Saintfield
1st XI Match Report
.v.
Dundrum 1st XI
Junior Cup 2nd Round
Date:
27th May 2006 at The Demense
Toss Won By: Dundrum
The
second round of the Junior Cup pitted local rivals Saintfield
and Dundrum together at The Demense on Saturday. It was a game
that appeared destined for a bowl out given the weather; however
there was a determination within both camps to play the match,
that plus the hard work of groundsman William Radcliffe ensured
the game went ahead and the lottery of a bowl out did not materialise.
Dundrum
captain Rodney Hassard won the toss and elected to bat. Openers
Joel Maguire and Gavin McNerlin made slow and steady progress
against the Saintfield bowlers of McBriar and Murray. Murray
bowled an extremely tight spell with only 13 runs coming from
his ten overs that included five maidens. However it was Saintfield’s
first change bowlers that surprised the Dundrum batsmen. Firstly
the pace of 17 year old Mark Yeates accounted for the father
and son pairing of Noel and Joel Maguire in consecutive deliveries.
In Yeates first over he clipped the top of Joel’s off
stump before having his father Noel caught behind by Boultwood
first ball. The introduction of John Wheeler also led to more
Dundrum batsmen returning to the pavilion. Wheeler also struck
in consecutive deliveries to remove Kenny McNerlin and then
Glover as Dundrum struggled. Only Gavin McNerlin put up any
real resistance and had reached 37 before taking a rush of blood
to the head and skying one which Yeates held on the long off
boundary off the bowling of South African Byron Woodruff. Dean
Gordon then became the third Saintfield bowler to find himself
on a hat trick ball when in his first over he had Gibson caught
by McCavery in the covers and next delivery trapped the dangerous
Lee Connor LBW, leaving Dundrum on 84 for 9. The last pairing
of Reilly and Richard McNerlin took the score 102 before Gordon
bowled Richard McNerlin with a clever slower ball.
At
tea Saintfield knew that Dundrum would give their all in an
attempt to get a few early wickets, however Saintfield’s
opening pair of Clegg and Wheeler were in no mood to give their
wicket cheaply. Both batted with a determination and application
that skipper Mark McBriar had requested, and when Wheeler (25)
was bowled with the score already on 54, Saintfield knew one
final push would see them home. Clegg (31) was trapped LBW by
Jeff Maguire, with the score on 82, before Tommy Stewart (14no)
and Ray McCavery (13no) guided Saintfield home to a splendid
eight wicket victory.
This
was a good all round team performance from Saintfield and will
hopefully provide a platform for good league campaign. Firstly
though this Saturday they will entertain East Belfast at The
Demense in the quarter final of cup and again a top performance
will be required from all as the competition for places heats
up.
Scorecard:
Innings: Dundrum
| Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
| G.
McNerlin |
Ct.
Yeates |
Woodruff |
39 |
| Joel
Maguire |
Bowled |
Yeates |
15 |
| Noel
Maguire |
Ct.
Boultwood |
Yeates |
0 |
| R.
Hassard |
LBW |
Wheeler |
8 |
| K.
McNerlin |
Bowled |
Wheeler |
1 |
A.
Glover |
Bowled |
Wheeler |
0 |
L.
Connor |
LBW |
Gordon |
7 |
Jeff
Maguire |
Ct.
Boultwood |
Woodruff |
3 |
R.
Gibson |
Ct.
McCavery |
Gordon |
6 |
R.
McNerlin |
Bowled |
Gordon |
9 |
D.
Reilly |
Not |
Out |
5 |
|
| Fall |
1- |
2- |
3- |
4- |
5- |
Extras |
9 |
| |
6- |
7- |
8- |
9- |
10- |
Total |
102
all out |
Bowling:
Saintfield
|
Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
|
P.
Murray |
10 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
|
M.
McBriar |
5 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
|
M.
Yeates |
5 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
|
J.
Wheeler |
7 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
|
B.
Woodruff |
6 |
0 |
27 |
2 |
|
D.
Gordon |
3 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
Innings:
Saintfield
Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
J.
Wheeler |
Bowled |
Gibson |
25 |
M.
Clegg |
LBW |
Jeff
Maguire |
30 |
T.
Stewart |
Not |
Out |
14 |
R.
McCavery |
Not |
Out |
13 |
B.
Woodruff |
DNB |
|
|
P.
Mullan |
DNB |
|
|
D.
Gordon |
DNB |
|
|
M.McBriar |
DNB |
|
|
P.
Murray |
DNB |
|
|
C.
Boultwood |
DNB |
|
|
M.
Yeates |
DNB |
|
|
|
| Fall |
1-54 |
2-82 |
3- |
4- |
5- |
Extras |
21 |
| |
6- |
7- |
8- |
9- |
10- |
Total |
103
for 2 |
Bowling:
Dundrum
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| L.
Connor |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| D.
Reilly |
3 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
| Joel
Maguire |
4 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| Noel
Maguire |
4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
| Jeff
Maguire |
5 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
| R.
Gibson |
4 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
| R.
Hassard |
3 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
K.
McNerlin |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Result:
Saintfield won by 8 wickets
