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Month: August 2021
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Week 77 – August 31st – Greenwich part 1
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Week 76 – August 28th – Sissinghurst CC II v Speldhurst CC II
Sissinghurst CC II 162-9 in 40 overs (Colin Jenkins 34, Andrew Knowler 64, Harry Dunmall 9-0-33-2, James Roche 9-2-15-4) beat Speldhurst CC II 154 in 39.5 overs (Harry Dunmall 39, Ben Harrison 56, Colin Jenkins 9-2-19-2, Gary Nutbourne 9-1-22-3, Michael Winner 7.5-0-43-3, Kieran Martin 6-1-23-2) by 8 runs.
Our opposition took the wise decision to bat first on a flat looking track which had yielded runs all year.
Opening bowlers Skipper and Harry Dunmall (2-33) struggled to hold the door as they were greeted by a pre-disgruntled opening batsman, who clearly had frustration to expel. But at 50-0 from seven overs, we took 3-6 in the next five. Game on.
Very tidy middle overs from Mark Flemington and Paul Eames, two fantastic catches from Iqbal Sidhu, and an astonishing spell of death bowling from James Roche (4-15 from 9 overs) and Dunmall were the highlights. In the end, 162-9 understated what was our best bowling and fielding performance of the year.
Our batting, however, suffered from the same affliction as always. The top order struggled to score against tidy opening bowling, and when the first change offered little rest-bite we found ourselves 63-6 with just 15 overs left.
A 50 partnership from Harrison (56) and Dunmall (39) took it deep, but we lost Dunmall with 43 still to win from 36 balls.
New man Mark Thorpe was caught valiantly swinging the bat. Mr Eames ran like a maniac for several overs (including a two to short mid-wicket!) But 20 from the final over was too many, and we fell eight runs short.
It was probably my best day in the field and I was 0 not out with the brilliant innings from the skipper Ben.
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Week 76 – August 27th – Knole Park
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Week 75 – August 21st – Men hundred final
For the men’s final we were joined by two people Tom plays football with. Good guys.
Considering my feelings for this version of cricket, it was an enjoyable day out.
Two captains waiting to go and do the coin toss, James Vince and Moeen Ali 
Paul Stirling marking out his crease. 
Paul Stirling on driving Adam Milne ( quickest bowler I’ve seen life since Devon Malcolm) Southern Brave 168-5 in 100 balls (Stirling 61 (36), Whiteley 44* (19)) beat Birmingham Phoenix 136-5 in 100 balls (Livingstone 46 (19)) by 32 runs.
Southern Brave were crowned the first men’s Hundred champions after beating Birmingham Phoenix by 32 runs in an action-packed Lord’s final.
Chasing 169, Phoenix’s Liam Livingstone thrashed 46 from 19 balls, animating a raucous Lord’s crowd with an effortless flow of boundaries, before the game swung in dramatic and unlikely fashion.
Tim David, only brought into the Brave’s squad earlier this week, ran out Livingstone with a 60m direct hit from the deep – the in-form Livingstone agonisingly inches short.
Birmingham still needed another 99 from 55 balls and Brave’s impressive bowling attack closed out the game expertly to make the winning margin far greater than looked likely at one stage.
Teacher-turned-Hundred star Jake Lintott had Moeen Ali caught for 36 from 30 balls.
Ireland international Paul Stirling earlier hit 61 from 36 balls for the Brave before Ross Whiteley’s crucial 44 not out from 19 balls lifted them to 168-5.
Thank you again Tom for arranging this event for me. ?
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Week 75 – August 21st – Women hundred final part 2
Oval Invincibles 121-6 in 100 balls (Van Niekerk 26 (29), Kapp 26 (14), Bell 2-24) beat Southern Brave 73 all out in 98 balls (Morris 23 (26); Kapp 4-9) by 48 runs.
Oval Invincibles stormed to an emphatic 48-run victory over favourites Southern Brave to become the first women’s Hundred champions on a historic afternoon at Lord’s.
After setting a target of 122, the Invincibles bowled out the Brave for just 73 in a perfect bowling performance.
Marizanne Kapp took three wickets in the first 10 balls – the Brave’s top three batters all out without scoring.
And with a 17,116-strong crowd watching on – a record for a women’s domestic match anywhere in the world – the frantic start continued when Fran Wilson’s brilliant throw ran out Maia Bouchier.
Brave, who cruised through the group stages with seven wins from eight, had no answer to the fired-up Invincibles and subsided to a miserable defeat on the biggest of occasions.
Kapp, who also scored 26 in the Invincibles’ 121-6, took the final wicket and looked in disbelief before she was lifted into the air by her wife Dane van Niekerk, the Invincibles’ masterful, inspirational captain.
Mist goes across the pitch during the final first ball bowled by Anya Shrubbole 
The losing team Southern Brave come over for the presentations 
Applauding the winning team Oval Invincibles 
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Week 75 – August 21st – Women hundred final part 1
I’m not a fan of this version of cricket, but this was a gifted from my former colleagues and friends at Quest for the redundancy that occurred last year.
Of course modern technology, one moment I had the tickets on my phone and the next moment not, but with the help of the cricket helpers outside the ground, we got this sorted via a part of Lords that I have never seen.
Thank you Tom for arranging this. We had good seats in the Compton stand. Considering the weather this day, the game actually started on time, yes we have been hit by rain again.
Women teams warming up on a wet miserable day. 
BBC commentary team, Isa Guha, Heather Knight (current England captain) and Alex Hartley. 
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Week 75 – August 21st – Father-Time wall
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Week 75 – August 18th – Leeds Castle part 2
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Week 75 – August 18th – Leeds Castle part 1
Pictures from another visit to Leeds castle.
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