Scorecard

Pirton v Radlett CC 5th XI on Sat 06 Sep 2008 at 12.30 P.M.
Match was Drawn

Match report Oliver Jackson hit his maiden league fifty at the age of 16 as Radlett V ended their Division 11 season with a dominant draw at Pirton.

After Charlie Randall had decided to bat first on a well prepared, soft pitch Jackson and Hemal Malde, 17, batted Radlett into an almost unassailable position, and their scores would have been much higher if the outfield had not been so lush and shaggy after so much rain.

Jackson pushed the ball into the gaps for a string of ones and twos, supported first by Matt Barrett, in his last match before his move to Shrewsbury School, and then by Malde, who began to collar the bowling in tandem.

Though the Pirton attack was accurate rather than menacing, momentum at a steady rate was very tricky to achieve, and Jackson's play provided evidence of his maturing talent. Malde, as expected of a Haberdashers first-teamer, used his power sensibly to spread the field. Radlett hardly missed their senior batsman Mayur Hindocha, who arrived an hour late after being caught in an M1 traffic jam.

Radlett failed to achieve a deserved victory, even though Malde's direct hit run-out claimed the the eighth Pirton wicket with about 14 overs remaining. Three dropped catches proved crucial, but this was a very encouraging Radlett display against a useful village first team.

Pirton's run chase seized up quickly when Vikram Rajput clean bowled three men. John Mansell bowled two others and had another victim caught at slip, Randall rolling back the years with a sharp take. Barrett claimed the other wicket when Rajput held a catch over his head at midwicket and tumbled backwards. The pit he left on the outfield would probably require a major civil engineering contract to rectify. Brendan Jones enjoyed his longest spell of the season -- and unluckiest.

After a lean start to the season Radlett finished comfortably in mid-table with cause for optimism for next year.


Radlett CC 5th XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 6 wickets
0
163
(0.0 overs)		    
Shabbir Foyez Caught  6
Oliver (jnr) Jackson Caught  53
Matt Barrett Caught  26
Hemal Malde Caught  56 1
Keerthi Sirimanne Not Out  11
Mayur Hindocha Lbw  0
Charles Randall Caught  0 1
Vikram Rajput   1
Brendan Jones  
Joshua Charles  
John Mansell  

Pirton Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
J Laskowski9.003100.003.44
C Beard8.0224212.003.00
S Clarke5.001900.003.80
I Robinson12.0141141.003.42
T Laskowski6.002400.004.00
H Andrew6.012337.673.83

Pirton Batting
Player name Runs
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TOTAL :
 
for 8 wickets
0
135 (0.0 overs)
D Price Bowled  2
D Jackson Bowled  10
H Andrew Bowled  17
J Howard Bowled  0
T Laskowski Not Out  48
P Beard Caught  5
C Beard Bowled  7
S Davies Caught  8
S Clarke Run out  2
J Laskowski Not Out  10
I Robinson  

Radlett CC 5th XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
John Mansell9.0135311.673.89
Vikram Rajput12.052337.671.92
Brendan Jones10.003800.003.80
Matt Barrett2.00717.003.50
Charles Randall5.03200.000.40
Hemal Malde4.01600.001.50
Mayur Hindocha2.00900.004.50