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RUMBURGH
V IVES Game
two of the tour and the Presidents new home village
- what extra pressure. Rumburgh
win the toss and bat on a humid afternoon in a 40 over game. Ives
as normal start with tight bowling from Andy H 0-13 from 8
oversand Max in 3 spells 2-13 in 8 overs.The wickets are shared around
with Den 2-40 one of which a wonderfull caught and bowled, Lawrie with
2-16 from his first outing of the season and Ciaran carring on from
Fridays game with some form 2-23. With some tight fielding and bowling
Rumburgh are all out for 142 a total well within the Ives reach on this
track. Opening
the batting Den and Bob make a steady start, but with the departure of
Den brings Max to the arena to which he bags a GOLDEN
DUCK. Panic- but out to bat young Lionel to steady the ship with
Bob the batsmen, Bob departs (22) from a lifting ball Lionel (10)
soon follows - more Panic. Out in middle Adrian under
pressure from the President umpiring at one end and the pressure of
a Ives middle order slows the run rate down to snails pace with only 13
runs coming from 9 overs .With Lawrie at the wicket runs increase
but when Lawrie is out for 10 its Ciaran turn to get run out,
twice in as many games, by the skipper. With
runs still hard to find and overs running out Ives are all out off the
last ball with Badders also a GOLDEN, out for 129 with |
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