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Thursday 18th July, 6pm start. |
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Abbey Recreation Ground, South Wimbledon. |
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t20 match, it had rained earlier. |
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MANDARINS CRUSH SUPS |
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On another gloriously sunny evening at the home of cricket (sorry, Abbey Rec.),
Superstars arrived in eager anticipation of another tightly-contested against that familiar foe, the Mandarins. The season's
second iteration of the Dan Forman Derby™ began with Sups taking the bat (surprisingly). Openers Bishop and Conway took
to the crease in optimistic fashion, however a lethal spell from Mandarins openers tore through the top order, with
Diwakar, Kinnard and Williams all batting in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it manner. With Superstars staring down the barrel
at 19-4, safe hands in the form of Lovell (15) and Reeve (27*) arrived to steady the ship. The recovery continued to
thrive, with skipper Gigg making inroads, before graciously surrendering his wicket to Forman in contestable fashion.
A gentleman and a scholar, as ever. Valuable contributions for Plahe (8) and Boulby (13) gave Superstars a score of 108,
with the prospect of a competitive chase enthralling the dog-walkers of South Wimbledon.
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The second innings began in blistering fashion, with Mike "The Demon" Wood
terrorising the top order, ably supported at the other end by the GSP. Despite a flying start from Superstars, with
the two openers falling for 0 & 8 respectively, Mandarins soon found their groove, and accelerated quickly towards the
target, two retirements and a 24 providing the anchor for a successful chase, with Wood, Boulby and Lovell taking
a wicket apiece. Mandarins vanquished the Superstars for the second time this season with 9 balls to spare, sending
the home side trudging the Trafalgar in search of some much-needed refreshment. Cheers to that. |
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Author: Rob Kinnard |
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Team: Gigg (c), Plahe, Patwal, Reeve, Bishop, Wood, Kinnard, Conway, Williams, Boubly, Lovell. |
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Photos. |
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1 / 1
A sad single picture
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Notes. |
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Notable drop: None spring to mind |
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Notable catch: Williams clinging on to a catch from
mate Wood's bowling, with the threat of a tongue-lashing if he dropped it sending shivers down his spine. |
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Comedy Moment: Kinnard's overly enthusiastic
celebration to breaking a run of three golden ducks. Absolutely quacking. |
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Stat: None we're aware of. |
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Scorecards. |
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