Greys Green 173-3
dec.
Nadeem 2-48, Obaid 1-18
RUASCC 73 all out
Obaid 25, Eagle 11
RUASCC lost by 100
runs
Well, let’s not dwell on this one too long shall we. Towards the end of last season we were bowled
out by Greys for 67, with left-armer Rooke taking 5-29. This time it was 73, and Rooke took
5-20. If Kevin Pietersen has a problem
against left-arm spin, it seems our entire team has difficulty with left-arm
swing.
The home side’s 173-3 was built patiently over 51 overs,
with Knight carrying his bat for 91 not out (the same batsman scored 79 in the
same fixture last year). Withers and Zia
bowled a combined 31 wicketless overs so it was left to debutant Nadeem, a tall
and devious off-spinner, and Obaid to pick up the three wickets between them.
Greys’ success was based on patience early on, not losing
wickets, then doubling the score in the last 40 minutes. It’s fair to say this isn’t the example the
RUASCC batsmen chose to follow. Sajid
was caught in the covers, Zia clean bowled and Dip LBW all without
scoring. Greenhalf launched one six
across the road and over the trees but he was bowled by Rooke for nine, and
Eagle was done by Ahmed, another who often gets wickets against us.
From 36-5 Obaid decided to go on the attack and he hit one
six and four fours in an entertaining 25. After he was brilliantly run out (by Rooke)
while dawdling a second, Nadeem (3) and Malde (1) became Rooke’s fourth and
fifth victims. Then it was left to
Skilliter to come on and clean up the tail: first dismissing Tranter then bowling
last man Withers, leaving poor Dr Ashman stranded on 7 not out.
Still, at least it was a nice day (photo courtesy of Prof Sewell).
RUASCC Highlight: Tea.
RUASCC Man of the
Match: For scoring a third of all
our runs and taking a third of all our wickets, it’s Obaid.
RUASCC Team: Eagle (capt), Sajid, Zia, Dip (wkt),
Greenhalf, Obaid, Nadeem, Malde, Tranter, Ashman, Withers
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