Eliteserien Match 3: Aliens vs Friends

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When: 21 May

Where: Rommen

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After resounding defeats in the 2 first games of the season, Aliens CC turned up at a sunny Rommen eager to be competitive and get some points on the table.

Captain Dave won the toss and elected to bat. Mitch (2 of 7) and Jamie (7 off 16, 1x4) opened the batting and set about trying to work the shine off the ball and see the Aliens off to a good start. Unfortunately that plan didn’t work so well and both fell cheaply. Dennis (57 off 62, 5x4, 2x6) came in at number 3 and looked comfortable and in control from ball 1. He and Damon (14 off 28, 1x4) shared a stabilizing 40 odd run partnership before Damon was caught out at long off. Dave (4 off 15) followed shortly after, victim to dodgy LBW decision. Marcus (12 off 17, 2x4) was next in and he and Dennis kept the scoreboard ticking over, before he to fell to a dubious LBW. Sudesh (4 off 3) came and went quickly, also out LBW. Waqar (28 off 25, 4x4) joined Dennis and shared a vital partnership, where both batsmen were scoring freely and carried us towards a respectable score. Dennis was next to fall when perished trying to up the scoring rate. He looked in complete control his whole innings and batted himself to his second half century for the club. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to bat out the allocated overs, with the last 3 wickets falling quite quickly with Richy (1 off 3), Opera Dave (1 off 8) and Waqar being given out caught behind, much to his disgust. Steve ended on 4* off 7 balls.

With a low score to defend, the Aliens opening duo of Crawford (1 for 45 off 8 overs) and Waqar (3 for 34 off 8) started off brilliantly with plenty of pace and swing. Damon was bowling with proper venom, repeatedly troubling batsmen with aggressive short bowling. Waqar bowled beautifully from the other end and picked up 3 quick wickets, getting the ball to bend back into the batsmen with impressive control. 4 quick wickets fell and Friends found themselves around 10 for 4. Unfortunately a couple of grassed chances by the keeper (me), one off Crawfo and one off Marcus, stalled our momentum and Friends set about repairing the damage. The breakthrough finally came when Steve (2 for 26 off 8 overs) bowled a beauty of a ball that swung in late and clipped off stump. Steve took the next wicket shortly after, with a very similar delivery and Friends were 100 for 6, needing another 50 odd for victory. Things didn’t go the Aliens way though, despite a run out by Sudesh a bit later on and Friends chased down the total with 3 wickets in hand.

Highlights of the game were Dennis' form with the bat and the opening bowling spell by Crawford and Waqar, supported very well by first change bowlers Steve and Marcus. The bowling and fielding display was much better than previous games and had we held on to all our chances, we may well have racked up our first win. Alas…catches win matches.

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Kamp: Aliens Cricket Klubb - Friends Cricket Klubb

Kamp: Aliens Cricket Klubb - Friends Cricket Klubb	Konkurranse: Eliteserien 2014
Dato: 21.05.2014	Stadion: Rommen
Resultat: Friends Cricket Klubb seiret med 3 wickets	Toss: Aliens Cricket Klubb
Dommerklubb 1: Star Cricket Klubb	Dommerklubb 2: Nation Cricket Klubb
Dommernavn 1: MUHAMMAD DAWOOD ANWAR	Dommernavn 2: JUNAID
Scorer: CH. MUKHTAR

Spilleren med tegnet ! foran spillernavnet er wicketkeeper.

Spilleren med tegnet * foran spillernavnet er kaptein.

How out forklaringer: HTB ( Handled the ball ) | HBT ( Hit the ball twice ) | HW ( Hit wicket ) | OTF ( Obstructing the field )

1.INNINGS - Aliens Cricket Klubb
Batsman	How out	Bowler	Fielder	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
MITCHELL COLLINS DE BEURS	BOWLED	WASIM TAHIR		2	7	0	0	28.57
!JAMIE CAMERON	CAUGHT	WASIM TAHIR	ABID HUSSAIN	7	16	1	0	43.75
DENNIS DEEPAK PETER	CAUGHT	MOHAMMAD OMER SADDIQI		57	62	5	2	91.94
DAMON CRAWFORD	CAUGHT	AHMED MANSOOR	SHABIR AGHA	14	28	1	0	50
*DAVID KUHLWILM	LBW	SHABIR AGHA		4	15	0	0	26.67
MARCUS ANDREW LYON	LBW	YASIR BUTT		12	17	2	0	70.59
SUDESH ADHANA	LBW	MOHAMMAD OMER SADDIQI		4	3	0	0	133.33
WAQAR HASSAN	C&B	AHMED MANSOOR		28	25	4	0	112
RICHARD SANT	CAUGHT	MOHAMMAD OMER SADDIQI		1	3	0	0	33.33
DAVID ANDREW HANSEN	C&B	AHMED MANSOOR		1	8	0	0	12.5
CLUFF STEPHEN GREGORY	NOT OUT			4	7	0	0	57.14
				Extras	1 b	2 lb	16 w	0 nb
				36.0 Overs	10 Wickets		Total 152

Bowler	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ
EJAZ YOUSAF	6.0	0	23	0	3.83
WASIM TAHIR	8.0	0	33	2	4.13
AHMED MANSOOR	6.0	1	25	3	4.17
SHABIR AGHA	6.0	1	16	1	2.67
MOHAMMAD OMER SADDIQI	8.0	1	43	3	5.38
YASIR BUTT	2.0	0	12	1	6

2.INNINGS - Friends Cricket Klubb
Batsman	How out	Bowler	Fielder	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
YASIR BUTT	CAUGHT	DAMON CRAWFORD	JAMIE CAMERON	13	17	1	0	76.47
SHEHERYAR AKBAR	CAUGHT	WAQAR HASSAN	DAVID KUHLWILM	0		0	0
JAVED KAMRAN	LBW	WAQAR HASSAN		0	8	0	0	0
*ABID HUSSAIN	BOWLED	WAQAR HASSAN		2	7	0	0	28.57
MOHAMMAD OMER SADDIQI	BOWLED	STEVE CLUFF		19	48	1	0	39.58
SHABIR AGHA	NOT OUT			75	68	12	0	110.29
!M AFTAB JAVED	BOWLED	STEVE CLUFF		19	18	0	2	105.56
MUHAMMAD AZHAR	RUN OUT		SUDESH ADHANA	12	14	0	0	85.71
EJAZ YOUSAF	NOT OUT			8	5	0	1	160
WASIM TAHIR	DNB
AHMED MANSOOR	DNB
				Extras	1 b	1 lb	6 w	1 nb
				32.0 Overs	7 Wickets		Total 158

Bowler	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ
DAMON CRAWFORD	8.0	0	45	1	5.63
WAQAR HASSAN	8.0	0	34	3	4.25
CLUFF STEPHEN GREGORY	8.0	0	26	2	3.25
MARCUS ANDREW LYON	3.0	0	17	0	5.67
DAVID KUHLWILM	3.0	0	21	0	7
DENNIS DEEPAK PETER	2.0	0	13	0	6.5