Won
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Baker | Out | 56 | ||||
| Alex Wright | Not Out | 150 | ||||
| Jack Medhurst | Out | 40 | ||||
| Neil Forrest | Out | 11 | ||||
| Mike Baker | Not Out | 37 | ||||
| Harvey Grout | Out | 13 | ||||
| Dan Medhurst | Out | 0 | ||||
| Russell Johnson | Not Out | 25 | ||||
| Elliott Handworker | DNB | |||||
| Gerry Robins | DNB | |||||
| George Wilton | DNB | |||||
| Extras | ||||||
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Baker | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | |
| Jack Medhurst | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.57 | |
| Harvey Grout | 8.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.88 | |
| Dan Medhurst | 8.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2.25 | |
| Russell Johnson | 8.0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1.88 | |
| George Wilton | 8.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3.50 | |
| Extras | ||||||
| Fielder | Catches | Run Outs | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Grout | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Medhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sonning Sunday XI v Windlesham - 9/7/06
Another gloriously sunny day whose lassitude and torpor were rent asunder by the carnage inflicted upon the English countryside by the Sonning batsmen.
With temperatures soaring the Sonning Sundayers were anticipating another afternoon in the field during the heat of the day; given Skipper Handworker’s abilty to win the toss. He lost, but returned to the pavilion beaming and announcing that we had been put in to bat. Maybe, we surmised, Windlesham had a devastating bowling attack that was going to skittle Sonning out cheaply and then knock off the runs quickly. Nothing was further from the truth.
There was no onslaught from the opposition bowlers so the only question was how each Sonning batsman would choose to get himself out. From the outset Sonning dominated the bowling with a superb performance from Alex Wright. Young Alex, following his century earlier in the season, batted wonderfully, fizzing the ball to all parts of the field and never looking as though his wicket was in any danger. His fifty and century came and went and with his score reaching 150 he retired from the field to let other batsmen, who had been eyeing the bowling and removing saliva from their chins, to have a go.
Alex was ably supported by opener Ted Baker who hit a creditable 56 and made use of the sweep shot to great effect. With Alex and Ted putting on 147 for the first wicket next up was Jack Medhurst who hit a solid 40.
Neil Forrest was a constant cheerful-chappy, sitting on the balcony and bemoaning the fact that it had taken to the 30th over for him to get to the crease so it was with irony that as soon as the ball hit his pads the entire Sonning team erupted into an appeal for lbw from the safety of the pavilion. (No prospect of being out given the bowling he was facing.) His response was to call for a runner because he had a crippling disability.
The tail wagged with Mike Baker (37) and Russell Johnson (25) finishing the innings and Sonning reached a club record of 387 from the 40 overs.
The re-start was normal for Sonning. The bowlers bowled, catches were dropped, the Mickey was taken. Mention must go to Dan Medhurst who contributed 4 for 18 from his 8 overs and all the other bowlers (Johnson, Wilton, T baker and J Medhurst), with the exception of Harvey, managed to grab at least 1 wicket each. Mr Grout however contributed by showing us his short run-up, his long run-up, his wrong-un but above all his disdain for the medically- challenged. (One suspects that his prime interest was in a football match during which 22 men bored the world senseless with their ineptitude)
Nothing unexpected in the outcome – Windlesham managed to assemble 85 runs before succumbing in the 36th over.
Sonning won by 301 runs. Oh joy, oh rapture.
Gerald Robins Esq
