This week the Cavs 2s were forced to play their home game at Mile End
and, in a strange twist, Real Oddies were the away side having moved base
to the Garrison, and were returning to their old home before having
played at their new. Oddies skipper Pete Pearson won the toss on the
hottest day of the year and unsurprisingly chose to bat. It took first
change bowler Zubair (10-2-34-1) to break the opening partnership
swinging one in to trap Pearson lbw after James Bardell was again
unlucky in his opening spell. After that, M Hall (85) played his shots and
rode his luck whilst building frustrating partnerships with a number of
Oddies which helped the away side build a reasonable score. Sid's best
bowling (4 for 41) for the club, assisted by a smart slip catch by Karl,
kept the Oddies in check but the lower order stuck around long enough
to play out all the full 45 overs. Atif S (10-2-31-1) and Craig
(2-0-6-1) took late wickets before James (10-2-34-1) clean bowled the
last man with the final ball of the innings. All of which left the
Cavaliers a reasonable target of 176 to win.
The reply started with a bang as Raj (14) took 12
off the first over, but he perished trying to continue the assault
against the ever accurate Pearson. Sid (18) and Ed (48*) then built a
base against the opening bowlers, as it came apparent that both would bowl
straight through. Unfortunately Sid chipped to cover in 19th over which
meant new batsmen had to get themselves in before the attack on the
change bowling could begin. Zubair (7), Pete (0) and Greg (0) all fell
to the deceptively dangerous Bulger (10-2-24-3) whilst Karl (6) was run
out. Kelum (8) batted nicely and was unfortunate to be stumped off the
keeper's pads which left the 2s in all sorts of bother at 97-7 in the
34th over. The stage was set for a hero, and on walked James. Playing
straight and running hard (two all run 4s!) he smashed 37* in just 28
balls to get Cavs over the line with an over to spare.
MoM James Bardell for the match turning innings.
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