Long Itchington Cricket Club

Played Saturday, August 4th 2007

Itchington II’s won their 2nd away game on the bounce to go 2nd in the table and give themselves a great chance of clinching promotion.

Usual service resumed for Itchington’s skipper Dave Buchholz as he lost the toss for the 8th time out of 11 this season and Itchington were asked to bowl on a green tinged wicket. Early chances were created by opening bowlers Wood and Perks but they were spurned and Hands (15) and Jelfs (32) compiled a half century opening stand for Broadway. They both fell to Luke Fogarty in an excellent spell of 10-2-28-3 and along with Buchholz 10-4-35-1 turned the screw conceding only 63 runs in 20 overs. R. Burford Jnr held the innings together during this period with an important 47 but when he fell to a stunning catch by Nigel Smith off the returning Tom Perks (9.1-2-36-2) he and Jack Arthurton (3-1-11-2) wrapped up the innings for 146 in the 40th over.

Itchington’s reply started well with Buchholz (19) and Tom Perks putting on 46 for the 1st wicket. Zach Aulach joined Perks to add 24 for the 3rd wicket but after they both fell in the space of 12 runs it was left to veteran Nigel Smith (30 n.o.) to see Itchington home, Wilkes finishing with impressive figures of 10-6-17-1 and Yorke 24-2.

Played Saturday, June 2nd 2007

Itchington II’s suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Broadway II’s as they collapsed to 57 all out chasing 200.

The afternoon had started pretty well for Itchington with Broadway being restricted to 69-4 off the first 20 overs with Steve Crosthwaite bowling straight through for 2-38 and Tom Perks picking up (unbelievably) his first wicket of the campaign. Burford and Phillips first consolidated and then begain to take charge with some powerful hitting putting on 111 for the 5th wicket. Phillips in particular being very severe on anything loose hitting 4 sixes and 6 fours in his sixty.

Luke Fogarty’s introduction into the attack accounted for Phillips in a spell of (10-1-36-2) and the returning Perks(10-1-26-3) got Burford but Broadway reached 200 off the final ball of the innings to gain maximum batting points.

In reply Itchington folded like a pack of cards and with only Perks (10 not out) and Sandy (12) reaching double figures as Burford (2-0-3-3), Garenza (10-3-14-2), and Horsburgh (5-1-7-2) ran through the batting order like a dose of salts.