Scorecard

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI v Hatfield Peverel on Sat 25 Jul 2015 at 1pm
Burnham Sports CC Lost BY 17 RUNS

Match report A man-of-the-match performance from David Bridge could not prevent Burnham Sports First XI from slumping to another defeat in the T-Rippon Premier Division against Hatfield Peverel at Millfields on Saturday. Bridge had an outstanding day, taking three wickets as he helped Sports bowl out the visiting side for 190. Later on, he smashed his way to 21 runs off only 18 deliveries; this revived hopes of victory after Burnham’s run chase had become bogged down. It was only when he was controversially given out LBW that these hopes were dashed.
It looked at one stage as if Sports would finally achieve their breakthrough victory against Hatfield. However, despite bowling the opposition out for a very achievable score, Sports’ batting lacked composure and this proved to be their downfall, as they were all out 17 runs short. Fuad Ahmed (25), Robin Whittaker (27) and Burnham’s top-scorer Sayeid Ahmed (29) all made solid contributions, but a combination of good bowling and a very slow outfield meant that, at times, Burnham’s batsmen were unable to score freely. It was only when in-form Bridge came to the crease that the innings gathered some momentum. He was out off the bowling of Peverel pace-man Max Castledine, the pick of Peverel’s bowlers as he took four wickets. Dan McIntyre ably assisted him with three wickets of his own.
After the game, Sports’ captain Jamie Hamilton said, “Today our batting was just not good enough. Quite a few of the wickets we lost were because of errors by batsmen, but in this league games are won and lost on these kinds of mistakes.”
Earlier, on a wicket that was favourable for Burnham’s spinners, Bridge shone as he claimed three wickets for just 25 runs after his ten over spell. Skipper Jamie Hamilton also got purchase out of the pitch, with his spin bowling getting two wickets whilst conceding only 40 runs.
Peverel’s batsmen all started well, with seven reaching double figures, but no one progressed to reach a half-century. Dan McIntyre and Chris Phillips top scored with 37 and 35 runs respectively. Max Castledine also contributed with 28.
After the game, Sports bowler Andy Stephens said, “Despite losing today, we can take some positives from the game. Our bowling and fielding was much improved, and David Bridge had an outstanding game. We know we can bat better than that though, especially after scoring 297 against Great Baddow a couple of weeks ago.”
The defeat all-but seals Sports’ fate in the Premier Division. With three out of their five remaining fixtures against teams in the top four, including new table toppers Bentley after their victory over Springfield, it will take a remarkable change in fortunes to see them stay up. The team’s spirit cannot be faulted though, and the players have not given up the chase yet. Next week, they have a great opportunity to finally end the losing streak as they travel to fellow strugglers Little Baddow, who lie 14 points above Sports on 90 points in the other relegation position.

Hatfield Peverel Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1nb 11w 3b 4lb 
for 10 wickets
19
190 (44.3 overs)		     
C Phillips ct  D Whittaker b F Ahmed 35
M Castledine ct  F Ahmed b A Stephens 28
M Wild ct  A Stephens b D Bridge 19
D McIntyre ct  D Whittaker b D Bridge 37
H Clark b  J Hamilton 12
C Hills ct  A Stephens b D Bridge 3
B Castledine lbw  J Hamilton 0
E Moore b  R Whittaker 14
C Wager run out  (F Ahmed) 1
R Brenson ct  J Silvester b T Silvester 22
C Westwood Not Out  0

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Robin Whittaker6.0038138.006.33
Andy Stephens10.0139139.003.90
Fuad Ahmed7.0227127.003.86
Jamie Hamilton10.0140220.004.00
David Bridge10.032538.332.50
Tom Silvester1.3014114.009.33

Burnham Sports CC 1st XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
2nb 22w 2b 8lb 
for 10 wickets
34
173		        
Fuad Ahmed ct  Wild b D McIntyre 25 67 4 37.31 1 1
Jack Silvester ct  & b D McIntyre 4 7 1 57.14 1
Joel Whittaker ct  M Castledine b D McIntyre 4 8 1 50.0
Jamie Hamilton ct  Westwood b M Castledine 5 15 1 33.33
Robin Whittaker ct  Clark b Wager 27 57 2 47.37
Sayeid Ahmed ct  D McIntyre b H Clark 29 58 1 50.0
David Bridge lbw  M Castledine 21 19 4 110.53
Neil Saunders Run out  13 15 1 86.67
Tom Silvester ct  Moore b M Castledine 1 2 50.0
Andy Stephens b  M Castledine 0 2 0 2
Dominic Whittaker Not Out  10 13 76.92 2

Hatfield Peverel Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
M Castledine10.0040410.004.00
D McIntyre10.022337.672.30
M Wild10.032200.002.20
C Wager7.0035135.005.00
B Castledine1.001800.0018.00
H Clark5.3025125.004.55

  • Umpire :
    Mike and Mick
  • Scorer :
    SS