just as Boyce (97) started to hit out (where is Golden Bollocks Adey when the Captain needs him...) and Pope (0/26) was especially unlucky, two possible catches not going to hand in the same over. The bowling was backed up by good fielding with nobody losing concentration despite the lack of wickets. Lack of wickets until the last 15 minutes that is when cometh the hour, cometh the man. An inspired bit of Captaincy saw John Cooper brought on to bowl and take 3/30 in under 4 overs, and rob Boyce of a century in the process (thanks to an extremely posey one handed catch by Gundry). How I let myself be talked out of opening the bowling with him Ill never understand.....
This was an enjoyable game against a good bunch who we should perhaps try and play twice next year. The only real blot was the Tony Whitrod saga, and we all need to be apologetic and nice to him. Arriving late thanks to the trains he was asked to play for the opposition to even up the numbers. They didnt give him a bat or a bowl which is inexcusable. Next time the opposition ask for a player we will make sure the deal is negotiated properly.
Neil Priest
HAUD MAGNUM v DODGERS 12 May 2001
Civil Service Ground, Chiswick
Toss: Dodgers
Man of the Match: John Cooper
Match Drawn
12 May 2002
Dodgers won the toss and elected to bowl
Haud Magnum: 177/3 dec off 46.5 overs (Boyce 97, Nixon 57, Cooper 3-20)
Dodgers: 158/7 off 39.0 overs (McBarron 55, Bannis 6-36)
MATCH DRAWN
Dodgers Man of the Match: John Cooper
After the cancellation of the first two games and the Superstars tour the season finally got underway with a whimper rather than a bang, Dodgers playing out what proved to be a tame draw with Haud Magnum. Despite some creaking muscles, general rustiness and ever expanding waste lines for some of us (Dodgers? Salad Dodgers more like!) we managed to turn in a good performance.
This was the first time we had played HM and the sides were evenly matched. In fact, if we had a Bultitude at the top of the innings or a Crawford with his eye in lower down the order we could easily have won. Set a target of 178 in about two hours on a pitch that was easy to stay in on but difficult to score quickly we needed a solid start. This was supplied by McBarron (55) and Benn (18) who put on a steady 44 for the first wicket. HM then introduced medium pacer Bannis who gave them their only realistic chance of bowling us out, taking 6/36, albeit with some help from our umpires! (Probably or might have is not enough, you have to be 100% certain it would have hit...). McBarron anchored the innings well but contributions by Priest (17), Gundry (13) and John Hilary (17*) werent quite enough to get us home, but we never really looked like being bowled out.
Earlier HM had been asked to bat and their openers put on one of the highest (170), and definitely the most tedious, stands ever against Dodgers. Everybody bowled well with Gundry (0/14), Benn (0/6) and John Hilary (0/18) being especially miserly, restricting HM to less than two an over for what seemed like the first three weeks of the match. Henry Hilary was also impressive, bowling an 11 over spell (0/44) in his first game for two years. Leach (0/37) was unlucky to come on just as Boyce (97) started to hit out (where is Golden Bollocks Adey when the Captain needs him...) and Pope (0/26) was especially unlucky, two possible catches not going to hand in the same over. The bowling was backed up by good fielding with nobody losing concentration despite the lack of wickets. Lack of wickets until the last 15 minutes that is when cometh the hour, cometh the man. An inspired bit of Captaincy saw John Cooper brought on to bowl and take 3/30 in under 4 overs, and rob Boyce of a century in the process (thanks to an extremely posey one handed catch by Gundry). How I let myself be talked out of opening the bowling with him Ill never understand.....
This was an enjoyable game against a good bunch who we should perhaps try and play twice next year. The only real blot was the Tony Whitrod saga, and we all need to be apologetic and nice to him. Arriving late thanks to the trains he was asked to play for the opposition to even up the numbers. They didnt give him a bat or a bowl which is inexcusable. Next time the opposition ask for a player we will make sure the deal is negotiated properly.
Neil Priest
HAUD MAGNUM v DODGERS 12 May 2001
Civil Service Ground, Chiswick
Toss: Dodgers
HAUD MAGNUM
Nixon c&b Cooper 57
Boyce b Cooper 97
Bhattia Not Out 1
Warner c Gundry b Cooper 0
Extras (b6, lb4, w11, nb1) 22
Total (46.5 overs) 177 for 3
FoW:
1-170 (Boyce)
2-177 (Nixon)
3177 (Warner)
Bowling
O M R W
Gundry 9 3 14 0 (3 wides)
Benn 6 1 8 0
Hilary J 7 0 18 0 (2 wides)
Hilary H 11 0 44 0 (3 wides, 1 no ball)
Leach 5 0 37 0 (1 wide)
Pope 3 0 26 0 (1 wide)
Cooper 3.5 0 20 3 (1 wide)
DODGERS
McBarron c&b Bannis 55
Benn lbw b Bannis 18
Cooper lbw b Bannis 1
Priest lbw b Bannis 17
Gundry b Warner 13
Hilary J Not Out 17
Pope b Bannis 0 (1 ball)
Matthews c Boyce b Bannis 2
Leach Not Out 3
Extras (b14, lb6, w8, nb9) 37
Total (39.0 overs) 158 for 7
Did not bat: Hilary H
FoW:
1 44 (Benn)
2 55 (Cooper)
3 84 (Priest)
4 123 (Gundry)
5 ?? (McBarron)
6 - ?? (Pope)
7 - ?? (Matthews)
Bowling
O M R W
Warner 12 2 26 1 (5nb)
Singh 7 0 26 0 (2w)
Collier 5 0 29 0
Bannis 12 2 36 6
Bhattia 3 0 20 0
Man of the Match: John Cooper
Match Drawn
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