Knockers Vs Old Oaks

Lose :: Played on Friday 2nd July 2021

Knockers
125-8

Old Oaks
126-6

Match Report

In some ways, this was an odd loss to Old Oaks, who chased Knockers’ modest T20 total down with two overs to spare. Good to see the return of Kuts and the Edinburgh representatives kept the bar in business.

Our Silk tongued Captain negotiated to bat first and we opened with two Olivers. With little pace on a slowish but decent deck, the pair nibbled singles until Marshy played a shot so early it was closer to being in time for the previous ball. Big runs back in the hutch.

Oscar settled well with some fine drives that were not rewarded through a slow outfield. He fell to a mistimed shot to mid off. Boreham inched his way into the twenties before he too was caught. We very nearly lost Snellers twice early on, the second chance seeing the keeper leave a top edge to the bowler to chase despite it landing three yards away from him. Paul and Luke got us to a far healthier 81 after ten overs.

Snellers retired and Luke hit two humongous sixes to cow before one big shot too many saw him caught. In the meantime Kuts’s slog sweep (suitable for all occasions) was serving him well until he missed one. Goushi tickled one to short leg and John Mitchell was trying to figure out if he could bat by himself while panic ruled the changing room.

Scott was the first one ready and so joined Mitch in the middle. Smart running was there but without the requisite occasional boundary as slow and accurate bowling put the screws on. Mitch was bowled, Cox joined in the singles race until he ramped a ball on sixth stump onto his leg stump. Ziggy and Scott then dribbled us to 125. We really had more runs in us.

Goushi and Louis’ opening spell brought the sunshine back. Goushi moved the ball beautifully while Cox teased and tested. Goushi made the breakthrough with a ball that shaped through the gate. This brought out a man bedecked in a Surrey lid. Turns out he’d scored over 5000 first class runs. Ollie decided to fight fire with moon at first change and Scott duly got rid of both danger men - they both retired in the over that set us on the trajectory towards this loss.

Ollie stemmed the run rate but Ziggy struggled with a bad toe while Luke really needed a lollipop person, so often did he need to retrieve the ball from passing traffic. Ziggy did bag one but a change of ends was needed to help him find rhythm.

Oscar staved off a looming successful chase, taking three wickets in the process through his condition perfect control. Old Oaks consistently picked their moments however and their skipper struck the winning run from the last ball of the eighteenth over to complete a comfortable victory.

Pete Smith gave a few words in memory of Steve Trounce as the trophy was handed to Charlie Compton. It was noted only Knockers bowled moon balls in his honour, on this occasion to no benefit but it never stopped Trouncey coming back the following week to go again. And so will we.

 

Batting

Batsman	How Out	4s	6s	Runs
Ollie Marsh	bowled	0	0	6
Oli Boreham	caught	0	0	20
Oscar Dimdore-Miles	caught	0	0	9
Paul Seldon	not out	0	0	32
Luke Stevens	caught	0	0	19
Christian Kutner	lbw	0	0	9
John Mitchell	bowled	0	0	3
Gousheeg Raviendran	caught	0	0	0
Scott Landers	not out	0	0	9
Louis Cox	bowled	0	0	3
David Bowen	not out	0	0	8

 

Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
Gousheeg Raviendran	4.0	0	16	1
Louis Cox	3.0	0	19	0
Scott Landers	1.0	0	22	0
David Bowen	3.0	0	38	1
Ollie Marsh	4.0	0	16	0
Oscar Dimdore-Miles	3.0	0	15	3