Scorecard

Hampshire Hogs CC v Incogniti Cricket Club Incogniti CC on Sun 30 May 2021 at 11am
Incogniti Cricket Club Lost by 2 wickets.

Match report Blessed with glorious sunshine, it felt like the season was finally underway with a fixture at the evergreen Hampshire Hogs. It appeared, however, that the message hadn't reached all the Incogs, including (I hate to admit) the captain, as many struggled with the early start. Wood (Tony) dutifully stepped in to conduct the toss, for the Incogs to bat first, with a top order decided by arrival time.

A steady start was made, with Birtles reinventing himself as a batsman (again) top scoring with 38. Newcomer Lockwood looked like a strong addition to the Incogs contingent, but for a freak slip and a run out, may well have gone on to score more. It became an innings of starts, with no big partnership to stamp our authority on the game. Incog returnee Waite, Wood (Nick), Pearce, and Wood (Tony) all made starts and contributed to a slightly below-par 176 all out, albeit on a wicket that wasn't easy to get your eye in.

After an eventful start to the Hogs' response, with Birtles limping off after 7 deliveries, and an early run out by Pearce, the Hogs settled in to their chase. Although Khan struck relatively early, it was the spin combination of Malik, Wood (Tony) and Wood (Nick) that kept the control that we needed. With the Hogs ticking along, it was the big scalp of O'Connor, caught by Wood (Jamie), bowled Wood (Nick). In the rural setting, it was good that Wood could see the ball for the trees.

And so to the finale: with Malik's mammoth (and economic) spell of 15 overs taking the game deep; with just a few overs left in the day, and the required run rate up to around 7, it was time to roll the dice. While Boothroyd and Khan picked up wickets, they unforunately did so at the expense of a few too many runs, and the Hogs saw it home with an over to spare.

Incogniti Cricket Club Incogniti CC Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
34b  
for 10 wickets
34
176
        
Naveed Malik ct Gabb b I.Low 3 36 8.33
Ben Birtles lbw O'Connor 38 76 4 50.0
Jack Lockwood run out (O'Connor) 10 13 1 76.92
Jamie Wood b Wright 0 15 0 1
Ed Waite lbw R Norris 12 30 1 40.0
Nicholas Wood ct Wright b M.Low 19 40 47.50
Perry Pearce ct M.Low b I. Low 18 41 1 43.90
Antony Wood b I Low 26 35 3 74.29
Imran Khan ct Wright b S Norris 10 13 2 76.92
David Boothroyd ct Wright b S Norris 4 4 1 100
Tim Sims Not Out  2 4 50.0

Hampshire Hogs CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
S Norris8.503000.003.40
Gabb5.01800.001.60
Wright9.012500.002.78
I Low9.003800.004.22
O'Connor4.021300.003.25
M Low8.012100.002.63
R Norris7.002300.003.29

Hampshire Hogs CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
31b  
for 8 wickets
31
180 (47.0 overs)
     
A.Knight run out (Perry Pearce) 0
G.Acheson-Gray b Anthony Wood 23
A Oscroft lbw Imran Khan 12
G.O'Connor ct J.Wood b Nicholas Wood 55
J.Wright lbw Nav Malik 11
I Low b Imran Khan 10
S Norris b David Boothroyd 14
W A Oscroft b Imran Khan 19
M Low Not Out  1
R Norris Not Out  4
Gabb  

Incogniti Cricket Club Incogniti CC Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
David Boothroyd9.0328128.003.11
Ben Birtles1.10200.001.71
Imran Khan6.5134311.334.98
Naveed Malik15.0345145.003.00
Antony Wood6.0019119.003.17
Nicholas Wood9.0225125.002.78

  • Umpire :
    Giles Smith
  • Scorer :