LWW won by 87 runs
Last week LWW waited until the game was gone before enjoying
their best period, this time around they adjusted their approach and backed
that up with effective execution. They made smooth progress with the bat then
took control early on in the field. After that they never loosened their
stranglehold.
Ova Throws won the toss and chose to field but they lacked
sharpness in the first half of the innings. They missed chances and conceded
more than they ought to have through misfields. It was a cold night and even
indoors it took a while to get warmed up. Given that, in both of the evening’s games,
the team who fielded first made a lot mistakes early on, it seems probable that
coming in from the cold was a factor. Perhaps Indoor Cricket is not completely
devoid of climatic influence.
Against JURA, LWW had saved Vee and Ally until last but this
week Vee was charged with getting his side a good start and he and Sam did
exactly this. They did not eschew the current fashion for subtly working the
gaps with soft hands but Vee has been one of the few to find real success when
hitting straight and he cashed in this way again too. The good start allowed
the later pairs the luxury of knowing they could accumulate without trying to
force the pace although the only 6 of the innings did come in the final over.
Ova Throws kept plugging away but couldn’t produce anything out of the ordinary
and so never managed to knock LWW off their well planned course. Matt had 3-16
after 2 overs but his figures were spoiled when he bowled the last over. As
well as the 6, Ally and Danny added ten other runs to take LWW from 78 to 94.
Ova Throws season has been a mixed bag of last over
thrillers and hefty drubbings. As in all forms of cricket, a losing margin can
grow quickly if a side gets behind and has to take ever bigger risks and, not
for the first time, Ova Throws suffered in this way. They were forced to take
chances after losing early wickets – one of which was a run out after some very
smart work from Vee. On the other hand, LWW knew that once they were in front
they had no need to try and make anything dramatic happen. Instead they stuck
to the basics. Their bowlers were hard to get away to the higher scoring areas
and they fielded calmly and efficiently. Vee was hostile right into the last
over but he was just one of four who conceded a net total of 1 run or less and Danny
also deserves praise for his efforts behind the stumps.
The result condemned Ova Throws to the bottom spot. LWW
moved within 4 of JURA and for a brief while they still had a mathematical
chance of finishing second. Ova Throws have alternated between close and
one-sided games all season and if that pattern continues they should round off
their league campaign with another thriller.
Inns of : LWW
PAIR NAME
|
SCORE
|
NET RUNS
|
BOWLER NAME
|
OVERS
|
FIGURES
|
|
Vee
Sam
|
48-2
|
38
|
Jed
|
3
|
0-30
|
|
Rob
|
3
|
1-30
|
||||
Paul
James
|
35-2
|
25
|
Matt
|
3
|
3-32
|
|
Luke
|
1
|
1-14
|
||||
Ally
Danny
|
41-2
|
31
|
Raj
|
2
|
1-18
|
|
RUNS 124 WKTS 6 NET TOTAL 94
Inns of : Ova Throws
PAIR NAME
|
SCORE
|
NET TOTAL
|
BOWLER NAME
|
OVERS
|
FIGURES
|
|
Luke
Matt
|
20-5
|
-5
|
James
|
3
|
3-15
|
|
Paul
|
2
|
3-9
|
||||
Jed
Raj
|
28-4
|
8
|
Ally
|
3
|
4-21
|
|
Vee
|
3
|
3-15
|
||||
Tim
Rob
|
24-4
|
4
|
Danny
|
1
|
0-12
|
|
RUNS 72
WKTS 13 NET TOTAL 7
RESULT : LWW WON
BY 87
Umpire & Scorer : G. Tarbatt
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