Old Markonians v Chelmer Veterans Cricket Club The Midweek Veterans on Wed 05 May 2021 at 13-00

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Old Markonians v Chelmer Veterans Cricket Club The Midweek Veterans on Wed 05 May 2021 at 13-00
Chelmer Veterans Cricket Club Lost by 83 runs

Match report Chelmer Vets travelled to the bucolic surroundings of the wonderfully-named Bayford & Hertford Nondescripts CC -- however with one exception (see below), any further points of reference to the nostalgic & rose-tinted images of a quintessential English cricket match are null & void.
The air temperature was Baltic, the wind was icy & the rain interruptions were frequent -- and all of this was amplified by Covid restrictions rendering any possible warmth or shelter in the Pavilion as 'out of bounds'.

Griff lost the toss & CVCC were invited to bowl first. It was a joyless experience, with regular breaks when the heavier rains came & the bowlers reporting the proverbial "bar of soap". What started as a 40-over contest was reduced mid-innings to 35 overs. Two further points are worthy of mention :
1. all five CVCC bowlers returned remarkably similar figures from their respective stints ; and
2. in a hark back to one of the games great traditions, there was much mirth & absolutely no sympathy whatsoever when Alan Porter eschewed both the long & short barrier techniques & instead fielded the ball with his Gin Gans.

CVCC were left to chase 215 at an initial asking rate of just over 6/over. The rain did at least abate & was replaced with sunshine, but the wind remained & it got no warmer. The writing was probably on-the-wall when the three most prolific scorers in CVCC history (Messrs Gray, Rynn & Griffiths) amassed just a single run between them. Simon Cooper batted carefully for a well-deserved 50 & there were useful knocks from Graham Boxer & Paul Lowe -- it was good to see the latter back in action after missing the entirety of the truncated 2020 season.

Old Markonians Batting

Player name		Runs
extras TOTAL :	for 4 wickets	0 215 (35.0 overs)

Chelmer Veterans Cricket Club The Midweek Veterans Bowling

Player Name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Alan Porter	9.0	1	37	1	37.00	4.11
Paul Cockrell	7.0	0	44	0	0.00	6.29
Chris Baker	6.0	1	45	1	45.00	7.50
Martin Robinson	6.0	1	43	1	43.00	7.17
David Griffiths	7.0	1	43	0	0.00	6.14

Chelmer Veterans Cricket Club The Midweek Veterans Batting

Player Name		R	4s	6s
extras TOTAL :	6w 1b 1lb for 8 wickets	8 132
Les Gray	Caught	1
Simon Cooper	Caught	53	5
Graham Boxer	Bowled	22	1	1
Mark Rynn	Caught	0
Paul Lowe	Lbw	24	3
David Griffiths	Caught	0
Martin Robinson	Caught	8	1
Charlie Lacey	Lbw	8	1
Paul Cockrell	Not Out	7		1
Chris Baker	Not Out	0
Alan Porter

Old Markonians Bowling

Player name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
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Venue is Ashtree Ground CM19 5BE
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