Andover Cricket Club 1st XI (Sun) v Hook and Newnham Basics 20/20 Semi Final on Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm

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Andover Cricket Club 1st XI (Sun) v Hook and Newnham Basics 20/20 Semi Final on Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm
Andover Cricket Club Lost by 11 runs

Match report A disappointing batting performance saw Andover T20 crash out of the Southern Electric Cup at the semi-final stage. London Road saw a huge crowd turn out for the event but the elusive win that would have seen a final under the floodlights at the Rose Bowl was not meant to be.

After winning the toss and bowling, Andover made crucial early breakthroughs as M Adams removed the prolific J Hobday for 17. Wickets for C Hadfield and R Taylor boosted Andover tremendously and the Hook innings was struggling at the mid way point at 62-3. When Luke Andrews ran out Hook's captain B Thane for 27 Andover were well on top as the innings petered out to 127-9; the pick of the bowlers being the steady J O'Gorman who took 3-16 off his four allotted overs.

At a run a ball the Andover response should have been a formality but the nerves and pressure of the occasion got to a few of the top order batsmen which saw a handful of wickets given cheaply. At the mid way point with J O'Gorman (45) and skipper J Hadfield (20) at the crease Andover were set for victory. However, a collapse of wickets and the tight bowling of A Divecha (1-11) meant that the run rate faltered and Andover finished on 116-9, 11 runs short of a Rose Bowl final.

Complete despair was clear to see etched on the faces of the Andover team who had fought so hard and come so close. It could be argued that the game had been 'thrown' away in more ways than one. However, the league season is ongoing and, with Andover sitting comfortably at the top of the league, the focus will be totally switched to finishing with silverware this season.

Congratulations must go to the Hook side who will undoubtedly enjoy the final on August 19.

Hook and Newnham Basics 20/20 Semi Final Batting

127 for 9

Player name		Runs
Ben Thane	Run out (L Andrews)	27
Jordan Hobday	Bowled M Adams	17
Neil Marsh	Bowled R Taylor	3
Ross Hunter	Bowled J O'Gorman	12
Richard Willcock	Bowled J O'Gorman	5
Ben Allnutt	Caught & Bowled C Hadfield	8
Matt Monally	Run out (W Prozesky)	9
Josh Buckingham	Caught L Graham Bowled J O'Gorman	10
Kevin Poulter	Not Out	10
Anik Divecha	Caught M Adams Bowled J Hadfield	0
Alex Cates	Not Out	8

Andover Cricket Club 1st XI (Sun) Bowling

Player Name	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Mike ADAMS	3.0	17	1	17.00	5.67
Richard TAYLOR	4.0	26	1	26.00	6.50
Chris HADFIELD	4.0	26	1	26.00	6.50
James O'GORMAN	4.0	16	3	5.33	4.00
Luke GRAHAM	3.0	13	0	0.00	4.33
Jonty HADFIELD	2.0	16	1	16.00	8.00

Andover Cricket Club 1st XI (Sun) Batting

116 for 9

Player Name		Runs	Catches	Run outs
Ali HOOPER	Bowled A Divecha	7
Will PROZESKY	Caught J Hobday Bowled R Willcock	12		1
James O'GORMAN	Caught A Cates Bowled K Poulter	45
Mark COPLESTON	Caught J Buckingham Bowled K Poulter	0
Jonty HADFIELD	Run out (B Thane)	20
Cillie VAN DER MERWE	Caught R Willcock Bowled K Poulter	0
Chris HADFIELD	Run out (B Thane)	5
Richard TAYLOR	Run out (A Divecha)	7
Luke ANDREWS	Not Out	4		1
Mike ADAMS	Lbw B Thane	0	1
Luke GRAHAM	Not Out	5	1