Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club

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Coggeshall v Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 1st XI on Sat 04 Sep 2010 at 12.30pm
Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club Won by 24 runs

Match report It's Official; Nose IS a Knob.

Copdock and Coggeshall have never really got on. Two young sides always at each other. East J P, vs Blackwell, W, East J R, vs Rees, and of course Gravell H, more recently. However this is one of the stranger Copdock games I've played in, in the sense nothing happened. Before the start of the game there were excited rumours that East, J P had run off scared. These were later found to be true as Nose was discovered by a News of the World sting on a Beach in the east Mediterranean. He did still have that £500 cash.

Perhaps part of the lack of spitefulness in the game could be down to the fact that Coggy had thrown away any chance of the league, like Copdock had losing at Abberton early in the season, a bit like Liverpool already have.

Captain Reverse Sweep Swallow, won the toss and batted again, excellent consistency, surely allowing the all spin attack to progress on a wearing end of Season track. East, Thomas and Jenkin enjoy fine cups of Tea on an early lap, however the cricket wasn't quite as promising, Gravell leaving a straight half volley to cannon into his poles.Ian Sword timed the ball well and looked good. Before Ed Pope unleashed a devastating volley of shots heralding 12. Pope then missed a straight one, just as normal. In a last minute panic sweeper Swallow promoted Sharpe to four on the back of some early season form, however it's now September, August hailed a big 28 runs and 0 catches for Sharpe, 10 career catches seems a long way off. It must be noted that Sharpe's delivery just clipped the off bail, as he was trying to flick to fine leg.

Ashwin Raj, batting at 5 (?!?) came out and looked vulnerable to the left arm chinamen of Blackwell, W. Ashwin panicked and tried reverse sweeping one, caught by Rees, big appeal, but non walking a la Gravell, H. Raj then looked to whip the next ball through square leg against the spin, a hideous shot. LBW, out. Sword then nicked one and Copdock were 5 for not many! This game was already looking similar to the home one, but already there were thoughts thanking God Nose wasn't available.

Nel and Swallow came together. In lieu of the way these two bat and their ability the field went back and these two made their way milking ones. Then for some unknown reason Nel hit a shell at Long on. Nel is a little like Predator, in that he's capable of the brilliant and the destructive, but man cannot always see reason to his decisions.

Out came Thomas, who started the year as an opening batsmen and game changing fielder. Now finishing up as a Wicket Keeper who may contribute at the tail of an innings. He steadied the ship with Swallow, sweeping hard. Swallow semi paddle-drove-flapped one to mid on, from the wrong angle it could have been misconstrued as another different type of sweep. Jenkin came and went in a matter of balls, failing to pick the Googly, missing the ball by a foot.

Gravell, H came out to heaps of cheating abuse, all warranted and strangely slightly creative for Coggy, was enough to make Thomas at the non strikers end giggle. Thomas ran well with Gravell who gave the innings some impetus before Gravell was eventually caught. Thomas and East managed to make it to the last over before Thomas mercilessly ran East out for a red inker.

Tea was excellent, one of the finest of the year, plentiful pizza, make your own sandwiches and excellent cakes and nibbles. Copdock looked set to unleash the 5 prong spin attack.

Jenkin took the new ball looking tight turning the odd delivery, enough to keep the batsmen unsure. Thomas was flapping early behind the sticks as Jenkin was getting the ball to skid. Swallow was also tight early. Jenkin picked an early one caught by live wire Raj at short leg. Raj was very busy, using all of his hockey goalkeeping skills to stop and catch the ball. He ended up taking three grabs their, one a fine one to get rid of Rees. Ovenstone played a very similar knock to his at the Copdock Oval, but missing fewer off breaks. According to statician Tony (bearders?) Coggy were only 13-1 after the 10 quickest overs in Two counties history, clocked at 15 minutes 12 seconds. Coggy were 3 down at drinks for 63. The 25 overs were completed in record time also.

It was during this break that the a Harry Potter like prophecy became apparent. It read that whilst Swallow may bowl, East can take wickets. As ever, pidge and Jenko had bowled dots, and Eek let some huge slow incendiary devices go. John picked up 6-31, bowling with tremendous skill and guile. Hugo Gravell notably dropped a clanger in front of the home crowd!

Eek was Jenkin like in his tail squashing. 20 points this week, taking Copdock to 3rd, with IES to play, may still be possible to sneak into second. Copdock will be welcoming back Jervis and East for the last game of the season to bolster the seam bowling attack. Note to all, barbecue and big beers this saturday, bring drinking boots, rumours of Liquid.

A thoroughly enjoyable and pleasant game, I hope you had a great holiday nose.


Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
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166		        
Archie Gravell Bowled  10
Sasha Ward Caught  24
Ed Pope Bowled  12
Reuben Sharpe Bowled  4
Ashwin Raj Lbw  4 3
Adrian Nel Caught  26 1
Chris Swallow Caught  35
Hugh Thomas Not Out  16 1
Tom Jenkin Bowled  0 1
Hugo Gravell Caught  16
John East Run out  1

Coggeshall Bowling

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Coggeshall Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 10 wickets
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142 (49.1 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Tom Jenkin15.0638219.002.53
Chris Swallow16.0532216.002.00
Adrian Nel8.022300.002.88
John East10.123666.003.54