Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club

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Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 2nd XI v Woolpit II on Sat 18 Apr 2015 at 1pm
Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club Won by 9 wickets

Match report Copdock 2s kicked the 2015 campaign off with a convincing win over Woolpit at the Oval.
The ground looked a picture and was in excellent condition – thanks to our benevolent curator Mr Taylor.
A pre match ear infection had robbed the Scoobies of batting powerhouse, Ady Nel, but the side still looked strong enough to compete in Div 3 following last season’s promotion. Debuts were given to Adam Hopkins, Fergus Atkins (in for Nelly) and Jon ‘Harry Lime’ Percival – more on that later - and it was pleasing to note all players reporting at the meet time or even before it ! Unfortunately seasoned pro’s East and Wootton had already discovered that despite the promise of umpires for this season, none had been appointed for this match and were already plotting ways to avoid later potential umpiring stints.

After a gentle warm up it was time for the toss. On a warm day with a flat pitch and a strong batting line up, Gunder decided to bowl first, mainly to keep Reuben interested until it was his turn to bat !

Woolpit started well against the new ball pairing of Bhatt and Underwood who both struggled to bowl in consistent areas, however, Ashwin struck a significant blow by bowling Thompson with the score on 30. Jenkin and East were introduced into the attack by the 12th over and, despite the pitch offering nothing, were able to dry up the flow of runs. West, the other Woolpit opener was given a couple of lives as he made a solid half century, however, none of his batting partners were able to break the shackles placed on them by the experienced duo. Although wickets were hard to come by Woolpit never really got into top gear on the early season batting paradise and, after Ashwin returned to the attack to account for West in the penultimate over, Woolpit closed their innings on what appeared to be an under par 179/6. Jenko and Eek took the bowling honours and Sexy also chipped it with a smart throw from the boundary to effect a run out.

A pleasant tea was taken in warm spring sunshine as the batting order was finalised and the East / Wootton partnership sought sanctuary from having to put on the white coats.

Copdock’s reply got off to the worst possible start as Reuben clothed a short ball to square leg in the first over without a run on the board. Harry Lime joined St Archie Gravell at the crease and was soon into his stride cutting the ball convincingly to the third man boundary. St Archie, although circumspect at first (this being his first bat since last season !) was also able to manoeuvre the ball around comfortably. As the partnership grew, Woolpit seemed to have an aversion to placing any fielders at third man which is exactly where JP kept hitting the ball, getting full value for his shots on the fast outfield. St Archie was soon able to start expressing himself with some beautifully timed drives on either side of the wicket as Copdock took control. The duo put the quality of the pitch into context as they gradually accelerated the run rate, JP finishing off the innings in style with a flurry of maximums.

So an excellent 9 wicket win. The two superb innings of JP and St Archie perfectly backed up the bowling exertions of Eek, Jenko and Ash earlier, and although there is some potential for improvement in our all round fielding and bowling effort, this was a good performance for our first game of the season.

Match awards
Tommy Cooper Blooper - St Archie for his dropped dolly off Eek
Brian Lara Tiara - JP for a magnificent debut innings

Woolpit II Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 5w 5b 2lb 
for 6 wickets
14
179 (45.0 overs)		     
D Thompson b  A Bhatt 19
M West ct  T Jenkin b A Bhatt 89
M Cowdrey lbw  J East 20
James Bradwell ct  J East b T Jenkin 11
A Stewart ct  J Percival b J East 10
B Boyden Run out  5
B Collins Not Out  11
R Newcombe Not Out  0
R Gibson  
B Gale  
K Cloud  

Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Ashwin Bhatt9.0236218.004.00
Graham Underwood5.002600.005.20
Tom Jenkin16.0162162.003.87
John East15.0248224.003.20

Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 5w 2b 1lb 
for 1 wickets
9
184		        
Reuben Sharpe ct  B Boyden b K Cloud 0
Archie Gravell Not Out  81
Jonathan Percival Not Out  94 1
Tom Jenkin   1
Richard Sexton  
Adam Hopkins  
Fergus Atkins  
Scott Wootton  
John East   1
Graham Underwood  
Ashwin Bhatt  

Woolpit II Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
K Cloud6.0026126.004.33
B Collins4.002100.005.25
R Gibson5.003100.006.20
R Newcombe7.013400.004.86
A Stewart5.003600.007.20
M Cowdrey2.303300.0013.20