Run chases and chasing runs!

Another fine Saturday in what may be the best run of weather we've ever had for the start of a cricket season. Oh well, looking back........

31 May 2008 

The first team traveled to Wath where captain Cookie won the toss and elected to field first. This seemed to be a good decision as we bowled them out for just 75, I managed to pick up 4/22 including possibly the worst hat-trick in the history of the game - caught behind off a half-tracker, caught at long on, and caught at cover!

CACC struggled in reply and despite 23 from Nick, wickets were tumbling. A partnership between Cookie and Jase steadied the ship and we looked on course for victory until Jason was ran out dramatically. Freddie was cleaned up at number 11 with us 2 runs short of victory and Wath came off celebrating an unlikely victory.

Even though the match had finished there was still time for one more twist, when tallying up the books, the scorers calculated that the scores were actually tied, and Wath had not won. Our scorer Shads effectively bullied their young scorer into agreeing with him, and the umpires concluded that if the scorers agreed, then the match was tied!

3 points each - Man of the Match: Shads the Scorer

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/1048625

Meanwhile at Stonelow the 2nd team staged a great recovery to earn a win against Rockingham. Asked to bat first we collapsed to 39/5, 23 of which were scored by Brett and things were not looking promising when he was dismissed. A recovery was then launched as a young Browes put in an uncharacteristically mature innings of 34 from 104, and with good support from Shilash who finished 22*, CACC managed to reach 120 all out. I imagine skipper Kev was less than impressed with Gramps being run out in the last over the innings to give them a change of full points.

Kev need not have worried however as a great fielding and bowling performance, despite 2 overs 0/19 from Crap Jack, meant that Rockingham fell 5 runs short of victory. Gramps dismissed the top 3 which was followed by a dangerous partnership which took Rockingham to 89/3 and looking comfortable. The skipper then chipped in with a crucial run out which started a collapse and saw CACC manage to hold on for victory - an exciting day!

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/1048750

30 May 2009 

Always nice to beat Collegiate and this was a comprehensive win for the firsts. Collegiate won the toss and stuck us in at Abbeydale and after a solid opening stand between Locky and Tez, Nick stepped up with 86* as CACC reached a strong total of 204/3. In reply Collegiate were blown away for just 72, Jimbo doing the majority of the damage with impressive figures of 8/27 from 13 overs.

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/1122187

At the same time, the 2nds made light work of a testing run chase at Warmsworth. Electing to bat first they made 171 which could have been worse but for figures of 4/6 from 2 overs for Loz, finishing off the innings quickly. In reply Sweety fell early for a duck which I would like to highlight as he knocked me out at poker last night, but then a partnership of 129 between Milly and Brett broke the back of the run chase. Brett was unfortunately ran out for 76 but fittingly that allowed Loz to come in and finish off the job, as we knocked the runs off just 2 wickets down.

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/1122444

28 May 2011 

Another fine run chase, this time for the firsts against Treeton. Electing to field first CACC will have been disappointed to allow Treeton to reach 174 after having them 89/6 at one stage, Liam the pick of the bowlers with 5/53. An opening partnership of 160 between Dave Furniss and Rich meant that the runs were knocked off with ease. Dave's innings of 68 included 8 fours and 3 sixes (!). Loz once again came in to steal the glory, and Rich finished on 73* as the runs were knocked off just one wicket down.

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/1701058

28 May 2016

A dark day for me as Wednedsday were in the playoff final meaning that I had to captain a weakened first team away at Conisbrough who showed us no mercy. Losing the toss still haunts me, and although we didn't take early wickets, we were doing a decent job of keeping a lid on the run rate until Sri Lankan Arosh Janoda came in a smashed 53 off 29 balls to kick start the innings. The relief of getting him out was short-lived as Gary Strephan went on to score 97 from 34 balls, inlcuding 4 fours and 10 sixes. As Dan would say "there are no fielders in the sky". After 50 overs Conisbrough had made 357. We didn't knock them off, and Wednesday lost.

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/2619068

To finish on a high, a quick honorable mention to Loz from this time last year who was continuing his form from the week before, carrying his bat for 115* as the firsts knocked off 188 just 3 wickets down against Sheffield Carribean, a rich vein of form indeed!

https://coalaston.play-cricket.com/website/results/3898433

Until tomorrow!

CT
CACC