Match: Kinloch
Venue: Dawson Park
Date: 29 April 2009
Format: Friendly – 18 overs/10 players per side
Toss: DUSCC who chose to bat
Result: DUSSC won by 1 run
DUSCC innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Reid | bowled | Ahmed | 21 |
| S Boarder | bowled | Martin | 10 |
| N Rahamattulla | c Dyer | Moiz | 10 |
| A MacDonald | lbw | Ahmed | 4 |
| S Kothiya | c Martin | Ahmed | 0 |
| S Rodgers | bowled | Dyer | 14 |
| A Bell | bowled | Ahmed | 0 |
| J Southalan | bowled | Ahmed | 0 |
| R Miller | not | out | 2 |
| K Dherwani | bowled | Dyer | 0 |
| Extras | 24 | ||
| TOTAL | 85 all out |
FoW: not recorded
Bowling: B Smith 3-0-18-0; K Martin 4-0-18-1; S Ahmed 4-2-8-5; V Moiz 2-0-21-1; R Bowman 2-1-3-0; R Dyer 2-0-8-2
Kinloch innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| K McGregor | bowled | Boarder | 20 |
| V Moiz | c Rahamattulla | MacDonald | 11 |
| S Ahmed | c Miller | Rahamattulla | 6 |
| V Gopalakrishnan | lbw | MacDonald | 0 |
| R Dyer | bowled | Reid | 9 |
| T Ahmed | lbw | Boarder | 2 |
| K Martin | bowled | Dherwani | 2 |
| B Smith | not | out | 10 |
| R Bowman | run | out | 9 |
| Extras | 12 | ||
| TOTAL | 84 all out |
FoW: not recorded
Bowling: N Rahamattulla 4-0-14-1; A MacDonald 4-0-26-2; S Boarder 4-1-16-2; C Reid 2-0-9-1; K Dherwani 2.5-0-15-1; J Southalan 1-0-1-0
Report
DUSCC managed its first win of the 2009 season in a low-scoring affair with a dramatic finish. On another Dawson Park pitch most politely described as interesting, DUSCC made a reasonable start, largely through Colin Reid’s patient 21 (ended by a ridiculous shooter from a short length), but middle order wickets fell in a tumble and the maximum 18 overs were not seen through as we limped to 85 all out.
Kinloch’s innings ran along very similar lines, a solid enough start undone by a clatter of middle order wickets (aided, admittedly, by some over-friendly Kinloch umpiring, including one which fired out Varun Gopalakrishnan, guesting for his weekend club against us, for a quacker). The last-wicket partnership threatened to steal the game, but with 2 runs needed for the win and 2 balls remaining, Kinloch attempted a single to mid-wicket. Steve Boarder was fielding there, so a safe enough bet you’d have thought – however Steve’s throw hit the stumps direct at the bowler’s end with the batsman just short. This improbable event meant a DUSCC win by the margin of 1 run with 1 ball to spare. Thanks go to Kinloch for a very enjoyable game, and agreeing to play it on a pitch known not to be amongst their favourites.