Match Report

Rodmersham v Bapchild

 

Match Type Friendly (40 overs per side)
Venue Bottles Lane
Date Sun 24th April 2005
Result Rodmersham won by 5 wkts

Bapchild got off to a flyer with J Cunningham(74) and A Larkin(35) putting on 109 for the first wicket in 21 overs. With a score in excess of 200 in prospect Rodmersham raised their game, restricting Bapchild to 64runs from the final 19 overs.

Rodmersham paced themselves towards the victory target of 174 with openers Piet Botha(87) and Dave Cogger(51) putting on 137 in 32 overs before they were separated. Rodmersham made heavy weather of scoring the 37 runs required for victory in the final 8 overs .As the pressure mounted, cheap wickets fell but Michael Jones(14* in 11 balls) was equal to the task and led his side to victory with 1 ball remaining.

Innings of Bapchild

Bowling Analysis
Batsmen How Out Bowler Runs Bowler O M R W
1 A Larkin Ct Nokes Roach 35   P Mansell 8 0 38 0
2 J Cunningham Ct Marsh Bota 74   D Nokes 5 2 10 0
3 A Hampton Ct Barton Botha 19   M Bond 6 0 30 2
4 J Heatley Ct Botha Roach 4   D Emmett 7 0 45 2
5 R Kennard Ct Marsh Emmett 16   P Botha 6 1 18 2
6 J Beech Bowled M Bond 1   T Roach 8 0 24 2
7 L Cogger Not Out 1            
8 N Cole Bowled M Bond 2            
9 S Botting Ct L Jackson Emmett 13            
10 M Roache DNB                
11 N Page DNB                
Extras 8  
Total 173 for 8 wkts (innings closed)

 

Innings of Rodmersham

Bowling Analysis
Batsmen How Out Bowler Runs Bowler O M R W
1 P Botha Ct Hampton Cole 87   S Botting 5 0 21 0
2 D Cogger Ct Hampton Roache 51   R Kennard 7.5 2 20 0
3 N Barton Ct Hampton Cole 7   M Roache 8 0 35 1
4 L Jackson LBW Cunningham 10   J Cunningham 8 1 27 2
5 M Jones Not Out 14   L Cogger 5 0 25 0
6 D Emmett St Heatley Cunningham 0   N Page 3 0 23 0
7 C Marsh Not Out 1   N Cole 3 0 19 2
8 M Bond DNB                
9 T Roach DNB                
10 P Mansell DNB                
11 D Nokes DNB                
Extras 4  
Total 174 for 5 wkts (39.5 overs)