96 / 118
performance. Despite Newall’s 4-36, a poor
bowling and fielding display saw Ludgrove
post 215 – at least thirty more than they
should have done. The Summer Fields reply
never looked like it was going to reach the
target but, as wickets tumbled towards the
end of the innings, defeat looked a distinct
possibility in a game that should have
been quite winnable. Although relieved to
have drawn, the boys realised they had
been far below the level expected and they
put this right in the next game, at home
to Cothill. Clarke bowled well (3-20) and
Cothill posted an achievable 157. This was
duly overhauled, thanks to Barrett (52*),
assisted by Doughty and
Mark Spiridonov
,
despite an incredibly slow over rate from
Cothill: we received ten fewer overs than we
bowled. The return fixture against Caldicott
was much anticipated but unfortunately,
thanks to an incredible downpour at tea, the
match had to be abandoned. The weather
played a part in the next game against The
Dragon as rain during the morning meant
a delayed start and a reduced overs game.
Set an attainable target of 130, Summer
Fields got off to a slow start and were never
up with the run rate. A quick-fire 40 from
Doughty gave a glimmer of hope but the
team agonisingly fell nine runs short of
victory. Unfortunately the last game of the
season followed a similar pattern. On a pitch
where runs were difficult Cheam made 127
off their 30 overs, and we were optimistic
about chasing this down. However, again a
slow start left too much to be done late in
the innings and, despite another fifty from
Barrett, we were 21 runs short at close of
play, with five wickets still in hand. However
the season did end on a real high as we won
the Rokeby six-a-side tournament for the
second year in a row, once
again without losing
a game.
As ever I would like to thank JJP for his
tireless work in organising the fixtures and
for all the coaching that he does with the
boys, both on match days and in practices
during the week.
OJSB
1st XI
Opposition
Result
Runs
Details
For Against
Caldicott
Won 72-8
71
Moulsford
Won 198-2 197-6
Barrett 77, Daly 85, Newall 3-53
Lambrook
Cancelled
Elstree
Won 71-1
70
Barrett 40*, Daly 3-9
Dragon (10/10)
Won 85-2 64-5
Capstick-Dale 28, Doughty 3-6,
Ludgrove
Drew 156-8 215-8
Barrett 35, Newall 4-36, Spiridonov 32
Cothill
Won 157-4 156
Barrett 54
Caldicott
160-6
MatchAbandoned
Dragon
Lost
122-9 130-9
Doughty 46
Ashfold (U12A)
Cancelled
Cheam
Lost
106-5 127-5
Barrett 50*
Rokeby six-a-side
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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