Saintfield
2nd XI Match Report
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Donaghadee 2nd XI
Date:
19th May 2006 at Seapark
Toss Won By: Holywood
Saintfield
II XI travelled to Holywood for their first game of the season
on Saturday. Captain Barry Mullan took a strong squad and was
hopefully of victory, however from a strong position of 80 for
1 in the 17th over, Saintfield failed to capitalise as batsmen
came and went too frequently and finished on 160 all out in
the 40th over. Despite a good start and picking up three early
wickets for 29 runs, the experience of Adair and Tracey put
on 96 for the fourth wicket to take the game away from Saintfield
and allow Holywood to gaina five wicket victory.
Saintfield
started well with Gareth Harrison and Alan McCaughtry putting
on 45 in the first 10 overs, before Harrison (23) was bowled
by one that moved of the seam from McMaster. Paul Mullan joined
McCaughtry and was quite happy to play second fiddle to McCaughtry
who was finding the boundary with some big shots. Unfortunately
McCaughtry(38) went for one shot too mant and skied one to mid
off, which Adair held onto. Conor Patterson (1) played a poor
shot and became first victim to Murray's slow off spin. Paul
Mullan rode his luck on a couple of occasions as he and Brian
Hall put on 23 before Hall (11) got one that nipped back between
bat and pad. Mullan's luck eventually ran out when he played
inside the line and was bowled by Murray for 33. With the score
on 121 for 5 and with 20 overs left Saintfield were still in
a reasonable position to post a decent total. However poor shot
selection and a lack of application lead to wickets falling
at regular intervals and the Saintfield innings closed on 160
all out in the 40th over.
Saintfield
opening bowlers of Harrison and Ross Boultwood struck early,
Harrison had Hanif (1) caught by Simms in the covers and bowled
Wood(1). Boultwood roughed up Murray(16) with a couple of short
pitched deliveries before producing an unplayable inswinging
yorker to knock his leg stump out of the ground. At 29 for 3
saintfield knew they were well in the game, however Adair and
Tracey were in determined and patient mode and batted very sensibly
in their stand of 96. The partnership was eventually broken
at 125 when Adair (54) was run out. Conor Simms had McMaster
(12) caught by Boultwood at mid-wicket, however that was to
be Saintfield's last success, as Tracey (47no) and Purcell(15no)
guided Holywood home with six balls to spare.
This
was a disappointing start to the season for Saintfield's 2nd
XI and they will now need to put a string of results together
to ensure they are in a position to challenge for promotion
at the business end of the season.
Scorecard:
Innings: Saintfield
| Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
| G.
Harrison |
Bowled |
McMaster |
23 |
| A.
McCaughtry |
Caught
Adair |
McMaster |
38 |
| P.
Mullan |
Bowled |
Murray |
33 |
| C.
Patterson |
Caught
Hanif |
Murray |
1 |
| B.
Hall |
Bowled |
Purcell |
11 |
A.
Glover |
LBW |
Murray |
1 |
R.
Boultwood |
Caught
Purcell |
Murray |
8 |
T.
Long |
LBW |
Adair |
8 |
B.
Mullan |
Caught
Adair |
Purcell |
7 |
C.
Simms |
Caught
Murray |
Adair |
7 |
A.
Nowotarski |
Not |
Out |
1 |
|
| Fall |
1-45 |
2-80 |
3-84 |
4-117 |
5-121 |
Extras |
22 |
| |
6-130 |
7-131 |
8-144 |
9-153 |
10-160 |
Total |
202
for 5 |
Bowling: Holywood
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| I.
Phillips |
9 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
| P.
Purcell |
9 |
1 |
32 |
2 |
| B.
McMaster |
7 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
| A.
Murray |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| P.
McGrath |
2 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
| D
Murray |
9 |
1 |
36 |
4 |
| R.
Adair |
2.3 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
Innings:
Holywood
Batsman |
How
Out |
Bowler |
Total |
M.
Tracey |
Not |
Out |
47 |
M.
Hanif |
Caught
Simms |
Harrison |
1 |
D.
Murray |
Bowled |
Boultwood |
16 |
C.
Wood |
Bowled |
Harrison |
1 |
R.
Adair |
Run
Out |
(Patterson) |
54 |
B.
McMaster |
Caught
Boultwood |
Simms |
12 |
P.
Purcell |
Not |
Out |
15 |
|
| Fall |
1-1 |
2-24 |
3-29 |
4-125 |
5-141 |
Extras |
9 |
| |
6- |
7- |
8- |
9- |
10- |
Total |
162
for 5 |
Bowling:
Saintfield
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
| G.
Harrison |
9 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
| R.
Boultwood |
9 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
| A.
Nowotarski |
9 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
| T.
Long |
9 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
| B.
Mullan |
2 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
| C.
Simms |
6 |
0 |
32 |
1 |
Result:
Saintfield lost by 5 wickets
