Hi bloggers! Well, it's the third day of the tour and we're having a wonderfully eventful time so far!!!
After a very boozy journey on Monday, we arrived in Lincolnshire to prepare for our first match. On Monday night the first select XI from our squad faced Owmby Cricket Club in a Twenty20 match.
After a very boozy journey on Monday, we arrived in Lincolnshire to prepare for our first match. On Monday night the first select XI from our squad faced Owmby Cricket Club in a Twenty20 match.
Darcy Lever won the toss and captain Paul Smethurst chose to bat. Despite a rather slow innings, the visitors managed to put 103 up on the board, losing six wickets. Jimmy Hill, man of the match, hit the highest score of 36 not out, closely followed by Adam Rowan who managed 30.
Reduced light made the second innings rather tough but saw Darcy Lever take eight wickets and Owmby level their score of 103. Matt Rudderfird was Owmby's highest scorer with 26, while for Darcy Lever, Grant Cordin took three wickets for 19 runs off four overs. The match resulted in a tie.
SCORECARD
DARCY LEVER won toss and chose to bat
INNINGS OF Darcy Lever CC
Batter/ How Out/ Bowler/ Score
Phil Crook /Bowled/ B. Bumbry/ 12
Sam Crook/ Bowled/ R. Chand/ 5
Garmesh Chand/ Bowled/ A. Goodwin/ 10
Adam Rowan/ Bowled/ D. Deegan/ 30
Jimmy Hill/ NOT OUT /36
Grant Cordin/ Caught/ B. Bumbry/ 4
Matty Dewhurst/ NOT OUT /0
EXTRAS 6 TOTAL 103
Bowler/ Overs/ Maidens/ Runs/ Wickets
R. Chand/ 4/ 0/ 14/ 1
B. Bumbry/ 4/ 0/ 21/ 2
A. Godwin/ 3/ 0/ 11/ 1
M. Rudderfird/ 3/ 1/ 14/ 0
D. Clarke/ 3/ 0/ 19/ 0
D. Deegan/ 3/ 0/ 20/ 1
INNINGS OF Owmby CC
Batter/ How Out/ Bowler/ Score
R. Spaight/ Bowled/ G.Cordin /6
S. Atkin/ RUN OUT/ 4
J. Stanser/ Caught/ G. Chand/ 24
J. Catignani/ LBW/ G. Cordin/ 0
M. Rudderfird/ Stumped/ G. Cordin/ 26
M. Brook/ Hit Wicket/ D. Brown/ 1
R. Chand/ Caught/ D. Brown /16
B. Bumbry/ NOT OUT /12
L. Chambers/ Bowled/ C. Murray/ 0
D. Deegan/ NOT OUT/ 0
EXTRAS 11 TOTAL 103
Bowler/ Overs /Maidens/ Runs/ Wickets
Cameron Murray/ 4/ 0/ 16/ 1
Craig Thompson/ 4/ 0/ 21/ 0
Grant Cordin/ 4/ 1/ 19/ 3
Garmesh Chand/ 4/ 0/ 17/ 1
Darren Brown/ 4 /0 /24/ 2
Yesterday we made the journey to Louth Cricket Club. Captain Jimmy Deering won the toss and chose to bat first.
Despite rain stopping play for an hour and a half after the first two overs Darcy Lever managed to put up 227 all out in 37 out of 40 overs. Cameron Murray hit 60 off 58 balls while latecomer Jack Southworth scored an impressive 68 runs from 31 balls.
Louth CC batted through their 40 overs losing nine wickets and putting 206 on the board. Seth Rance hit 61 for Louth off 61 balls while Dominic Gavin took three wickets for 14 runs off seven overs for Darcy Lever.
SCORECARD
DARCY LEVER won the toss and chose to bat
INNINGS OF Darcy Lever CC
Batter/ How Out/ Bowler/ Score
Garmesh Chand/ Caught/ J. Darke/ 15
Nick Fawcett/ Ct Behind/ M. Hamilton/ 11
Jimmy Deering/ C + B/ Collinson/ 13
Cameron Murray/ Bowled/ B. West/ 60
Grant Cordin/ Stumped/ N. Russell/ 13
Jack Southworth/ Caught/ Keyes/ 68
Dayne Ferry/ C + B/ B. West/ 7
Adam Rowan/ Ct Behind /B. West/ 6
Matty Dewhurst/ Bowled/ M. Hamilton/ 2
Sam Crook/ NOT OUT/ 4
Dominic Gavin /Bowled /S. West/ 1
EXTRAS 27 TOTAL 227
Bowler/ Overs/ Maidens /Runs/ Wickets
J. Darke/ 4/ 1/ 9/ 1
M. Hamilton /7 /1/ 33/ 2
E. Brindle/ 4/ 0/ 18/ 0
Collinson/ 4/ 0/ 27/ 1
S. Rance /3/ 0/ 12/ 0
N. Russell /4/ 0/ 30/ 1
S. West/ 4. 1/ 0/ 29/ 2
G. West /3/ 0/ 20/ 2
L. Scott /1/ 0/ 8/ 0
Keyes /2/ 0/ 26/ 1
INNINGS OF Louth CC
Batter/ How Out/ Bowler/ Score
S. West/ Caught/ D. Ferry/ 5
M. Hamilton /Bowled /D. Gavin/ 2
M. Crowver/ Caught /G. Cordin/ 10
S. Rance/ Ct. Behind /C. Murray /61
J. Darke /Caught /G. Cordin /20
N. Russell/ Stumped /S. Crook/ 19
J. Collinson/ Bowled /D. Gavin/ 21
L. Scott /Caught/ C. Murray /8
B. West /Caught /D. Gavin /29
Keyes/ NOT OUT/ 2
E. Brindle /NOT OUT /2
EXTRAS 27 TOTAL 206
Bowlers/ Overs /Maidens /Runs /Wickets
Dayne Ferry/ 7 /1/ 24/ 1
Dominic Gavin /7/ 2/ 14/ 3
Garmesh Chand/ 3 /1/ 14/ 0
Grant Cordin/ 7/ 0/ 42/ 2
Jack Southworth /2/ 0/ 12/ 0
Jimmy Deering/ 3/ 0/ 15/ 0
Cameron Murray/ 8/ 0/ 50/ 2
Sam Crook/ 3/ 0/ 20/ 1
I am currently sat in the clubhouse at Cleethorpes Cricket Club with Jimmy Deering as we wait for the rain to stop so we can get back on the pitch.... I will let you know how this one ends up!
Keep checking!
