Season starts with a win at Headley
OCCC 200 for 5 (Brown 69*, Merry 49, Kennedy 33, Tunnell 3-43)) beat Headley 174 (Barton 51, Henderson 3-30, Thomas 3-43) by 26 runs
On a sun drenched day at Headley, Eds Copleston lost the toss and we were inserted for this 35 over game.
Phil Roper, a player who showed much promise in Malta, opened up with veteran Graeme Brown. Roper was bowled with the first ball faced by the OCCC this summer - a very special achievement. A hungover Rob Merry was called into action before his coffee had cooled down. Brown and Merry took a while to acclimatise and made hard work of the Headley attack early on. The usual run rate on this ground is definitely above the 70 for 1 we saw off the first 20 overs. Merry began to open up and as Brown started to time some drives we increased momentum. Merry fell LBW for an entertaining 49 but Brown anchored the innings as Rory Kennedy(who claimed to have glandular fever or "something similar like hayfever") made a breezy 33 and George Thomas smashed some maximums late on to take us to 200 for 5 off 35.
This felt a little below par as Henderson and Chetwode took some time to find their line and length. It was worth the wait though as both struck to remove the Headley openers and at 30 for 2 we were on top. The Headley middle order motored on as we struggled to defend the small boundaries, 100 for 4 off 20. Game on. Dan Chitty then came on to demonstrate line and length and proved effective - with all off side fielders on the fence. Roper made amends for his batting display with a fabulous low catch and when Thomas removed the dangerous Headley left hander, assisted by some smooth glove work from Merry, we were back on top. Sam Langmead came on and proved expensive before changing ends and bustling in to remove the lower middle order and end the game as Headley fell 26 short. Upon reflection Man of the Match Graeme Brown's innings was a perfectly paced 69 off 120 balls on a "tricky wicket!"
An enjoyable game of cricket and it was excellent to see so many "Golden Oldies" turn out. We look forward to seeing you on Jubilee this summer and there will always be beer in the fridge to thank you for your support. Eds
On a sun drenched day at Headley, Eds Copleston lost the toss and we were inserted for this 35 over game.
Phil Roper, a player who showed much promise in Malta, opened up with veteran Graeme Brown. Roper was bowled with the first ball faced by the OCCC this summer - a very special achievement. A hungover Rob Merry was called into action before his coffee had cooled down. Brown and Merry took a while to acclimatise and made hard work of the Headley attack early on. The usual run rate on this ground is definitely above the 70 for 1 we saw off the first 20 overs. Merry began to open up and as Brown started to time some drives we increased momentum. Merry fell LBW for an entertaining 49 but Brown anchored the innings as Rory Kennedy(who claimed to have glandular fever or "something similar like hayfever") made a breezy 33 and George Thomas smashed some maximums late on to take us to 200 for 5 off 35.
This felt a little below par as Henderson and Chetwode took some time to find their line and length. It was worth the wait though as both struck to remove the Headley openers and at 30 for 2 we were on top. The Headley middle order motored on as we struggled to defend the small boundaries, 100 for 4 off 20. Game on. Dan Chitty then came on to demonstrate line and length and proved effective - with all off side fielders on the fence. Roper made amends for his batting display with a fabulous low catch and when Thomas removed the dangerous Headley left hander, assisted by some smooth glove work from Merry, we were back on top. Sam Langmead came on and proved expensive before changing ends and bustling in to remove the lower middle order and end the game as Headley fell 26 short. Upon reflection Man of the Match Graeme Brown's innings was a perfectly paced 69 off 120 balls on a "tricky wicket!"
An enjoyable game of cricket and it was excellent to see so many "Golden Oldies" turn out. We look forward to seeing you on Jubilee this summer and there will always be beer in the fridge to thank you for your support. Eds
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