100 / 118
accurately and scoring a confident and
authoritative 34 runs. A wonderful throw
from Ha at deep third-man to effect a run-
out was another highlight.We beat Cothill
in convincing style. Put in to bat first, we
started edgily and lost five wickets cheaply.
But
Henry Minter
calmly steadied the
ship, scoring 29 in the process. And then Hu
began to smash the ball all over the place!
He took full advantage of the rather short
boundary in scoring 59 not out, with three
sixes and nine fours to thrill the Summer
Fields supporters. Mellor, Ha and
Boni Yin
all
bowled well and in the end we had scored
156 to their 62. Quite rightly, Mellor was
moved up to a higher level after this match.
The 8th XI lost both its matches against
Caldicott but enjoyed a wonderful victory
over Moulsford’s 7th XI – we won by 10
wickets! They scored 58 and our openers
James Stewart-Smith
and Yin coolly
steered us to the required total for no loss.
Sam Mackie
captained the team most
efficiently.
George Hopkinson-Woolley
took three wickets and
Simon Luo
also
bowled competently for his two scalps.
As ever, presiding over 4th Game cricket
was extremely hard work at times: it could
not be said that they all loved the sport!
But we staggered – just about! – to the end
of the season.
JHB
7th XI
Opposition
Result
Runs
Details
For Against
Caldicott
Drew 59-6 152-5
Elstree 5th XI
Lost
99
100
Cothill
Won 156-9
62
Hu 59*, Minter 29
Caldicott
Lost
70
159-8
8th XI
Opposition
Result
Runs
Details
For Against
Caldicott
Lost
34
36-3
Moulsford 7th X
Won 59-0
58
Caldicott
Lost
18
169
Colts A XI
“It isn’t the start that matters.
It is the finish line.” Julien
Smith’s assertion is highly
appropriate for the 2016 Colts
A squad. The group made
significant progress over the
course of the season; indeed,
I cannot remember working
with a group who developed
so much in such a relatively
short period of time.
In the first three matches
Gus Howland
,
Gus Stanhope
and
Harry Lowndes-Lumb
each showed good potential as all-
rounders but collectively the team did not
perform with the intent or skill required
for victory (admittedly, against some
very good opposition). It is very much to
the squad’s credit that they responded
to the shortcomings highlighted in these
fixtures, working hard in practice to hone
fundamental skills.
The season spectacularly sparked
into life against Elstree. A good bowling
performance, particularly from Stanhope
(5-38), left the team chasing 137 to win
– nearly 40 more than any of our previous
scores.
Rory McNair
batted almost
unconcernedly through our innings with
power and conviction and his 68 - ably
supported by a valuable innings from
Eddie Burnaby-Atkins
– saw the team win
by 5 wickets in the final over.
The team’s growing confidence was
sternly examined by Ludgrove.We were
reduced to 0-3 after the first two overs
before Lowndes-Lumb (40*) and Howland
(45*), mixing crease-occupation with
aggression to frustrate the opposition, set
a good, though by no means huge, target.
George Laing’s
excellent spin bowling
stopped Ludgrove getting ahead of the
run-rate, although at 90-1 they looked
favourites to win. However, the regular
fall of wickets took the game to the last
over, bowled by
Nick Crawford
. Although
Ludgrove needed only four runs he
combined great accuracy and good speed
and conceded only two runs to give us a
narrow victory.
Against Cothill it was our turn to
chase down a target. A good fielding
performance restricted the opposition to
125 with
Henry Kendall
taking important
wickets through the innings. Our reply
started slowly and we lost a number of
early wickets. Howland, watchful at first,
established a good foundation with
Oliver
Edwards
and – behind the run-rate with
“Theseason
spectacularly
sparked into life
againstElstree.”
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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