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Sun 14 May 2023
Morden CC
203/8
57
Ploughmans Cricket Club
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Morden CC (A)

Morden CC (A)

Drew Withers

11 Handsome Ploughmans arrived nice and early on a sunny Sunday at the lovely Morden Cricket Club. The square was a bit damp and definitely a bowl first day felt the skipper Leon Parks.

- A unnamed source said Leon hasn't won a toss in a year adding to his tally he lost the toss but our surprise the opposition skipper chose to bat first or was it a master stroke decision?
- 10 Plough took the field as we realised Britto was nowhere to be seen stuck.in traffic and the 11th player we had was our cheer XI skipper for the Day Hari Vignesh. Britto joined us start of second over.
- Harvey and Benny started the proceedings and kept it very tight. Followed up Carson and Trent who also kept things very tight.
- Britto took 2 wickets in 3 overs and at drinks we had Morden at 70/2 in 20 overs.
- The batsmen after that applied themselves well and but still some regular wicket falling the games over quickly with the Morden innings engine at 203
- After a brilliant mordern trademark Tea Ploughmans started their innings Britto and Scants opening. Morden bowlers who know their pitch well bowled tight lines and lengths.
-Scants getting out in second over with Britto following him in the over after that.
- Unfortunately after that it was a walking procession and the Ploughmans found themselves reeling at 38 for 8.
- Carson and H. Stevens batted out a few overs to get Ploughmans over 50 and we were all out for 57
- 146 runs loss is a very hard one to take however in the words of the great Kumar Sangakkara - Nobody goes undefeated. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat and go again to win again. You are going to be a champion one day. So the Ploughmans will dust themselves and go again next week - Thanks Kumar.

Plough On

Match report produced by Rahul Nair

Match details

Match date

Sun 14 May 2023

Start time

13:00

Meet time

12:15

Location

Instructions

Teas will be provided
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