26th May 2007

1st XI v Penzance 2nd XI

 

Type of Match- League                                                                                                        

Venue             - Away                                                                                                                                    

Toss Won By Porthleven who fielded first

 

Result Penzance (19) bt Porthleven (7) by 23 runs

 

Penzance 190-7 (48 overs)

 

A Western 89

N Moyle 37

 

Name                      Ov           Mdn        Runs      Wkts

A Young                12            4              39            2

J Carvelly               12            3              37            2

JJ Walker               12            0              42            0

D Parish                 11            1              49            1

K Oliver                 1              0              10            0

 

 

Porthleven 167 all out (45.2 overs)

 

Name                                      Score     How Out                Balls      6s            4s

1. A Bonnett                         20            Caught                                                   2

2. D Bray                                23            Caught                                                   3

3. M Thomas                         50            Caught                                   2              7

4. D Newman                         7              Caught                                                   1

5. JJ Walker                           9              C & B                                                     2

6. J Carvelly                           28            Ct - Mid Wkt                         1              1

7. K Oliver                             4              Bowled                                                   1

8. A Young                            7              Bowled                                                   1

9. D Parish                             0              Bowled                   1                                             

10. J Salter                             0              L.B.W.   

11. P Francis                          3              Not Out 

Extras (1LB, 10W, 5NB) 16

 

Fall of Wickets   Wkt 1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

Score                                                   39            74            115          116          126          147          161          161          161          167

Outgoing Batsman                       1              2              3              4              5              7              8              9              10            6

 

 

 Porthleven's top order batsmen nearly got their awful fielders off the hook, but in the end justice was done as Penzance ran out winners

of a game the Roasters must be asking how they lost. Asked to bat first, the hosts started nervously, struggled with the length of Carvelly and Young, as the Southern hemisphere pair relentlessly banged away at each end. Skipper Jamie Stevens and Alex Western rode their luck, spooning chances into gaps as they were frustrated by tight opening provided by Port's openers. Fiery Gaelic Prince, JJ Walker came into the attack with 'Slippers' Parish at the other end. On the last ball of Parish's first over Western was dropped by pint sized Kevin Oliver with the score on 34, he then went on to make 89 so quite a costly one!

Another of the 7 dropped catches went down off the last ball of Parish's next over - the trend was set for the day! With the score on 57 Stevens sliced Parish to deep cover, Twiggy Thomas taking a composed catch. Goldsworthy was then run out superbly by a direct hit from JJ with the score on 97, but that was the only

penetration made for some time as chances were continually spilled. Paul Francis, a man famed for the use of his hand, dropping a difficult

chance in the deep and then with that probably still on his mind, dropped a simple chance off the Australian bag of bones, Young. Nigel

Moyle couldn't resist the Aussie's length, two successive maximums before a trademark slower one foxed him, bowled for 37. Port badly needed a spinner on this surface, Kebab Richards house hunting, so with him cottaging, it was left to 'KO' Oliver to turn his arm. He found some turn, but usually on the second bounce! By the last ball he was into his stride, but extra nets for the young pup should put him right! From 171-2 the innings petered out, as Young and Carvelly came back and bowled great spells, Derek Newman winding back his pocket watch to take a great catch deep at long on, before Carvelly really motored

in, fired up like one of the special barbeques he used to have back home, no-one was to cross him as he bowled Western, hit Evans with a

bouncer before Young juggled several times with a catch at point, must've been one of Walker's hot potatoes as down another one went. Kevin Moyle

was caught by Parish on the gully, a simple chance even those glass hands couldn't put down! With 191 to chase Italian 'Gattuso' Bray and Boo Boo Bonnett made a steady start, finding the gaps to repeatedly penetrate the ring as the score moved to 39 nefore Boo was caught for 20. Twiggy Thomas is

running into form at the moment, no doubt excited by the return of Big Brother this week, the ex housemate joined vice skipper Bray before

the keeper was caught for 23, prompting an un-necessary send off from the bowler as a mass of players and handbags looked to sour a prevously

good natured game.  With normal service resumed, Newman joined Thomas, but he had to take a back seat as Twiggy really hit top form, smashing seven 4's and two 6's before the umpire decided he was looking too good and gave him out 'caught' behind! From 115-2 the innings lost its momentum, Newman caught behind for 7 and JJ gone for 9 before Kev Oliver helped Carvelly take the score to 147-5 before he was bowled. Oz Young was bowled by spinner Duncan

Evans his next victim was Parish, eyes lighting up as he was greeted by close fielders, tried to clear the field and the ropes. Wrong shot. Wrong

time. Have a word with yourself! Jamie 'Squirrel' Slater was next to go, hit outside the line of off stump, but it didn't stop the umpire raising his finger as 3 wickets fell with the score on 161. Carvelly tried to lead the side home, but it was not to be. Extra catching practice this week especially as

it's never been that difficult to catch something in Penzance.