Huncote CC

Huncote 1st V Swallows Green 1st 01/06/04 - Huncote Win by 7 Wickets

After a few spots of overnight rain Hinckley captain J Healey won the toss and elected to bat. The pitch was lively with the new ball and it didn't take long for Huncote to be in the wickets. Kirby grabbed the first as Hubbard took a simple catch before Smith had Meats caught at short leg by Crossley. Kirby then grabbed 2 wickets in an over as first he bowled Max then had Ashton caught by Hubbard for 0. 18 for 4 after 14 overs was not the start Hinckley were looking for and it was only 10 runs later that Smith struck again as Ley was caught behind by Hubbard for his third catch of the game. A small resurgence then started for Hinckley as Beasley and Law looked to consolidate but couldn't get the scoring rate up after 30 overs with the score on 54 for 5 Hinckley needed to up the rate.

Knibbs now on for Kirby profited by this change in approach as he had Beasley caught by Schutz at slip. Kirby came back for Smith and struck in his second over back reducing Hinckley to 62 for 7. Leeson offered some shots but after Sommer trapped Law LBW and Leeson was bowled by Kirby Huncote were well on top. 96 for 9 and only a 4 by Snowden off Sommer took the score to 3 figures before Sommer got Snowden caught by Brewin off a brilliant slower ball. 100 all out and surely this week Huncote wouldn't throw away another run chase.

After tea Hubbard and Crossley took the field and had to cope with the same early conditions that Huncote had profited from with the new ball. A few edges were induced but nothing stuck as the two openers continued their good form. For 21 overs Hubbard and Crossley added runs at 3 per over and looked like they could carry the team home without any other batsman needed. Then in the 22nd over Law who had replaced Healey struck twice in 3 balls, first Hubbard was bowled for 26 before P Kirby was caught off his glove down the leg side for 0.

Schutz joined Crossley and after a shaky start started to find the boundary with ease, Snowden returned for one final throw of the dice and despite Crossley playing on for 37 Huncote cantered home with 16 overs to spare. Schutz finishing 28 not out and Driver 0 not out. Back to winning ways and the convincing home form continued.

MOM with three 5 wicket hauls in 4 games for Kirby he took this one with 5 for 27.

Man of the Match- Tim Kirby

Innings of- Swallows Green 1st
Batsman		4's	6's	How Out	Bowler	Runs
1	R Haddon	0	0	Caught Frank Hubbard	Tim Kirby	3
2	A Max	0	0	Bowled	Tim Kirby	9
3	R Meats	0	0	Caught Ian Crossley	Wayne Smith	4
4	P Ley	1	0	Caught Frank Hubbard	Wayne Smith	10
5	C Ashton	0	0	Caught Frank Hubbard	Tim Kirby	0
6	J Beasley	2	0	Caught Mark Schutz	Paul Knibbs	16
7	R Law	2	0	LBW	Carl Sommer	24
8	J Gilliver	0	0	Caught Ian Crossley	Tim Kirby	3
9	P Leeson	2	0	Bowled	Tim Kirby	21
10	D Snowden	1	0	Caught James Brewin	Carl Sommer	7
11	J Healey	0	0	NOT OUT		0
Extras						3
Innings Total						100

Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
1	Wayne Smith	16	4	38	2
2	Tim Kirby	14	6	27	5
3	Paul Knibbs	10	4	18	1
4	Carl Sommer	3.5	0	15	2

Innings of- Huncote 1st
Batsman		4's	6's	How Out	Bowler	Runs
1	Ian Crossley	7	0	Bowled	D Snowden	37
2	Frank Hubbard	2	0	Bowled	R Law	26
3	Peter Kirby	0	0	Caught R Meats	R Law	0
4	Mark Schutz	6	0	NOT OUT		28
5	Brian Driver	0	0	NOT OUT		0
Extras						10
Innings Total						101

Did Not Bat: James Brewin, Tim Kirby, Carl Sommer, Paul Knibbs, Matthew Adcock, Wayne Smith

Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
1	D Snowden	9	2	14	1
2	J Healey	9	2	27	0
3	P Leeson	5	1	32	0
4	R Law	4.5	0	18	2