07-Jun-2003, 1st XI League vs Bristol Pakistanis played at Blagdon (45 over match)
Toss won by Bristol Pakistanis, Umpires: C.Groves & P.Chaffey

Blagdon Win by 42 runs (Blagdon 26 pts, Bristol Pakistanis 6 pts)


Blagdon Innings (Overs 45)
Batsman              Fieldsman                Bowler              Runs Bls  R/100b 4s 6s
R.Edwards            st Naeem                 b Sajid               27  70   38.57  3  -
I.Nairn              c Asif                   b Imran               16  24   66.67  2  -
S.Westbrook*         st Naeem                 b Shabir              86 105   81.90  8  1
J.Board              c Zain                   b Shabir               0   2    0.00  -  -
A.Nairn              c Tanveer                b Shabir              21  40   52.50  1  -
R.Hughes+            c Imran                  b Shabir               4  11   36.36  -  -
S.Byas               c Sajid                  b Shabir               1   4   25.00  -  -
P.Hudd               not out                                        12  13   92.31  -  -
D.Buckland           not out                                         5   4  125.00  -  -
A.Tippett            dnb                                             -
J.Butcher            dnb                                             -
  extras                                      (b1 lb5 w5 nb3)       14
TOTAL                                         7 wickets for        186 273   68.13 14  1

FOW
1-28(28 I.Nairn 6.3 ovs) 2-97(69 R.Edwards 26.5 ovs) 3-98(1 J.Board 27.2 ovs)
4-160(62 A.Nairn 39.2 ovs) 5-164(4 S.Westbrook 39.6 ovs) 6-166(2 S.Byas 41.3 ovs)
7-177(11 R.Hughes 43.2 ovs)

Bowler             O     M    R    W   Av.ge   Econ  Strike  wd  nb  4s  6s
Imran              15    4    38   1   38.00   2.53   90.00   1   -   3   -
Shakeel            8     0    44   0     -     5.50     -     2   3   5   -
Shabir             14    1    54   5   10.80   3.86   16.80   -   -   3   1
Sajid              6     0    24   1   24.00   4.00   36.00   1   -   -   -
Arshad             2     0    20   0     -    10.00     -     -   -   3   -

Bristol Pakistanis Innings (Overs 40.4)
Batsman              Fieldsman                Bowler              Runs Bls  R/100b 4s 6s
Naeem+               run out (J.Board)                               9   9  100.00  2  -
Sajid                c J.Board                b J.Butcher            5  44   11.36  -  -
Shabir                                        b A.Nairn             82  91   90.11  3  5
Asif                 c R.Hughes               b P.Hudd               5  22   22.73  -  -
Zain*                                         b A.Nairn              3  34    8.82  -  -
M.Shakeel            c I.Nairn                b A.Nairn             10  10  100.00  1  1
Haroon                                        b A.Nairn              0   1    0.00  -  -
Tanveer              c S.Westbrook            b P.Hudd              10  19   52.63  -  -
Imran                c R.Hughes               b P.Hudd              13   9  144.44  1  1
Arshad                                        b P.Hudd               1   6   16.67  -  -
Shakeel              not out                                         0   0    0.00  -  -
  extras                                      (b0 lb1 w3 nb2)        6
TOTAL                                         10 wickets for       144 245   58.78  7  7

FOW
1-11(11 Naeem 2.3 ovs) 2-24(13 Sajid 12.1 ovs) 3-71(47 Asif 22.3 ovs)
4-94(23 Zain 31.2 ovs) 5-109(15 M.Shakeel 33.4 ovs) 6-109(0 Haroon 33.5 ovs)
7-129(20 Shabir 37.5 ovs) 8-135(6 Tanveer 38.5 ovs) 9-144(9 Imran 40.3 ovs)
10-144(0 Arshad 40.4 ovs)

Bowler             O     M    R    W   Av.ge   Econ  Strike  wd  nb  4s  6s
J.Butcher          8     2    16   1   16.00   2.00   48.00   -   -   2   -
A.Nairn            15    1    48   4   12.00   3.20   22.50   1   2   2   2
P.Hudd             12.4  1    54   4   13.50   4.26   19.00   1   -   3   3
S.Byas             5     1    25   0     -     5.00     -     -   -   -   2


Statistical notes:

Blagdon 2nd wicket partnership 69 from 123 balls (R.Edwards & S.Westbrook)
Blagdon 4th wicket partnership 62 from 70 balls (S.Westbrook & A.Nairn)
S.Westbrook reached his 50 from 77 balls (5x4, 1x6)
S.Westbrook - 52nd 1st XI league fifty and 95th fifty in all matches
Shabir (Bristol Pakistanis) reached his 50 from 56 balls (3x4, 3x6)
Bristol Pakistanis innings contained one 5 ball over

Milestones reached:

S.Westbrook - 16,000 runs in all matches



Red = Blagdon innings
Blue = Bristol Pakistanis innings

Red = Blagdon innings
Blue = Bristol Pakistanis innings




On a cloudy day at the Bartons, Blagdon lost the toss and were asked to bat first on a damp wicket. Rich Edwards and Ian Nairn started solidly and were able to pick up runs at a reasonable rate. After Ian Nairns dismissal, captain Simon Westbrook came to the crease and with Bristol Pakistanis bowling well, a period of consolidation took place.

When the shackles were broken, everyone around the ground was impressed as Westbrook decided to treat everyone to a batting masterclass as he stroked the ball to different parts of the ground. Following Edwards dismissal for a solid and more than useful 27, the platform had been created for the Blagdon middle order to make hay. A good partnership between Andy Nairn and Westbrook took the total to 160 for 3 with 6 overs remaining but when they both lost their wickets in the 40th over, the pressure was on the Blagdon tail to try and produce some quick runs. Sensible batting from Dave Buckland and Paul Hudd pushed the Blagdon total up to 186 for 7 and went to tea feeling quietly confident.

After another fine tea, Bristol Pakistanis came to out to bat and soon realised how difficult it was to score runs on this slow wicket. Their first wicket fell to a farcical run out and the second wicket soon followed after some fine pressure bowling from James Butcher to leave them reeling at 24 for 2 from 12 overs.

At this point, the Pakistani number 3 started to counter attack with some success and managed to lose 3 balls over various hedges surrounding the ground. As long as he remained at the crease, there was always a threat to the substantial Blagdon score. The introduction of Paul Hudd from the Rectory Road end brought some success although Shabbir's wicket remained intact and with it, the Pakistani hopes.

The reintroduction of Andy Nairn from the Pavilion End proved to swing the balance as he picked up 4 quick wickets including the prize scalp of Shabbir for an excellent 82 from just 91 balls. The Pakistani tail tried in wag but Hudd picked up the final 2 wickets to finish off the innings and provide Blagdon with a second successive victory and top spot in the league.




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