Date 04/07/2004
Season 2004
Competition Friendly
Match format 40 overs
Opposition Downham & Bellingham
Venue Rangefield Road Downham
Toss Lost
Decision Crusaders bowl first
Result Lost

Downham & Bellingham innings

No Batsman   Runs
1 Crouch c Mike Taylor b Mike Taylor 7
2 McCann b Richard Carr 65
3 Bagnall b Glen Timms 58
4 Mendham c Spud Whale b Glen Timms 24
5 Cannon not out 13
6 Brugier run out 2
7 Goddard c Neil Morrison b Glen Timms 0
8 Powell not out 7
  Extras b 0, lb 11, w 10, nb 3 24
  Total 6 wickets, 40.0 overs 200

Did not bat:




No Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
1 Darren Moyse 8.0 3 24 0 2 0
2 Mike Taylor 8.0 0 29 1 0 0
3 Spud Whale 8.0 0 45 0 0 1
4 Richard Carr 8.0 0 45 1 4 2
5 Glen Timms 8.0 0 46 3 4 0





Crusaders innings

No Batsman   Runs
1 Richard Carr c Crouch. D b Powell. C 0
2 Grant Reynolds c Crouch. D b Cannon 23
3 Chand Channa c Goddard. M b Powell. C 16
4 Neil Morrison c Powell. D b Powell. C 8
5 Glen Timms c Powell. C b Goddard. M 29
6 John Greggains st Crouch. D b Powell. D 4
7 Mark Paine st Crouch. D b Brugier 4
8 Spud Whale b Goddard. M 15
9 Mike Taylor c Powell. D b Goddard. M 4
10 Darren Moyse c Goddard. M b Powell. D 24
11 Neil Kavanagh not out 0
  Extras b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0 0
  Total 10 wickets, 38.4 overs 127

Did not bat:




No Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
1 Mendham. S 8.0 2 20 0 0 0
2 Powell. C 8.0 3 19 3 1 0
3 Crouch 6.0 1 11 0 0 0
4 Powell. D 3.4 0 27 2 0 0
5 Brugier 3.0 0 8 1 0 0
6 Goddard. M 8.0 1 37 3 2 1
7 Cannon 2.0 0 9 1 0 0

Match Report

Against potentially the strongest side we will face, Crusaders woefully under-performed, allowing our hosts to record a comfortable win. Electing to bat, Downham found Darren and Mike difficult to get away, but our fielding and positioning allowed easy runs to be taken. This continued for the remainder of the 40 overs, with far too many boundaries conceded down the slope. Downham closed on 200, which was probably a score that we would have settled for at the start of play. We lost Richard in the second over and then lost our way completely, with Grant totally bogged down at one end. Overs came and went, but the scoreboard was not ticking over at any where near the required rate. An exasperated Timmo hurled abuse from the pavilion, but still Grant patted them back. Late cameos from Timmo and The Skip showed Downham that we did have something to offer and will hopefully be enough to keep the fixture.