Jun 28 2009
Match Report 1sts v Moreton-in-Marsh 1sts Saturday 28 June 2009
LI succumbed to their first defeat of the season in their top of the table clash at Moreton. Asked to bat first on a spongy wicket they lost their first wicket at 21 in the 9th over. Another soon went but Will Grindal and Richard Cressey added quick runs before Grindal fell for a fine 48 at 79 in the 20th over. Cressey was dismissed for 21 but at 108-5 the home side were back in it. A fine 50 partnership between James Clarke and Stephen Rawbone in only 8 overs gave LI a good base from which to further accelerate but Rawbone fell for 18, shortly after sustaining a leg injury, and when Clarke was 8th out at 165 the inning petered out to an ultimately disappointing 177 in the final over with Bandera 3-36 and A.Hurrell 2-33 the most successful bowlers. After a couple of testing overs the LI bowlers lost their way and some wayward deliveries were dispatched by the increasingly confident home openers. They raced from 50 to beyond 100 in no time and looked set for a big win. The returning Brooks snapped up Williams for 49 and got another wicket in the same over. Ever improving spinner Steve Chapman bowled ten very tidy overs finishing with 1-32. Opener Newbold was finally dismissed for 76 (the first opposition batsman to take a 50+ score off the LI attack in the league this season) with the scores level, but Moreton easily got home by 6 wickets with more than 7 overs to spare.
| Team | Score | Overs | Points |
| Long Itchington | 177 all out | 44.3 | 6 |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 178-4 | 37.5 | 22 |
Best Performances:-
| Team | Bowling | Batting |
| Long Itchington | N.Brooks 10-1-39-2
A.Wood 7-1-22-1 S.Chapman 10-0-32-1
|
W.Grindal 48
J.Clarke 42 R.Cressey 27 |
| Moreton-in-Marsh
|
A.Hurrell 10-0-33-2
M.Bandera 9.3-2-36-3 J.Hurrell 10-0-44-2 |
Newbold 76
Williams 49
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