The Intellectuals
4th Sep 2017 - Alicante
Won by 26 runs - NRR = 1.3
Having successfully lost the toss, CIPA CC batted first in the Spanish sun, and Rob Jackson (fellow) quickly demonstrated the captain's misplaced trust by returning shortly thereafter. We then promptly wilted to 15-4 due to the variable bounce from the coconut matting pitch, making batting conditions treacherous for the struggling tourists. James Duffy showed some resistance scoring what turned out to be a respectable 13 - 'relative' being the operative word, given Chris Milton (fellow) was comedically bowled second ball by an octogenarian.
A 9th wicket partnership of 52 between Stuart Lumsden (fellow) and man-of-the-match Bruce Torrance (student) brought some resemblance of respectability to the CIPA score before Bruce chased a wide one to depart for 58. Andy Grant put on more valuable runs at the death with Stuart, who was eventually bowled for 35.
CIPA set the Intellectuals a target of 133 to win. It was immediately clear that the catching practice on the beach the day before had paid off. There were only 2 dropped catches and James 'dead eye' Duffy was unlucky to not run out a batsman from a direct hit. The wickets were evenly shared – everyone got at least one except for Milton. The game was looking like it was slipping away from CIPA with a talented batsman carving boundaries with ease. A half-tracked delivery induced a heave across the line which picked out Andy Spurr (fellow) at full stretch near the square leg boundary. The momentum had shifted firmly in CIPA's favour, but the score crept up to the Intellectuals needing just 2 from the final 2 overs with a wicket to spare. Captain Andy Spurr put himself back to bowl and, to much jubilation, clean bowled the Intellectual's number 11 without troubling the scorebook.
Fielding
| Player | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | SR | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Spurr | 2LBW;Bowled | |||||
| Andy Grant | ||||||
| Bruce Torrance | 2LBW;Caught | |||||
| Stuart Lumsden | 2Bowled | |||||
| Chris Milton | ||||||
| James Duffy | 1Bowled | |||||
| Dave Prothero | 2Caught;Bowled | |||||
| Extras |
Scorebook
Catches: Stuart Lumsden, Andy Spurr, James Duffy, Rob Jackson,
Drops: Mark Dean, Justin Wilson,
Batting
| Player | Runs scored | How Out | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Jackson | |||||
| Justin Wilson | |||||
| Bruce Torrance | |||||
| Mark Dean | |||||
| Jon Bailey |  | ||||
| James Duffy | |||||
| Dave Prothero | | ||||
| Andy Spurr | |||||
| Chris Milton | | ||||
| Stuart Lumsden | |||||
| Andy Grant | |||||
| Extras |
CIPA - 132 for 10 off 30
Scorebook
