St. Andrews: 23rd May 2007

Match: St Andrews Staff
Venue: Riverside
Date: 23 May 2007
Format: Friendly – 20 overs per side
Toss: St Andrews who chose to bowl
Result: DUSCC won by 6 runs

DUSCC innings

Batsman How Out Bowler Score
C Reid caught Vivian 24
M Stephenson bowled Miller 0
R Miller lbw Miller 2
A Anderson bowled Miller 7
J Pravin lbw Matuska 21
S Rodgers lbw Matuska 0
S Boarder caught Jess 29
S Tiernan c & b Jess 5
M Sauberlich not out 4
Extras 22
TOTAL 114 for 8

Bowling: D Miller 4-0-17-3; P Jess 4-1-12-2; N Owen 3-0-22-0; A Vivian 4-0-28-1; V Matuska 2-1-12-2; G Hall 2-0-14-0; M McEwan 1-0-5-0

FoW: 1-1; 2-7; 3-36; 4-59; 5-59; 6-99; 7-108; 8-114

St Andrews Staff innings

Batsman How Out Bowler Score
A Vivian not out 29
D Govinda lbw Sauberlich 1
E Cameron c Rodgers Sauberlich 4
D Miller c Sauberlich Boarder 34
N Owen bowled Boarder 1
M McEwan bowled Boarder 0
P Jess not out 6
Extras 27
TOTAL 108 for 5

Bowling: J Pravin 4-0-23-0; M Sauberlich 3-0-14-2; S Tiernan 2-0-18-0; W Anderson 3-0-17-0; R Miller 4-0-16-0; S Boarder 4-0-13-3

FoW: 1-14; 2-28; 3-91; 4-94; 5-94

Report

DUSCC snatched an improbable win in this friendly against St Andrews Staff staged at a blustery Riverside ground on a somewhat ropey pitch. Having been inserted, DUSCC lost early wickets and it took an impressive and gutsy stay from Willie Anderson’s 11 year old son Alex, guesting for DUSCC, to provide some adhesion to the innings. John Pravin provided acceleration with some impressive hitting, and late innings runs from Steve Boarder helped DUSCC to 114. In reply, St Andrews survived the loss of 2 early wickets to Mark Sauberlich to build to 91-2 and a seemingly impregnable position. However Willie and Richard Miller bowled cannily, taking pace off the ball, and scoring became a far more difficult proposition. Steve chipped in with 3 late wickets as the St Andrews chase closed on 108.