Scorecard

Rettendon v Burnham Sports CC 1st XI on Sat 24 May 2014 at 1.30
Burnham Sports CC Lost by 66 runs

Match report Sayeid Ahmed provided the only crumbs of comfort as depleted Burnham Sports stumbled to disappointing defeats in rain-hit matches.
The 1st XI, having easily won their first two matches of the T.Rippon Mid-Essex League first division campaign, were missing a string of regular faces for their tough match away to Rettendon and lost by 66 runs.
Burnham’s 2nd XI were similarly lacking in usual personnel and lost their local derby at home to Tillingham by five wickets.
Andy Stephens captained the 1st XI in the absence of Jamie Hamilton, the usual skipper and Joel Whittaker, his vice, and put Rettendon into bat after winning the toss.
That decision was vindicated as the home side slipped to 26 for three, and then 72 for five.
Sayeid, having previously taken only one wicket in 69 previous matches for the 1st XI, opened the bowling and picked up three for 63 from his 12 overs. He dismissed Huntingdon, Rettendon’s best player, cheaply thanks to a cool catch in the deep by Jack Silvester.
Fuad Ahmed, his younger brother, backed him up with a fine spell of two for 17 from seven overs but the rest of Burnham’s attack struggled to contain Snelling, who hit his team out of trouble with a forceful 72.
Rettendon were 195 for eight with a ball left of the 34th over when the rest of their innings was wiped out by rain.
Covers kept the wicket dry but the outfield was saturated, making boundaries hard to come by when Burnham set about chasing that tally.
Accurate bowling also hindered Sports, who struggled for momentum and limped to 70 for four after 24 overs.
A further 126 from the last ten overs was never on the cards, although, they did, belatedly give Rettendon some of their own medicine and ended on 129 for nine. Sayeid top-scored with 20, hitting two superb straight sixes.
“We got off to a great start and looked in with a serious chance when they were 70-odd for five but they then adopted a cavalier approach and, as a unit, we didn’t bowl well after that time.
“The game rather got away from us and then, once it had rained heavily, they bowled with great accuracy. We could never keep up with the clock.”
Burnham’s 2nd XI were skittled out for 99 by their Tillingham counterparts, only Steve Sims (41) putting up much fight.
Tillingham reached that target without too many alarms.
This Saturday, the 1st XI are at home to Souh Weald, while the 2nd XI travel to Great Baddow 3rd XI.
ends.


Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
16w 3b 1lb 
for 9 wickets
20
129		        
Paul Green lbw Herbert 15 2
Rob Layzell ct Bowring 9 1 1 1 1
Fuad Ahmed ct Bowring 2
Grant Smith ct Bowring 10 1
Jack Silvester ct Plummer 18 1 1
Tom Silvester b Huntingdon 14
Neil Saunders b Huntingdon 4
Sayeid Ahmed b Plummer 20 2
Andy Stephens b Huntingdon 16 1 1 1
Brian Leech Not Out  0
Dennis Silvester Not Out  1

Rettendon Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Herbert12.0331131.002.58
Bowring12.0335311.672.92
Huntingdon6.0034311.335.67
Plummer5.0025212.505.00

Rettendon Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
19w 2b 5lb 
for 8 wickets
26
195 (33.5 overs)		     
Huntingdon ct J.Silvester b S.Ahmed 14
Ingram b F.Ahmed 5
Leader lbw F.Ahmed 0
Wall b S.Ahmed 12
Faulconbridge Run out  18
Snelling st Layzell b T.Silvester 72
Plummer ct Layzell b Stephens 18
Abrehart b J.Silvester 30
Bowring Not Out  0
Du Plessis  
Herbert  

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Fuad Ahmed7.021728.502.43
Sayeid Ahmed12.0163321.005.25
Andy Stephens6.0044144.007.33
Brian Leech4.003000.007.50
Jack Silvester4.0113113.003.25
Tom Silvester1.5021121.0011.45