Match: Almond Valley
Venue: Doocot Park
Date: 7 July 2010
Format: 20 overs per side
Toss: DUSCC who chose to bowl
Result: DUSCC won by 7 wickets
Almond Valley innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A le Roux | c Mayank | Smith | 0 |
| P Hay | c Miller | Mayank | 4 |
| A Deacon | c Rodgers | Mayank | 4 |
| D Hamilton | bowled | Vinesh | 3 |
| J Soni | c Rodgers | Vinesh | 9 |
| A Nachankar | c Miller | Shahzad | 0 |
| D Cuthill | c Mayank | Southalan | 10 |
| A Bird | run | out | 14 |
| S Deshpandar | not | out | 12 |
| S Rawther | bowled | Miller | 0 |
| N Wood | run | out | 0 |
| Extras | 26 | ||
| TOTAL | 76 all out |
Bowling: B Smith 3-1-9-1; Mayank 3-1-6-2; Vinesh 4-1-16-2; Shahzad 2-0-13-1; J Southalan 3-0-9-1; R Miller 2-0-6-1; N Jaivendhar 1-0-8-0; Siva 1-0-6-0
FoW: 1-0; 2-8; 3-14; 4-19; 5-21; 6-37; 7-54; 8-61; 9-63; 10-76
DUSCC innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Heather | bowled | Deshpandar | 18 |
| J Southalan | bowled | le Roux | 6 |
| N Jaivendhar | not | out | 34 |
| Vinesh | stumped | Cuthill | 7 |
| Siva | not | out | 8 |
| Extras | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 77 for 3 |
Bowling: J Soni 2-0-16-0; A le Roux 4-0-8-1; S Deshpandar 4-0-13-1; D Cuthill 4-0-23-1; S Rawther 3-0-16-0
FoW: 1-20; 2-35; 3-59
Report
DUSCC went 3-2 up in its best of 7 series with Almond Valley after this 7-wicket win at a Doocot Park pitch made even more attractive than usual with the fleeting appearance of a crystal clear double rainbow (but without much accompanying rain). Attempting to reverse the last two losses at this venue Steve Boarder won the toss and elected to bowl first, and we were rewarded with a steady procession of wickets which started with the first ball of the match; Mayank took a superb catch at slip off Blair Smith to dismiss Valley’s dangerous South African talent Andre le Roux. Mayank showed further what a high quality player he is with a niggardly spell of bowling bringing two wickets plus a second astounding catch, this time at mid-wicket with the ball travelling towards him at a rate of knots. We were able to give 8 players a bowl and restrict Valley to 76 all out.
A steady chase saw Duncan Heather see off Valley’s increasingly rapid le Roux, and a really pleasing 34* on debut from Nagendar Jaivendhar; there is obviously plenty of talent there but not too much stamina yet judging by his running (or rather limping in both legs) towards the end!