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Sunday 22nd April v Welford H 40 overs game.
Andy P lost the toss and Welford batted first and were soon in trouble as Phil bowled the opener who shouldered arms and had his off stump demolished. Phil also demolished, keeper, Oli’s index finger with his 3rd ball. Steve G took over behind the stumps at the end of the over. Phil, 6 overs 2 maidens 2 for 7, took a 2nd wicket in his 2nd over, good catch by Andy P. Welford 7 for 2. Chris V bowled a good opening spell, swinging the ball. 8 overs 2 maidens for 23. Ian got into a rhythm after a couple of overs 8 overs 1 maiden 1 for 24 with John M taking a clean catch in the gully, where else! Brian 8 overs 1 maiden for 32. A run out by Andy P got rid of the dangerous looking no4. Harry 6 overs 2 for 46, catch for Ian and Mike B 4 overs for 29 completed the bowling as Welford reached 173 for 6.
LTCC opened with Oli 5 and Steve 71no, they put on 26 before Oli was caught at deep fine leg.
John M hit a majestic 44 (10 fours)with lovely driving in the V and square cut before being run out by Steve –yes, yes, no- with the score on 111 in the 21st over. Andy P another bright 24 took the total to 164 when he was bowled. Chris Skinner on his debut match, off the mark 1 first ball, caught 2nd ball. Mike B 10no hit the winning runs in the 31st over. LTCC won by 6 wickets with 9 overs to spare. Good tea by Gill family.Saturday 21st April v Braunstone H 42/38 overs game.
LTCC batted first with Oli 64 and Mike B 4 putting on 31 before Mike was caught at short cover off a nailed drive. Zaheer 21 took the score to 71 before playing on. Jay a useful 29 but when Oli was out with the score on 115 the rate dropped as the wickets fell. Owen 7, Amos 1, Steve Hill (guest)17, Dale a very good 14no, Andrew 0 and Tony 5 gave LTCC an under par 172 all out.
The Braunstone openers put on 94 in 21 overs before Amos got the first of his 2 wickets, catch for Mike B, 9 overs 2 for 44. (He had dropped both openers earlier on!). Tony 5 overs for 23- never looked like getting a wicket and Zaheer opened the bowling, 3 overs for 17 in his first spell. Steve Hill guesting had a fine spell of 15 overs 4 for 50 (good boundary catch by Z, Stumping for Andrew, catch by Owen) to get us back in the game. Mike B 4 overs for 16 chipped. Braunston slipped to 170 for 9 as Zaheer bowled the no8 and Steve H the number 9 in the last over. Andrew got a clear stumping which the umpire refused to give even though the batsman was virtually walking. Braunstone gained the hollow victory by 1 wicket with 1 ball to spare. Saturday 9th September 2006. Ivanhoe Away 40 overs game.
LTCC batted first. Steve 31 and Ollie 15 battled away on this very low bouncing wicket, putting on 49 in 9 overs before Steve was bowled. Ollie followed 10 runs later lbw, hit on the foot. Zaheer 8, perished trying to pull a short ball which hit the stumps barely halfway up. Jay 0, bowled, a step to square leg didn’t help his cause. Rich L 65 not out played very straight and compiled a match winning score. Owen hit a couple of 4s in his 13 before getting bowled. Andrew joined Richard and batted very well for 33 not out. They put on a valuable 96 for the 6th wicket. LTCC 198 for 5.
Zaheer 8 overs 4 maidens 1 for 8 in 2 spells was the pick of the bowlers. A day when we were thin on bowling. Ian bowled his 8 overs off the reel taking 1 for 27 helping to restrict Ivanhoe to 44 off 16 overs. Tony took 1 for 18 in his first 5 over spell. Harry replaced Ian and bowled 8 useful overs for 47. Dale 4 overs for 15 was replaced by Zaheer for his 3 over spell taking 1 for 2. Steve bowled 3 overs for 21 then Tony returned to bowl his remaining 3 overs taking a C& B in the first then getting hit for 21 in the 2nd then bowling the no5 in his last over. Our new “Death” bowler Steve stepped forward to bowl the last over with Ivanhoe needing 21 they only scored 5 as John Newbery was well caught by Owen at the long on boundary. Ivanhoe 183 for 6. A game well captained in the field by Zaheer especially with the thin bowling attack. Good fielding by LTCC supported bowlers and the captain. Good game good win. Sunday 3rd September 2006. Hinckley Amateurs Away. 40 overs game.
In contrast to Saturday, the wind had eased and the sun was shining. HA batted first getting off to a brisk start against Chris V 4 overs for 17 and Andy P 6 overs for 28. Andy H 6 overs 2 for 20 and an excellent direct hit run out by Amos slowed the scoring rate. Chris Yarrow 8 overs 1 for 19, catch for Chris V, and Mike B 8 overs for 33 kept HA to 128 for 5 off 32 overs. Amos went for 35 for 1 in 4 overs, catch for Andy H. Phil 16 in 2 overs and Andy H 20 in 2 overs at the death. HA 194 for 5.
Lovely tea provided by HA ladies.
LTCC opened with George 0. Sixth of the season! He cracked a short ball right off the middle and was unlucky to be caught and bowled. Ollie 15 and Steve 44no took the score to 28 before Ollie was out. Zaheer 125no played a magnificent innings. 14 fours and 3 sixes without giving a chance.
Probably his best inning for the last couple of years. Shots of the day were a glorious straight drive and his first ever reverse sweep! The whole innings was a joy to watch. Steve’s 44 was noteworthy as he had kept wicket for 40 overs only 1 lot of 4 byes. Mike B sat for 38 overs in his pads as LTCC reached 195 for 2 in 33 overs for an 8 wicket win. Good team performance and well captained by Z’ed.
Saturday 2nd September 2006. Wigston St James. Home 38 0vers per side game.
Despite the weather’s best effort we started on time. Wigston elected to bat first. A howling gale ragging across the ground from South to North.
Brian on his 60th Birthday took the first over with the wind behind him and opened with a maiden. 6 overs 0for 25 was a good performance the ball went in the air but fell wide or short of the fielders.
Stew drew the short straw and bowled into the teeth of the gale bowling 6 overs 0 for 25.
Clem replaced Brian and went for 10 in his first over before settling to his normal good line and length. 6 overs 0 for 18. Tony took over into the wind and started with a wicket maiden. Well judged catch by Amos. Tony got slapped for 10 in his next over but bowled the number 3 in his 4 over. 8 overs 1maiden 2 for 44. Dale bowled with the wind and took 2 for 22 in 5 overs. John M taking a swirling catch and a bowled.
Amos 3 overs 0 for 34 found it difficult into the wind. Ian and Stew came back to bowl the last 4 overs Stew picking up 2 for 17 and Ian 1 for 18, a caught behind by Andrew. Wigston went to tea on 204 for 7.
The magnificent tea, prepared by Bernadette to celebrate Brian’s birthday, was appreciated by everyone. Lots of players their wives and children joined in the celebration. Brian was presented with a cricket shirt with the lettering “El Presidente 60”, a signed bat by all the people present, books, cards and a mini set of stumps recording his 1st 50 when aged 50 and his 1st 5 wicket haul when just short of 60.
LTCC eventually went out to bat. Jay fell for 0, Rich L for 4. By now their was driving drizzle. Owen managed 5. John M 10. When up came Brian at no5. Rain covered glasses but no matter as he hit the ball over long off, extra cover drive for 4. He reached 10 before some old wretch from WSJ caught him. Andrew managed 2. Amos top scored with 13. Stew 7 before being run out. Tony 4. Dale 1no and Ian 5no. LTCC 92 all out.
We all retired to the pavilion to continue the celebrations as Brian had kindly left the remains of his “lump sum” to pay for the nights drinking. Grand time was had by everyone. Thanks Brian.
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