1st XI
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Sat 27 Apr 2019
Ealing Cricket Club
1st XI
237/7
236
High Wycombe CC
Ealing win Thrilling contest

Ealing win Thrilling contest

Chad Barrett2 May 2019 - 09:55
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Ealing CC - 1st XI beat High Wycombe CC - 1st XI

Ealing won the toss and elected to bat on a cold day. The innings got off to a flier with Oli Wilkin scoring a scoring a quickfire 42, departing with Ealing 50-1. Chad Barrett (28) and Bailey Capel then looked to rebuild before Barrett was trapped LBW with tough decision.

Capel played some sparkling shots before holing out for 17. A returning Luke Stoughton then proceeded to score a brilliant 65 off 72 balls, appearing to bat on a different pitch to the rest of the line up. Supported by David Holt (17) and Andy Laws (28), Ealing reached 237-7 off their 50 overs.

In return, despite early wickets, High Wycombe’s batsmen dug in, and threatened to take the game awayg. However spells from Tom Marshall (10-1-38-1) and the spinners Ash Sivarajah (10-1-42-3) and Andy Laws (10-1-50-3) ensured that Ealing were always in the contest. A thrilling finish ensued, with Sivarajah holding his nerve to defend 6 off the last over, resulting in a 1 run win for Ealing ahead of a crucial National KO tie against Aston Rowant CC on Sunday.

Match details

Match date

Sat 27 Apr 2019

Kickoff

12:00

Meet time

11:00

Instructions

11am on deck, if you want a bit or a bowl plesse do it before
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