Scorecard

Chignal v Burnham Sports CC 1st XI on Sat 09 May 2009 at 1.30
Burnham Sports CC Lost By 1 Run

Match report It was a case of so close and yet so far for Burnham Sports as they suffered an agonising one-run defeat away to Chignal.
Sports staged a remarkable fight back in the T.Rippon Mid Essex League first division fixture but, with a famous victory in their grasp, lost their last wicket with one ball remaining.
Chasing 197 to win, Burnham collapsed to 70 for seven and seemed destined to suffer a humiliating loss. But the home side had reckoned without Andy Stephens and Robin Whittaker, who combined to set up a grandstand finish.
The pair, batting at 8 and 9 respectively, put on an eighth wicket club record stand of 118 to take their team within two hits of success. But, with victory in their nostrils, Stephens was caught on the cover boundary and was swiftly followed by Dominic Whittaker, who was the next batsman in.
That left the last pair of Robin, the youngest of three Whittaker brothers in the Burnham team, and Karl Barnes requiring eight to win off nine balls. They had reduced that target to two off the same number of balls when Barnes, attempting a quick leg bye that would have levelled the scores, was run out yards short of his ground.
Stephens and Whittaker Jnr deserved better for their heroic efforts. The pair began cautiously but flourished as time went on and added 78 in their final dozen overs together. Stephens hit nine boundaries to all parts on his way to 74, with 17-year-old Whittaker, showing a maturity beyond his years, ending unbeaten on 42.
Burnham’s earlier batting had been brittle with the notable exception of Ali Allchin, who thumped four massive straight sixes before being bowled for 35.
The first half of the game had also been topsy turvy - Chignal subsiding from 109 for one to 196 for nine from their 45 overs. Joel Whittaker (four for 25) sparked their slide, with Allchin (three for 33 from nine overs) , Stephens (one for 14 from 11 overs) and stand-in skipper Paul Green also emerging with credit.
Sports again spilled several crucial catches, although, in fairness, Chignal later returned the favour.

Chignal Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 9 wickets
0
196 (0.0 overs)		     
M Cant ct  Green Bowled J Whittaker 48
J Halls b  Allchin 0
Bhardnaj ct  D Whittaker B J Whittaker 58
Gibson st  D Whittaker B Green 0
N Halls lbw  J Whittaker 2
Welapura lbw  J Whittaker 0
R Cant Not Out  26
T Bird ct  R Whittaker B Stephens 0
N Clarke   D Whittaker B Allchin
Bevitt-Smith b  Allchin 42
Marriage Not Out  0

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Alastair Allchin9.0133311.003.67
Andy Stephens11.0614114.001.27
. .7.003700.005.29
Robin Whittaker6.014000.006.67
Joel Whittaker5.002847.005.60
Paul Green7.0025125.003.57

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
0
195		        
Paul Green ct  Bird 2 1
Neil Saunders ct  Halls 2
Joel Whittaker b  Bird 17
Grant Smith b  Bird 1
Alastair Allchin b  Cant 35
Sayeid Ahmed Run out  6
Brian Leech b  Cant 8
Andy Stephens ct  Bird 74
Robin Whittaker Not Out  42 1
Dominic Whittaker b  Bhardwak 0 2 1
. . Run out  1

Chignal Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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