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Grappenhall
Cricket Club Match Reports
Weekend:- August
16/17
CHESHIRE NEWS LETTER
1st
Eleven
Thwarted again!
On Saturday Grappenhall 1st xi entertained Marple at
Broad Lane. On loosing the toss, Marple elected to bat first on a day
when the threat of rain was always likely to have an influence!
On a slow wicket Marple made a steady start and had
reached the relatively good position of 47 before the fall of the second
wicket. By this time both Grappenhall`s spinners, ( skipper Steve
Titchard and Sam Baxter), were operating in tandem, and wickets fell
regularly with Titchard taking 6 for 29 off twelve economical overs
while Baxter claimed 3 for 67 off 17 overs, finally bowling the
opposition out for a modest total of 149. A feature of the innings was
an excellent display by wicketkeeper Liam Parkinson who had 5 victims, 3
catches and 2 stumpings.
In response Grappenhall made a disastrous start, reaching
25 for 5 with the early order blown away by accurate seam bowling by Marple`s
overseas Aussie Dave Bertline, taking all the wickets to fall. At this
point with the skipper joined at the crease by Cameron Park they
gradually rebuilt the innings and took the score to 83 for 5, Titcard on
33 n.o. and Park 21 n.o., before rain swept in, resulting in the
eventual abandonment of the match. Grappenhall had to be content with
just 7 points. With other matches also abondened it still leaves
Grappenhall hanging onto 2nd place by one point with four games
remaining in their quest to clinch promotion.
2nd Eleven
The
seconds were away on Saturday to struggling Heaton Mersey hoping to
maintain their push for promotion and after losing the toss were asked to
bowl first on a good Mersey track. Whilst Guest and Hards were economical,
wickets were hard to come by until the introduction of Ian Jackson playing
his first second match in nearly 20 years at the club, 3 wickets in his
first 8 balls completely changed the game and Mersey had slumped from 102
for 1 to 112 for 4, Grappenhall did not however capitalise on this and let
the opposition post a commanding score of 242 for 6 from only 47 overs,
with Jackson finishing with 3 for 44. In reply Grappenhall were soon in
trouble when the in form Hartley was well caught for only 2 runs. Adam
Roylance and Ian Jackson took the score to 72 before Roylance played a
loose shot and was out for 28. Bradley Angel stayed with Jackson for a
while with a useful 18, however Grappenhall were always behind the
required rate and when Jackson was stumped for 55 and Bennison LBW for a
duck and with the rain falling an abandoned game was looking favourite. It
was then that Grappenhall took the game to Mersey with Neil Titchard and
Sam Guest sharing a partnership of 51 of 5 overs before play was halted to
the heavy rain with only 58 runs needed off 14 overs. Heaton Mersey were
reluctant to take the field again until enough overs had been lost to put
the pressure back on Grappenhall, and when play was resumed only 10 over
were left, with the loss of Guest and Higham and light getting
progressively worse a draw was agreed with Grappenhall on 198 for 8
leaving Neil Titchard on 47 not out (from 31 balls) and 10 points awarded
to Grappenhall.
Grappenhall Batting
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BATSMAN |
HOW OUT |
RUNS |
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S HARTLEY |
CAUGHT |
2 |
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A ROYLANCE |
CAUGHT |
28 |
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I JACKSON |
STUMPED |
55 |
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B ANGEL |
CAUGHT |
18 |
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M BENNISON |
LBW |
0 |
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M TITCHARD |
CAUGHT |
12 |
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N TITCHARD |
NOT OUT |
47 |
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S GUEST |
CAUGHT |
16 |
|
A HIGHAM |
BOWLED |
2 |
|
M ROYLANCE |
NOT OUT |
3 |
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A HARDS |
DNB |
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TOTAL |
198 - 8 |
Grappenhall
Bowling
|
BOWLER |
OVERS |
MAIDENS |
RUNS |
WICKETS |
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S GUEST |
5 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
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A HARDS |
10 |
0 |
39 |
2 |
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M TITCHARD |
10 |
0 |
47 |
0 |
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M ROYLANCE |
9 |
2 |
63 |
1 |
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I JACKSON |
9 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
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N TITCHARD |
4 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
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3rd Eleven
Unfortunately, the 3rd XI match was called off due to a waterlogged
pitch at about 2pm after about 2 hours of messing around clearing water.
1 - 2 - 1
COACHING
Richard Green Former Lancashire
County Cricket Club all rounder. ECB Level 2 Qualified Coach.
£15.00 per hour.
£18.00 per hour - Including the use
of a bowling machine.
Please leave your contact details at
the club bar and Richard will contact you. or email :
al.grappers@sky.com
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