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30 June 2009

Tour Photos Added

Another slightly experimental photo gallery is added here or via the Miscellaneous link above, showcasing some of the action from the recent tour.

 

28 June 2009

The Magnificent Seven

 

Making headline writing easy, we racked up another win in a decent sequence at the weekend. On a hot and humid afternoon, Old Wimbledonians’ batsmen were pinned down by a combination of swing bowling (Tom Hayden with 5 wickets), spin (Ian Alexander 4 wickets) and a batting track which was not ultimately as good as it had looked when the skipper inadvertently lost the toss.

 

The Wimbledon total of 106 all out in 40 overs did not look to be enough as Mike Hayden hit some early fours before being caught. This brought together 2009’s stalwart partnership of Richard Driver (34 not out) and Steve Hart (20 not out), and they saw the match through to a successful conclusion. Even the weather worked out for us - the thunderstorms circling nearby only started raining once we were safely in the changing room, looking forward to stretching our winning run yet more. Stats etc to follow.

 

25 June 2009

Tourism at its Best

 

The club returned from another successful Isle of Wight Tour this week. We had great weather and two wins on the cricket field. Coupled with the new Cowes night out concept, and two sunny games of golf, it all made for a memorable weekend.

 

Focusing on the cricket, both games featured 200-plus scores from us and then exciting run chases. Both Porchfield and Brighstone had strong batsmen in their line up and in each case we were relieved to take the vital wickets in time. Highlights for us were the fifties from Tom Hayden and Scott Tricker on Saturday, plus the bowling of Alex Ritchie. Richard Driver scored 70 at Brighstone whilst Tom Hayden was having a good weekend as he made two run outs and took the catch in the deep that secured our win on the Sunday. Griffy took four catches over the weekend, including two as wicket keeper on Saturday.

 

In the golf, there were Major victories for the skipper (KMCC Open) and Griffy (Human Squid Memorial). More pics etc to follow, but for now the stats can be found for Porchfield and Brighstone on the Fixtures page, as well as for the Season to Date and an interesting Statistical summary of all our tours to date.

 

15 June 2009

Four on the Trot

 

KMCC pulled off another four-wicket win yesterday against Merstham to give us a winning run of four games going into the Isle of Wight tour. On a lovely sunny day, Merstham batted on a dry but dusty pitch and we restricted them to 112 all out. The bowling and fielding was good - Clatters ploughed through an accurate 11 over spell and Tom  took 2 wickets, whilst the Hon Sec’s spin did some damage at the top end with 5 for 15.

 

It should not have been a tricky target on a fast outfield, but our top order were a little inconsistent against some nagging bowling. We were 25 for 3, but a partnership for the 4th wicket between Mike Hayden (31) and Steve Hart (37) laid the foundations for victory, and after a couple more wobbles we coasted home with 19 overs left.

 

 

Rich Checks Scoring Accuracy after Ton

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