23-Aug-2003, 1st XI League vs Cleeve played at Cleeve (45 over match)
Toss won by Cleeve, Umpires: L.Collett & M.Passmore

Blagdon Win by 29 runs (Blagdon 26 pts, Cleeve 8 pts)


Blagdon Innings (Overs 45)
Batsman              Fieldsman                Bowler              Runs Bls  R/100b 4s 6s
R.Edwards            c P.Shaikh               b S.Barnes            58 100   58.00  7  -
I.Nairn              c P.Gostlin              b S.Dent              22  44   50.00  2  -
S.Westbrook*         lbw                      b S.Barnes            26  45   57.78  1  1
J.Board                                       b S.Barnes            34  27  125.93  3  2
S.Byas               st M.Carpenter           b K.Carpenter         36  30  120.00  4  -
R.Hughes+            lbw                      b S.Dent               0   8    0.00  -  -
A.Nairn              not out                                         8  12   66.67  -  -
D.Buckland           lbw                      b K.Carpenter          0   1    0.00  -  -
G.Johnston                                    b S.Dent               0   4    0.00  -  -
P.Hudd               not out                                         0   1    0.00  -  -
J.Butcher            dnb                                             -
  extras                                      (b3 lb12 w0 nb2)      17
TOTAL                                         8 wickets for        201 272   73.90 17  3

FOW
1-47(47 I.Nairn 14.6 ovs) 2-101(54 S.Westbrook 28.3 ovs) 3-144(43 R.Edwards 34.4 ovs)
4-152(8 J.Board 36.4 ovs) 5-164(12 R.Hughes 38.5 ovs) 6-198(34 S.Byas 43.3 ovs)
7-198(0 D.Buckland 43.4 ovs) 8-199(1 G.Johnston 44.3 ovs)

Bowler             O     M    R    W   Av.ge   Econ  Strike  wd  nb  4s  6s
S.Dent             15    1    64   3   21.33   4.27   30.00   -   2   8   -
S.Barnes           15    3    54   3   18.00   3.60   30.00   -   -   7   -
K.Carpenter        15    1    68   2   34.00   4.53   45.00   -   -   2   3

Cleeve Innings (Overs 39)
Batsman              Fieldsman                Bowler              Runs Bls  R/100b 4s 6s
B.Mather             c R.Hughes               b A.Nairn              0  17    0.00  -  -
A.Bird               c R.Hughes               b S.Byas              17  33   51.52  2  -
P.Shaikh                                    c&b P.Hudd              53  58   92.98  4  -
I.Mitchell           c S.Westbrook            b A.Nairn              0   2    0.00  -  -
C.Elswood            c R.Edwards              b A.Nairn              0   1    0.00  -  -
P.Gostlin            c R.Edwards              b I.Nairn             35  41   85.37  4  -
S.Dent               run out (S.Byas/R.Hughes)                      23  38   60.53  1  -
J.Hance                                       b P.Hudd              14  30   46.67  -  -
M.Carpenter*+        c R.Hughes               b A.Nairn              4   7   57.14  -  -
S.Barnes             c S.Westbrook            b I.Nairn              4   7   57.14  -  -
K.Carpenter          not out                                         2   2  100.00  -  -
  extras                                      (b10 lb9 w0 nb1)      20
TOTAL                                         10 wickets for       172 236   72.99 11  -

FOW
1-15(15 B.Mather 5.3 ovs) 2-61(46 A.Bird 12.6 ovs) 3-62(1 I.Mitchell 13.4 ovs)
4-62(0 C.Elswood 13.5 ovs) 5-119(57 P.Gostlin 24.6 ovs) 6-119(0 P.Shaikh 25.1 ovs)
7-147(28 J.Hance 33.4 ovs) 8-154(7 M.Carpenter 35.3 ovs) 9-169(15 S.Dent 38.3 ovs)
10-172(3 S.Barnes 38.6 ovs)

Bowler             O     M    R    W   Av.ge   Econ  Strike  wd  nb  4s  6s
J.Butcher          5     2    24   0     -     4.80     -     -   -   5   -
A.Nairn            12    1    33   4    8.25   2.75   18.00   -   -   1   -
S.Byas             7     0    39   1   39.00   5.57   42.00   -   -   2   -
P.Hudd             7     0    33   2   16.50   4.71   21.00   -   1   2   -
I.Nairn            8     0    24   2   12.00   3.00   24.00   -   -   1   -


Statistical notes:

Blagdon 2nd wicket partnership 54 from 81 balls (R.Edwards & S.Westbrook)
R.Edwards reached his 50 from 93 balls (6x4)
R.Edwards - 2nd 1st XI league fifty and highest 1st XI league score
Cleeve 5th wicket partnership 57 from 67 balls (P.Shaikh & P.Gostlin)
P.Shaikh (Cleeve) reached his 50 from 52 balls (4x4)
Cleeve innings contained one 7 ball over
Milestones reached: S.Byas - 5,000 runs in all matches



Red = Blagdon innings
Blue = Cleeve innings

Red = Blagdon innings
Blue = Cleeve innings




Blagdons visit to Cleeve was equally important for both sides with Cleeve needing a victory to help keep them up and Blagdon needing to win to maintain the pressure on Pak Bristolians at the top of the table. Cleeve won the toss and asked Blagdon to bat first on a good wicket in sunny conditions.

Blagdons openers started well with 47 runs in 15 overs until Ian Nairn was caught at mid on off the bowling of Steve Dent. Captain Simon Westbrook joined Edwards and together they accelerated the scoring rate to move their side to a strong position of 101 in the 29th over before Westbrook fell LBW for 26 to the accurate Stuart Barnes. This brought Jeremy Board to the wicket who further accelerated the scoring rate with some strong hitting while Edwards moved to a fine half century before being caught at mid off for 58. Simon Byas ensured that the final total was a good one with some fine strokeplay in his 36 runs and Blagdon finished with a very competitive 201 for 8 in their allotted 45 overs.

After a fine tea, Cleeve came to the wicket and after some fiery bowling from Andy Nairn, the opener was caught behind by the experienced Ricky Hughes and this brought Cleeves overseas player, Parves Shaikh to the wicket. He played with some class to accelerate the scoring to 61 before another wicket fell, this time to the off spin of Simon Byas. In the next over, Cleeve lost two further wickets to fine catches in the slips off the pace bowling of Nairn but as long as Parves remained, the game was still in the balance.

An excellent 6th wicket partnership of 57 put Cleeve in a very strong position but then Ian Nairn was introduced into the attack, he removed Gostlin for 35 runs and Paul Hudd took the prize wicket of Shaikh with the next ball clinging onto to fine one handed catch off his own bowling. This swung the pendulum back in Blagdons favour as the overs and wickets were running out.

Although there were brief rallies from Dent with 23 and John Hance with 14, Cleeve were eventually bowled out for 172 to leave Blagdon victors by 29 runs.

News of Pak Bristolians victory away to Redcliffe means that Blagdon need to win their final league match on Saturday and hope that Pak Bristolians slip up.




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