Chingford match report

Chingford won the toss and chose to bat on a hot and humid afternoon. Sameer and Anuj opened the bowling with Nuj taking the wickets of three of the top four in another top spell. Run out specialist Lee took care of opener Joslin with a direct hit and Chingford looked in a bit of trouble. Alan took over from Sameer whose seven overs hadn't been up to the standard he has set himself this year but Alan was soon into his stride with both batsmen finding it hard to get Alan off the square, before having Behling leg before although as usual the batsman found it hard to believe the descision and told the umpire on his way back to the hutch that it had hit his bat, Myddelton plyers thought otherwise. Alan finished with 2-29 from 12 overs having beaten the bat on numerous occasions and Brad - a little suprised - replaced him at the clubhouse end. Brad was driven through the off side for four and next ball tempted the batsman with an outswinger and Rohan took his usual smart stumping. John bowled a good spell against the slope but finished without a wicket from his 9 overs. Nuj was brought back and took two more wickets to finish with 5-44. Chingford 153 all out.
With two players turning down the oppotunity to open the batting (bah humbug) Sameer took on the responsibility himsef but the destroyer of mid innings bowlers failed to make too much of an impact although he did manage to lose the new ball with a six into the gardens over the mid wicket boundary, before the same bowler, 14 year old Piper clean bowled him with a yorker in his next over. Brad joined Lee and seven runs were added in the next 5 overs when Lee was caught behind off Rashid - 35-2. Rohan joined Brad scoring 5 in a partnership of 36 before he too departed bowled by off spinner Thorne. Anuj found new confidence with the bat highlighted by a gorgeous off drive off the off spiner, but with the new ball being retuned from the gardens at that point Anuj was bowled three balls later through the gate. A change of bowling, a change of fortune for Myddelton. First Brad, off a wide full toss, then Mark off a wide long hop and then Arthur in the same fashion all holed out to the same fielder off the same bowler at cover point. The same fielder, attempting a fourth catch a couple of overs later diving forward dislocated his shoulder and left the field. Alan's cameo of 14 which included a lofted drive to mid on of high quality put us back in the running before he was stumped off the next ball. John came to the crease and found the leg side boundary with "that" shot again. Alas Myddelton finished 7 runs short but a moral victory was claimed as Chingford batted until 4.55 and 51 overs while MHCC received just 39, a difference of 11 overs.

Chingford 153
MHCC 146-8

Individual Performances
Batting; Lee 10, Sameer 16, Brad 40, Rohan 5, Anuj 15, Mark 2, Arthur 3, Alan 14, Ken 12*, John 7*
Bowling; Sameer 7-1-25-0, Anuj 16-5-44-5, Alan 12-3-29-2, John 9-1-29-0, Brad 6.2-1-19-2
Catches; Mark 3, Rohan 1, Brad 1, Lee 1.
Run Out; Lee
Stumping; Rohan

Fines; Rohan 1 catch, Sameer 1 catch