Saintfield
1st XI Match Report
.v.
Larne 1st XI
Date:
10th June 2007at The Demense
Toss Won By: Saintfield
Saintfield
continued their winning start to their Section 3 campaign on
Sunday at home to Larne with a 95 run victory, to make it 4
wins out of four in league this season. Played in beautiful
conditions on hard and fast track Saintfield skipper Mark McBriar
elected to bat when he won the toss.
Saintfield
openers Richard Owens and Maurice Clegg got of to a steady start
putting on 70 for the first wicket, the partnership was broke
in the 21st over when Owens mistimed a drive and was caught
by Moore at mid on off the bowling of McClean for 38. 20 more
runs were added before Ray McCavery (10) was run out and Clegg
(38) followed with the score on 91 when he holed out to long
on off Gaw's left arm spin. At 91 for 3 the game was finely
balanced, however Byron Woodruff and Saintfield's player coach
Noel David set about the Larne attack with some attacking strokes
and some excellent running between the wickets. David reached
50 in 25 balls as the Saints began to take the game away from
Larne. Woodruff (21) was dimissed in the 35th over after an
inside edge onto his pads hit his stumps with the score on 181.
The dismissal of Woodruff did not deter David who continued
to be agressive and found the boundary regularly. His quick
fire 44 ball innings ended 3 short of 100 when he
hit one straight up and was caught at mid on. Gareth Harrison
(27), Phillip Murray (22) and John Paine (22no) all made decent
contributions as the Saintfield innings closed on 289 for 8
when Phillp Murray was bowled with the final ball in the 50th
over.
McBriar
continued his good early season form with the ball and picked
up two early wickets as Larne struggled to 22 for 2. Mark Yeates
also got in on the act trapping Dempsey(4) leg before as Larne
limped to 27 for 3 in the 10th over. D Hodge and A King then
set about the Saintfield innings aggressively and put on 84
for the fourth wicket with some unconventional batting strokes.
The introduction of David's off spin soon reaped rewards and
he removed both the Larne dangermen, King for 53 and Hodge for
38. David went on to complete a memorable display and collected
5 for 44 off 8.1 overs. Saints skipper McBriar brought the Larne
innings to a close at 194 in the 40th over with a sharp piece
off fielding to run out Gaw, to give Saintfield a 95 run victory.
Saintfield
entertain local rivals Dundrum at the Demense this Saturday.
Both sides go into the game with a 100% record, however something
will have to give this weekend in what is sure to be a keenly
contested encounter.
Scorecard:
Innings: Saintfield
| Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
| R
Owens |
Ct.
Moore |
McClean |
34 |
| M.
Clegg |
Ct.
A King |
Gaw |
38 |
| R
McCavery |
Run |
Out |
10 |
| B
Woodruff |
Bowled |
Hunter |
21 |
| N
David |
Ct.
Baxter |
Hunter |
97 |
G
Harrison |
Ct.
Alexander |
Hodge |
27 |
C
Boultwood |
Ct.
Alexander |
Hunter |
3 |
J
Paine |
Not |
Out |
22 |
P.
Murray |
Bowled |
Hodge |
22 |
M
McBriar |
DNB |
|
|
M.
Yeates |
DNB |
|
|
|
| Fall |
1-70 |
2-90 |
3-91 |
4-181 |
5-216 |
Extras |
15 |
| |
6-232 |
7-245 |
8-289 |
9- |
10- |
Total |
289
for 8 |
Bowling: Larne
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| E
Hunter |
10 |
2 |
60 |
2 |
| J
King |
10 |
2 |
34 |
0 |
| R
McClean |
10 |
1 |
44 |
1 |
| G
Gaw |
8 |
1 |
44 |
1 |
| A
King |
2 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
| D Hodge |
10 |
0 |
64 |
3 |
Innings:
Larne
Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
G
Alexander |
Ct.
Boultwood |
McBriar |
10 |
J
Baxter |
LBW |
McBriar |
5 |
D
Hodge |
Ct.
Woodruff |
David |
38 |
T
Dempsey |
LBW |
Yeates |
4 |
A
King |
Ct.
Paine |
David |
53 |
S
McIlwaine |
Ct.
Owens |
David |
18 |
R
McClean |
Bowled |
Murray |
23 |
J
King |
Bowled |
David |
4 |
E
Hunter |
Not |
Out |
14 |
G
Moore |
Bowled |
David |
0 |
G
Gaw |
Run |
Out |
2 |
| Fall |
1-15 |
2-22 |
3-27 |
4-111 |
5-123 |
Extras |
23 |
| |
6-160 |
7-176 |
8-176 |
9-176 |
10-194 |
Total |
194
all out |
Bowling:
Saintfield
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| M.
McBriar |
6 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
| M.
Yeates |
7 |
0 |
26 |
1 |
| J
Paine |
6 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
| B
Woodruff |
4 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
| N
david |
8.1 |
1 |
44 |
5 |
| P
Murray |
8 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
Result:
Saintfield won by 95 runs
