Fitting Tribute to Cricket Stalwart
28th August at Orton Park CC
Hunts League XI beat Rutland League XI by 11 runs.
Hunts League XI won the toss and decided to bat first.
Hunts League XI 225 for 8 from 40 overs.
Jim Keys (from Waresley) : 53 (Retired 8 fours)
Fardin Satari (from Bharat Sports) : 46 (8 fours)
Faheem Sabir Bhatti (from Falcon) : 23 (not out 4 fours)
Andrew Hulme (from Stamford Town) : 21 (3 fours)
Jamie Smith (from Peterborough Town) : 20 (not out 2 sixes and 1 four)
Bob Milne (from Peterborough Town) : 18. (2 fours)
Gavin Meichan (Orton Park) 2-35 from 8 overs, David Clarke (Peterborough Town) 2-25 from 6 overs. Clarke also took a boundary skyer and executed a direct hit run out, while wicket keeper/captain Kyle Medcalf took 2 catches and a stumping.
Hunts Leage XI had been 192 for 8 but a unbeaten 9th wicket partnership of 33 between Bhatti and Smith pushed the score to 225 for 8 from 40 overs.
Rutland League XI 214 for 9 from 40 overs.
Danny Harrington (from Ufford Park) : 42 (6 fours)
Nick Wilson (Castor) : 31 (1 five, 5 fours),
Kyle Medcalf (Peterborough Town) : 30 (6 fours),
Matt Jarvis (Orton Park) : 26 (4 fours),
Gavin Meichan (Orton Park) : 26 (5 fours),
Nilesh Patel (Market Deeping) : 24 (3 fours)
Pete Waughman (Houghton and Wyton) 3-35 from 6 overs.
Ghafoor Rehman (Ex player from a few local clubs, but now regularly umpires in Hunts League and Hunts Indoor League) 2-37 from 7 overs
The Rutland League XI were 127-5, but a brillliant 6th wicket 45 run partnership between Danny Harrington and Nilesh Patel got them back in the game, before son Joe removed Dad Danny with an outstanding stumping by Andrew Hulme helped turn the game. 24 runs were needed from the last 2 overs and despite some boundary blows from Brian Howard (who finished unbetaen on 11), the Hunts League team were victorious by 11 runs.
An excellent game and day with brilliant weather. The match was played in memor of John and to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK, MacMillan Nurses and Sue Ryder.