Match: Almond Valley
Venue: Doocot Park
Date: 31 May 2006
Format: Friendly – 20 overs per side
Toss: DUSCC who chose to bowl
Result: DUSCC won by 7 wickets
Almond Valley innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Taylor | bowled | Arun | 11 |
| J McKenzie | bowled | Arun | 0 |
| F Mearns | bowled | Cummings | 2 |
| A Christie | bowled | Boarder | 1 |
| G Williamson | lbw | Anderson | 12 |
| A McKenzie | bowled | Miller | 14 |
| A Mearns | ct Sub | Miller | 5 |
| D Cuthill | ct Sub | Anderson | 5 |
| D Hamilton | run | out | 5 |
| J McDonald | not | out | 4 |
| G McKenzie | not | out | 1 |
| Extras | 17 | ||
| TOTAL | 77 for 9 |
Bowling: Arun Nair 3-0-12-2; J Pravin 3-0-13-0; S Boarder 4-0-12-1; S Cummings 4-1-10-1; W Anderson 3-1-11-2; R Miller 3-0-15-2
FoW: 1- 11; 2-21; 3-28; 4-28; 5-53; 6-55; 7-62; 8-63; 9-74
DUSCC innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| N Shah | lbw | Christie | 31 |
| S Boarder | caught | Taylor | 4 |
| S Cummings | lbw | A McKenzie | 9 |
| R Miller | not | out | 11 |
| J Pravin | not | out | 11 |
| Extras | 13 | ||
| TOTAL | 79 for 3 |
Bowling: A McKenzie 3-0-11-1; G Williamson 3-1-8-0; G McKenzie 3-0-9-0; J Taylor 4-0-15-1; A Christie 3-0-11-1; D Cuthill 1.3-0-11-0
FoW: 1-44; 2-47; 3-67
Report
DUSCC secured its first win of the 2006 season despite having only 7 players available… Almond Valley were as usual fine hosts, and supplied us with substitute fielders to make up our numbers when we bowled first. Wickets fell at regular intervals and the Almond Valley innings concluded with 77 on the board. Nimit Shah blazed away to great effect at one end in reply, and with steady accumulation at the other end – at least until John Pravin cleared the ropes for the winning hit – DUSCC reached its target with more than 2 overs to spare.