Wednesday, 24 May 2023

The Fellowship of the Mandaring

To Brill on the Hill, not actually in Oxfordshire, although it feels like it as you veer in and out of the east of the county once or twice on the approach from quite far up the M40, through fields of green, swarms of birds above, country lanes below and into a picturesque village full of perfect churchyards, cottages, pub gardens and a cricket ground at which, if the game can’t entertain you, the views certainly can. And if the game in question wasn’t exactly gripping, we at least veered in and out of contention in it once or twice.

It’s a beautiful spot for sure, a favourite of JRR Tolkien, who used it as inspiration for the Middle Earth village of Bree, lying just east of the Shire (do you see what he did there?). Tolkienologists (and/or Wikipedia) will tell you that Bree was one of the few places where Hobbits and men lived equally alongside each other. But, without wishing to compare my teammates to Hobbits (although we were a team stuffed full of wicketkeeper-batsmen), there have been a few times in recent years where we haven’t always lived equally with the men of Brill (do you see what I did there?). Yet, despite our battles being more one-sided than that at Helm’s Deep [yes, yes, we get the joke -ed], they are never less than friendly and accommodating hosts, with the added bonus of getting to play in front of a small crowd of village elders who gather in a clubhouse that is clearly the true centre of local life on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Being (theoretically) stuffed with batting, and with Gandalf Wilmot still somewhere on the M(ordor)25, we arranged to bat in a 40-over format. It was a good idea in theory at least, much like Tolkien probably thought his was too until he tried to read it. A good idea at least until Bilbo Baxter hit a short and wide one straight to point. And Gimli Williams did the same to an even shorter, even wider one. And Merry Hawkhead hit one not quite high enough to clear cover (good catches all three to be fair, from fielders who first impressions wouldn’t necessarily have had a lot of money on them to hold). Samwise Brand had looked good for his 10 but then got bewitched by desire facing their first change off-spinner, swiping across the line at a loopy one in a desperate attempt to Lord it over the Ring [that really will do now – ed]. 29-4, and not even a pitch or the weather to blame this week, became 41-8 as Pippin Tivey, Frodo McKeon, their dashing young accomplice Legolas Louis Davidson, and wise old Wilmot himself all returned to the pavilion (a full account of their wickets not being possible due to your correspondent having to hurriedly give up umpiring and pad up instead - suffice to say we were more writing our own terrible storyline than having an impossible script delivered to us).

At this stage it looked like our own son of Oxford archivist would be sharpening his pencil on an epic history of Mandarins collapses. But that failed to account for the real hero of the hour, our own Aragorn [please please stop now – ed] riding to our rescue in the form of matinee idol Sam Keayes, who put a succession of Brill bowlers to the sword with a dashing 44*. Fresh from a half marathon the day before, he showed few signs of fatigue as he first put on 20-odd with your correspondent, and then 56 with our Galadriel, the mysterious and mystical Peter Heather (is he even real?), making one of his ultra rare but always ultra valuable appearances. His long, flowing silver hair matched his long handled flowing shots, including one imperious six over mid-wicket. Together they dragged us to the edge of Rivendell/respectability, or at least something (120) we could bowl at for a few overs before tea was ready. 

And what a tea it was, truly Tolkienesque. If indeed the Shire is meant to represent the best of English village life, then this did his vision proud, with more sandwiches and cakes than even two meals would be able to do justice to. Immediately before and after it we also bowled pretty well too, despite our lack of actual bowlers. The indefatigable Keayes hit the right notes from the first bar [on second thoughts, maybe stick to the Tolkien stuff – ed], while your correspondent made the most of a rare opportunity with the new ball, with a tight (by his standards) 8-3-26-3 [some might say both his bowling and his match reports could be tighter still -ed]. Galadriel Heather enchanted one out too; Bilbo Baxter (overcoming the adversity of a damaged right thumb) took a stunning reaction catch at short extra hard into the same hand; and then bowled well with it too for a two-fer (both given LBW by umpires perhaps just terrified of his ferocious, angry dwarf-style appeals) [this doesn’t even make sense any more, is he a hobbit or a dwarf for god’s sake?? – angry dwarf ed]. At 63-6 we were well set up for the next cliffhanging instalment.

But looming over the horizon was always the Sauron-like figure of Brill skipper-keeper-star batter Parke, our nemesis on many a visit to his land. His all-seeing eye knows every corner of this ground, and he quickly hit the ball to most of them, especially those where we didn’t have fielders stationed, taking particular vengeance on the always-willing Samwise Brand, who bravely stepped up when other keeper-batsmen-hobbits avoided the skipper’s own eye at the prospect at filling the fifth bowlers’ slot. Parke bringing an early end to proceedings at least enabled us to enjoy more of the hospitality and begin the epic journey home in good time. For, as anyone who has sat through all nine hours of the films, let alone finished the books, or indeed made it to the end of this match report, will tell you – sometimes less is more.

Mandarins 120 all out

Brill CC 126-6

Mandarins CC (play-cricket.com) 

-As a non-Tolkien inspired addendum (for Tony has never been known to use three words when one would do, or divert down unnecessary narrative passages), it should also be noted that there was a rumour going round that this was Sir Tony Hawkhead’s 200th (recorded) Mandarins appearance. As with all of the archivist’s stats, let’s just say that, like a Mandarins captain, he is only as good as the raw materials he has to work with. But if the rumour is true, we should all doff our orange caps to one of the great characters and cricketers of the club on this significant landmark, a particularly impressive achievement given that he hasn’t even lived anywhere near most of our games for about 25 years. It is always a pleasure to have him represent us and long may that continue. And, unlike Tolkien, at least his long stories are usually entertaining.

Danny Forman

Monday, 15 May 2023

COLLAPSO CALYPSO!!

Graces CC 83 (Ramani 5 for 9); Mandarins 70. Lost by 13 runs.

Old school timed cricket on a sticky dog. Could a spectator, jaded from the previous evening’s Eurovision marathon, ask for more? Graces CC, our new opponents, had never played a time game, and were seeking advice about how to. But the conditions meant that the finer points of the declaration were never put to the test. It was sunny and warm, but the Dulwich pitch was still very green,  and whilst not a shocker, occasionally spat, then kept low and took prodigious spin. No one scored more than 20 all day. There was also a large swamp covered by a piece of matting at the top end near the bowler’s take off point, just to even the odds a little towards the batsmen.

Chairman John “The Hawk” Hawkins won the toss and decided to test his unknown opponents by inserting them. Rob Eastaway’s 400th recorded club appearance should have seen him pass Mike O’Shea for the most recorded wickets, but Tim Baxter, that taker of so many sensational catches in recent seasons, inexplicably missed a forward prod that ballooned very slowly past his head at silly mid off. That proved to be Rob’s only chance. So it was Heber loanee Johnny Hill who made the first breakthrough. 

Graces progressed to 34 for 1 through a mixture of good defence and aggression. But the shrewd Introduction of Raki, cleverly side stepping the swamp, induced panic. In what seemed the blink of an eye Graces were 59 for 6 and Rakesh was removed from the attack by “the spirit of cricket” manifesting through captain Hawkins, with figures of 6-3-9-5. The plan backfired because his replacement, other Heber loanee Neil Smith, took a wicket in his first over,  but then dropped two catches within 4 balls. Hill misfielded at mid off, chased back, and secured a run out with a long range direct hit. Graces subsided to Hurst and Baxter, 83 all out in 1 hour and 47 minutes (well it is a timed game). 

They reckoned that was nowhere near enough, and as Tim and Sam Brand, playing with elegant nonchalance, moved us to 27, it seemed they were right. Sam in particular impressed with his forward stride, soft hands, and telling Baxter where to get off in response to the more ludicrous calls. But Tim fell sweeping, Matt Brown played over a full length, and Chris McKeon fell to catch of the day as deep mid on moved well to take a low chance. Fatally, just before tea, Sam tried one too many slog sweeps and skied it. We took tea at a nervous 40 for 4. Whatever Jessant Halai had for tea I want some. The third over after the resumption he delivered a triple wicket maiden, and with Jules falling in the next over we were 41 for 8 and in a different ball game altogether. Jessant, having got his 5-fer, was also immediately removed from the attack by “the spirit of cricket”. Rob eked a couple, but it was 48 for 9 when Neil joined the skipper with 18 overs to go. An umbrella field, and a furled one at that, gathered round the last pair. But it’s a funny game and they held on, dogged watchful defence, careful running, sustaining the required 2 per over and adding 22. Just when “the spirit of timed cricket” was musing whether it would allow all four results possible off the last over, and some spectators dared hope, Neil missed one, and we lost.

A good game in excellent spirit against well matched opponents whom we hope to see again. The collapse, 9 for 21 including 8 for 11, must be one of the worst of all time. I shall make it my winter’s work to find out……What I can tell you is that in 1,123 recorded matches on only four previous occasions have Mandarins failed to score a lower total to win, the last time being the trench warfare at Brightwell in 2013 (54 plays 71), and before that the notorious game at Theberton in 1987 (40 plays 43).

Chris Baker

Saturday, 6 May 2023

Revenge of the Bean Counters

I am sure many of you will recall Dan’s classic report of last year’s defeat of HMT – a blistering attack on Treasury orthodoxy laced with the sort of rhetoric for which a certain Norwegian football commentator made his name after a 1981 World Cup qualifier: “Rishi Sunak your boys took a hell of the beating”. As I walked out with the HMT captain for the toss I was hoping that none of them had seen the report. But he seemed friendly if young enough to be my grandson. In fact there was to be no toss as their wicketkeeper was stuck in the office counting beans so I agreed to field. 

It was a later than expected start as the HMT tyros were nervous about leaving their desks before 1700 in case Jacob Rees-Mogg was doing his rounds. The light was already poor which suggested being asked to bat second might be a disadvantage. When they did arrive the HMT team was remarkably youthful looking – pink-cheeked, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. The Mandarins were a typically grizzled and greying assortment. But then experience often triumphs over youth.

Guest Vijay and Stan, the only Mandarin born in the same century as most of the Treasury cohort, kicked off the bowling. Stan’s first two overs were excellent and included a good catch taken by his father. But from then on it went mostly downhill. All the Treasury players appeared to be able to bat and our catching reverted to type (6 or 7 chances missed...) HMT never fully got away from us and there were some Mandarin bright spots notably Jules’ keeping and the return after a decade away of Balraj Singh. Balraj was quickly into the groove and took 1-24 off four tight overs. (Happily he assured us he is hoping now to play regularly again). But the rate ticked on at 7-8 an over and the eventual total of 145-5 off 18 overs looked challenging as the skies darkened and a few spots of rain fell.

Many of the Mandarin batsmen began their careers before the advent of 20-20 (or in this case 18-18). But you have to adapt to survive. Some have done so, notably Paul Mills who got us going with a swift 18. Others (including your correspondent) have found the challenge harder. So after a swift start by Tim and Paul things slowed down. Jamie hit a couple of lusty blows and we were still in with a chance when Vijay came to the wicket. 8 balls and 30 runs later, including 4 sixes, the crowd were on their feet. I have never seen a Mandarin innings like it. The run rate had been slowed earlier by HMT introducing their Zac look-alike bowler (short of a length, pacy, one foot outside off stump). While he failed to take a wicket (please note Zac) Tony and Jamie couldn’t get him away. The HMT skipper beginning to panic faced by Vijay’s onslaught brought him back. First ball (short, pacy, outside off) disappeared over Extra cover for six. But unfortunately Vijay had to retire at this point and from then on the innings slipped away with only Johnny Extras declining to retire when reaching 25. (Though in defence of the later batsmen it was getting increasingly more difficult to see the bowler never mind the ball). The final total of 109 for 8 as so often doesn’t tell the full story. 

It was a fun evening and the HMT team a pleasure to play against even if on this occasion it was youth that triumphed. And there is apparently only one Mandarin to blame for this for it was Gus who when in charge of the Treasury kicked off the youth employment initiative. Overall it was a very different game from the HMT matches I remember from the last century. The bean counters used to field a mature, heavyweight eleven led by the appropriately named Duncan Slaughter who, as I recall from being persuaded once to open the bowling to him, generally lived up to his name. These were the sort of people who wouldn’t hesitate to give a basic economics lesson to Liz Truss, stand up to Kwasi Kwarteng or ensure that Nadhim Zahawi paid his taxes. Times have changed........

John Hawkins

Monday, 1 May 2023

Undefeated in April as Draw the Result at Taplow

The Mandarins head into May undefeated after a narrow draw in Buckinghamshire against a strong Taplow side.

New Season, New Kit.

After two weeks of rain-affected cancellations, the season started in true Mandarins style with a guest player from the opposition, several semi-injured players and Jonathan Wilmot arriving just as the game started.

On a soft, green wicket and a verdant outfield, skipper Dan Forman elected to bowl first - a convenient choice as Taplow quite fancied a bat - and the Mandarins took to the field bedecked in vibrant new kit and more orange caps than most had ever seen gathered in one place before.

Unconventionally, Forman began the game with a team talk, partly to rouse energy among his team, partly to crowbar in a “no new caps although we’re all wearing new caps” pun.


Heard struck early, bowling opener Badman in the second over, before Eastaway dislodged Pulsford thanks to the quick reactions of Jackson at mid-wicket, taking a catch that he definitely looked totally in control of throughout.


Confidence was further bolstered as Somerville, playing against his home side, announced that Taplow’s two best batsmen were now in.


The pair proceeded to put on 48, with the Mandarins plugging away and Wilmot, liberated after his chairmanship, causing a minor diplomatic incident by insisting it doesn’t matter how far down the wicket you are, if you’re hit in front of the stumps, you’re out.


Mills, the Taplow number 3 and Wilmot’s antagonist, proceeded to put on 80 while the bowlers shared the wickets, Ramani and Stan Forman picking off one each and Dan Forman getting firefighter Mike, who scored 16 in what was then revealed to be his first game of cricket.


Dan picked up two more, but the standout performance came from guest Umair Malik, who bowled two overs for six runs and took two wickets in his first - and likely only - Mandarins appearance.


Taplow finished on 183-9 and, fortified by an excellent tea, the Mandarins sent Jules Lowin and Wilmot in to begin the chase.


It did not start well, with accurate bowling and a slow outfield meaning our heroes had amassed only 7 by the time Lowin was bowled in the fifth over - further cementing his “0 or 50” record with the archivist.


Scoring remained slow. Eastaway, promoted to 3, was run out by a direct hit for 1 (not running his bat in) and Malik, unable to repeat his performance with the ball, was run out for 14 (not running his bat in).


Wilmot, however, steadily accrued 21 despite barracking from the fielders and a strange incident where the ball hit his pads and rolled into the stumps, but failed to dislodge the bails. Taplow’s appeals were in vain.


A 13-year-old spinner in Bucks CCC kit by the name of Josh posed further problems for the Mandarins, felling first Wilmot and then Jackson with his revolutions.


A partnership of 31 between your correspondent and Stan Forman dragged the Mandarins into the 90s while a few more runs from Baker - subbing in for Heard - brought us to a more respectable 105.


Stan, at this point unaware that being 80 runs behind with around five overs to go might indicate it was time to go for a draw, kept swinging, narrowly avoiding being run out (not running his bat in) before eventually becoming young Josh’s third victim, top scoring with 26.


Cool heads prevailed. Dan Forman saw out the penultimate over before Rakesh Ramani negotiated the final six balls - beset by calls of “don’t run” from the boundary and the muttered prayers of the Mandarins that umpire Eastaway wouldn’t give a wide.


Whether this counts as a losing draw or a winning draw will be the subject of further debate, no doubt, but the season is finally underway and all eyes now turn to Dulwich for the promised clash with Millfields next Sunday.


Chris McKeon

Sunday, 18 December 2022

The Mandarin Duck

 


Arvind’s (and other’s) exploits this year suggested it was time to do a deep dive with the archive. Here are a few low-lights.

Mandarins have been recorded as scoring at least 1,113 ducks. The first was scored by Ron Dearing, later Chief Exec of the Post Office and Lord Dearing of Kingston Upon Hull, on 5 May 1965 vs Windsor Victoria. The most recent was by Graeme Tunbridge at Alton on 18 September 2022. 1,081 of the ducks came from a total of 7,509 innings. 14.39% of all Mandarins innings end with the blob. That’s one in seven.

Although 2022 seemed dominated by zeroes, in fact it was a pretty normal year with 32 scored in 233 innings (only 13.73%). As it happens the full records break down into two “eras”, 1978-1993 and 2009 to the present, and there is a (probably statistically significant, help please Rob) distinct difference between them. In the earlier era the rate of ducks was 15.04%, but in the modern era only 13.54%. Better pitches? A less cavalier approach? Fewer Rabbits?

2012 and 2008 were years where the rate of zeroes fell below 10% but both are only partial records. The best two complete seasons were 1991 where only 9.80% of 306 innings were zero and only just behind, 1986 at 10.03%. In four of the six years between 1978 and 1983 the rate was over 18%, which was also exceeded in 2007, 2017 and 2020. There seems to be no correlation between the percentage of  individual zeroes and team success. Three of the most successful winning years, 1983, 1987 and 1993 had zero rates around 18%. So did two of the worst years, 2013 and 2017.

One team, Wembley/Berkeley Taverners excelled in getting Mandarins out for nought. We recorded 5 against them in 1979, 5 more in 1980 and 7 (the record) in 1982, with only 10 men. Then we stopped playing them. There are four other instances of 5 zeroes in an innings, vs Great Tew 1980; Elstead 1988; Hampshire Mercenaries and Hetairoi 1993. And we got 6 against Woldingham in 1978 and on The Day of Shame, East Horsley, 23/7/2006 (last occasion of 5 or more zeroes in an innings).

Most zeroes in a season is 59 in 1993. Most by an individual in a season is  6, shared (fortunately) by Paul McIntyre, Jon Day, Mike O’Shea and Rob Eastaway (all in different seasons). In the modern era, with fewer games, no one has exceeded Arvind’s 4 this season. However, Arvind does not hold the record for most consecutive noughts. Mike O’Shea got 4 in 1980/81, and Bill Stow got 4 in 1985 then added a fifth after a two season furlough, in 1988. One respect in which 2022 was out of the ordinary was the number of players getting 3 or more zeros – six players this year, only exceeded by 7 players in 1984 and 1993.

Most noughts in a career is held by Paul McIntyre, 64, but he has played an awful lot of innings, so has far from the worst strike rate. And he improved dramatically between the two eras, halving his strike out rate in modern times. Most players with long careers seem to register zero at a fairly constant rate – only a minority have fared slightly worse as they age.

The longest sequence without a zero is held by Mike Richardson, 83 innings between 1983 and 1990. Luke Mayhew was not dismissed for zero in 58 innings, 1979-1987, and Tony Gray managed 51 between 1982 and 1990. Over roughly the same era David Gower had a sequence of 119 for England, but that is way more the next best test player. The modern cricketer can’t focus the same way. Best sequence in recent times is Chris Healey, 38, with Robin Pharoah leading the charge to better that, currently on 30.

For players with at least 100 innings the best records are Luke Mayhew, 3 ducks in 108 = 2.78%; Mike Richardson, 7 in 176 = 3.98%; Chris Healey, 9 in 200 = 4.50%; Tim Baxter 8 in 146 = 5.48%; and Graham Hadley 14 in 226 =6.19%. If the qualification is reduced to 40 innings, Robin Pharoah leads the way with 1 duck out of 40 =2.5%, and Jono Maher has 1 in 35. For comparison, the best test players with long careers are ducking in about 7% of innings.

And the worst record? Well, the usual suspects, with seven Mandarins recording nought in over 25% of innings, of which three in over 30% of innings, highest 38.82%. Again, this seems to be in line with the worst test records at around 33%.

Further gruesome details available on request………

Chris Baker

Sunday, 13 November 2022

Mandarins Season 2022 Statistical Digest

Summary of Results

Played 23, Won 10, Lost 12, Drew 0, Tied 1.  Win percentage: 45.6% (2021 34.1%) . 5 games were cancelled.

Heaviest Victories:      By 7 wickets vs DEFRA Agricola, by 94 runs vs Charlatans.

Narrowest Victories:   By 1 wicket vs Peper Harow, by 24 runs vs SMCC Midweek.

Heaviest Defeats:        By 8 wickets vs Dunmow, by 89 runs vs Alton.

Narrowest Defeats:     By 9 runs vs Quilibets, by 1 wicket vs Brightwell and Elstead.

The tie against Far From The MCC CC was only the 4th in over 1100 recorded Mandarins games, and the first in a limited overs game. Needless to say, the scorebook does not actually add up to the claimed totals...

Highest score for 214/9 vs Charlatans. Highest score against 234/5 vs Millfields.

Lowest score for 94 all out vs Alton (0nly below 100 score). Lowest score against 97/5, HMT/Cabinet Office T18, 131/8 vs Superstars (proper cricket)

Mandarins scored 11 x 50s and no centuries.

  • Pharoah          86 vs Heber
  • Brand             76* vs Elstead
  • Baxter            69 vs Quilibets, 66 vs Harwell International, 61 vs Brightwell
  • Stancombe     67 vs Goldleaf, 64* vs Millfields, 50* vs Brill
  • Healey           56 vs Mandarins A, 52 vs Charlatans
  • Hawkhead     52 vs Norfolk & Suffolk over 70s

Best bowling was Rakesh Ramani 6.3-0-25-6 vs Mickleham. Rakesh also took 5-fers vs Superstars and Elstead. 

Notable events:

  • 50 players turned out for the Mandarins (2021,58) of whom 15 appeared just once.
  • Mandarins took 73 catches and 3 stumpings. Ramani had most victims, 10.
  • Worst collapses were 4-4 vs Brightwell and 4-5 vs Peper Harow.
  • Arvind scored 4 consecutive Golden Ducks vs Millfields, Brill, Charlatans and Brightwell, undoubtedly a club record (only one other instance of 4 consecutive ducks by Bill Stow in 1985).
  • Sam Brand was in peril on 3 ducks before scoring at Elstead, and Tunbridge starts the new season on 3.
  • Versus Milfelds, Stancombe and Eastaway broke the all time club record for the 9th wicket, scoring 79* and overtaking the 75 made by JC Gray and Jeremy Jarvis on 22 June 2008.
  • Mandarins passed 50 twice for the 9th wicket, having only done so twice in the previous history of the club.
  • Versus Weekenders Tunbridge awarded 5 penalty runs under rule 28.2.1.3 (wicket keeper deflecting ball with discarded glove) – first instance of penalties in a Mandarins game.
  • In the one wicket win over Peper Harow, Johnny Extras top scored for us with 41 out of 195/9.

Best Partnerships for each wicket

  1. 106 (Composite) vs Harwell (Baxter/Hawkhead/Wilmot/Tivey)
  2. 87 vs Charlatans (Baxter/Healey)
  3. 67 vs Goldleaf (Stancombe/Parthasarathy) 
  4. 89 vs Mandarins A (J Porter/Healey)
  5. 47 vs Brightwell (Baxter/McKeon)
  6. 47 vs Mickleham (Manian/Ramani)
  7. 47 vs Green Sox (Stancombe/S Forman)
  8. 42 vs Charlatans (Wilmot/Ramani)
  9. 79 vs Millfields (Stancome/Eastaway) – all time club record for 9th wicket
  10. 21 vs Erratics (G Porter/Heard).

Other 50 partnerships:

  • 74(2nd) vs Superstars (Baxter/Healey)
  • 66(2nd) vs Elstead (Wiliams/Brand)
  • 62(1st) vs Peper Harow (Williams/Warren)
  • 62(1st) vs Quilibets (Baxter/H Forman)
  • 61(1st) vs SMCC Midweek (Baxter/Jarvis)
  • 57(3rd) vs Elstead (Brand/Manian)
  • 57 (2nd, composite) vs HMT (Warren/Stancombe/Brown)
  • 56(3rd) vs Norfolk&Suffolk (Hawkhead/Hawkins)
  • 54(2nd) vs Norfolk&Suffolk (Hawkhead/Somerville)
  • 52(9th) vs Peper Harow (Manian/Eastaway)
  • 51*(4th) vs DEFRA (Lowin/Hale)
  • 51(1st) vs Goldleaf (Taylor/Jarvis)
  • 50(4th) vs Quilibets (Baxter/Manian)

BATTING AVERAGES (qualification is 3 completed innings)

Player

Played

Innings

N.O.

Runs

Highest

Average

100/50

Healey

8

8

4

188

56*

47

-/2

Stancombe

15

15

6

368

67

40.89

-/3

Baxter

12

11

0

336

69

30.66

-/3

Mills

5

5

1

107

39

26.75

Warren

5

5

1

106

32

26.5

Brand

4

4

1

76

76*

25.33

-/1

Lowin

5

5

2

39

22*

19.5

Wilmot

15

13

3

179

46

17.9

Eastaway

12

10

3

117

27

16.72

Ramani

14

11

1

164

33

16.4

Manian

17

17

3

216

49*

14.71

Porter, Jon

7

6

1

72

47

14.4

Hawkins

9

8

4

54

29*

13.5

Forman, Harry

9

9

2

81

20

11.42

Porter, Gemma

4

4

0

43

24

10.75

Maher, Josh

3

3

0

32

27

10.66

Forman, Stan

8

8

0

84

20

10.5

Somerville

6

6

0

62

33

10.33

Tunbridge

13

13

0

132

29

10.16

McKeon, Chris

8

7

0

61

13

8.72

Brown

3

3

0

24

14

8

Tivey

3

3

0

23

10

7.66

Forman, Dan

16

10

4

43

10

7.17

Baker

12

9

0

29

16

3.66

Lane

3

3

0

6

3

2


Also batted, appeared more than once, in order of appearance:

  • Williams 4-3-1-70-25*-35.00
  • Jackson 2-2-1-7-7*-7.00
  • Jarvis 3-3-1-54-27-27.00
  • Hale 2-2-2-52-27*
  • Heard 10-5-3-39-12*- 19.50
  • Brockbank 2-2-0-7-5-3.50
  • Hurst 8-3-3-25-17*
  • Hawkhead 4-4-2-66-52*-33.00
  • Parthasarathy 2-2-1-62-31*-62.00

One appearance: Pratap 1; Achawal 1; Hough 7; Vijay Anand 1; Yeo 25; Reeve 1; Kulkarni 5; Elias 42; R Pharoah 86; S Pharoah 10; Taylor 19; Avin DNB; Lowen 8*; Adam Eastaway 5; Heather 29* Keayes 2.

BOWLING AVERAGES

(Bowled more than once and took a wicket)

Player

Overs

maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

Economy

Strike Rate

Hale

5

0

19

2

9.5

3.75

15

Manian

18.3

1

97

9

10.77

5.24

12.33

Mills

10

0

60

5

12

6

12

Baxter

26.1

3

110

9

12.22

4.22

17.44

Parthasarathy

9

1

49

4

12.25

5.44

13.5

Ramani

109.5

15

432

34

12.6

3.93

19.38

D Forman

86

14

420

26

16.16

4.88

19.85

M Hurst

43.4

7

181

10

18.1

4.14

26.02

Eastaway

74

12

294

14

21

3.97

31.71

Jackson

10.1

0

63

3

21

6.45

20.33

Healey

36.2

6

152

7

21.71

4.18

31.4

S Forman

43.4

7

194

8

24.25

4.47

32.49

Lowin

7

0

25

1

25

3.58

35

H Forman

49

6

194

6

32.33

3.98

49

G Porter

19

3

102

3

34

5.33

38

Stancombe

77

7

344

9

38.22

4.47

51.33

Jon Porter

17

0

82

2

41

4.8

67

Heard

42.2

7

208

5

41.6

4.91

50.79

Somerville

9

0

53

1

53

5.93

54

Baker

21

0

112

1

112

5.32

126

Also bowled:

  • Achawal 3-1-20-0
  • Hough 2.5-0-25-0
  • Lane 2-0-10-1
  • Vijay 4-0-30-0
  • Yeo 2-0-19-0
  • Reeve 4-0-24-0
  • Kulkarni 9-2-60-3
  • Elias 0.4-0-9-0
  • S Pharoah 1-0-12-0
  • Tunbridge 2.2-0-19-0
  • A Eastaway 4-0-28-0
  • Josh Maher 5-1-33-0
  • Avin 9-1-40-0
  • Heather 3-0-18-0
  • Keayes 7-1-33-3.

Mandarins took 73 catches and 3 stumpings:

  • 10: Ramani
  • 7: Manian, Tunbridge
  • 5 + 1: Warren
  • 4 + 1McKeon 
  • 5: D Forman, Wilmot
  • 3: H Forman, Stancombe, Baxter, Heard
  • 1 + 1: Tivey
  • 1: Eastaway, Lane, Brown, 2; Healey, Elias, Williams, Parthasarathy, S Forman, Taylor, Hurst, G Porter, Brand, Hawkins, Somerville
Chris Baker
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