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Old Grumblers</font></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><br /> <h5> <p align="center"> Saturday 5 June 2010, Fairfield RG<br />Gents won toss. Sunny, 28°c </p> </h5> <br /> <h2>Old Grumblers Won by 5 wickets</h2> <br /> <!-- Batting Side 1 --> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="border-collapse: collapse" id="AutoNumber8" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="80%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="BattingTeam" colspan="4">Gentlemen of West London</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTeamHeader2" colspan="2" align="left">Batsman</td> <td class="BattingTeamHeader2" colspan="2" align="right">Runs</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Khan</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c Ward</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b C Lantos</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">17</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Snelling</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">run out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">&#8224;H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">lbw</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Bagnall</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Ward</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Platt</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">S Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b D Lantos</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">42</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Dubey</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Sidall</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Joiner</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">10</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Kumar</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c C Lantos</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b D Lantos</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">*Gilkes</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c &amp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Sidall</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">9</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Caveney</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue"></td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Joiner</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Sidall</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Toft</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(4w 1lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(28.2 overs All out)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">100</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">17, 19, 19, 62, 79, 79, 84, 95, 95, 100</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!-- Bowling Side 1 --> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom: 1px solid;" id="AutoNumber9" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="80%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="BowlingHeader1">Bowler</td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Overs</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Maidens</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Runs</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Wickets</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Sidall</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">6.2</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">19</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Bagnall</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">C Lantos</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">34</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Platt</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">19</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Joiner</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">10</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">D Lantos</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">12</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!-- Batting Side 2 --> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="border-collapse: collapse" id="AutoNumber8" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="80%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="BattingTeam" colspan="4">Old Grumblers</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTeamHeader2" colspan="2" align="left">Batsman</td> <td class="BattingTeamHeader2" colspan="2" align="right">Runs</td> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Ward</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Koelmeyer</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">hit wicket</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Mowat</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Shea</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Snelling</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Platt</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">run out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">44</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">James</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">21</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Sidall</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite" colspan="4">D Lantos, C Lantos, *Joiner &amp; Bagnall did not bat</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(5nb 3w 6b 1lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">15</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(22.2 overs, 5 wickets)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">103</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">2, 8, 13, 59, 86</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!-- Bowling Side 2 --> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom: 1px solid;" id="AutoNumber9" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="80%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="BowlingHeader1">Bowler</td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Overs</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Maidens</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Runs</font></b></td> <td class="BowlingHeader2"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Wickets</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Snelling</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">25</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">S Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">15</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Kumar</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">19</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Dubey</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">24</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">H Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">9</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Khan</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0.2</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <br /><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- MATCH REPORT --> <table> <tr> <td width="5%" /> <td> <a name = "#Report"></a> <h2><u>Match Report</u></h2> <br /> <h5> <p>One year on from that legendary Lazarene comeback from The Gents in the first fixture against Old Grumblers, the visitors enjoyed a comfortable win on a difficult day for the hosts. Not only did a talented batting line up fail but much of the bowling was below par and the late arrivals of three players did not help the captain, who would have had to field with eight had the visitors batted. After years of improvement in this important area, it is important that there is not a regression. Apart from Sachin Desai with the bat and Sanjay Patel with the ball, no Gent distinguished himself and the talented Grumblers ran out easy winners with five wickets and nearly 13 overs to spare. They were disciplined, accomplished and wholly deserved victors.</p> <p>Winning a good toss on a hot day, captain Gilkes decided to bat, with Khan edging the first ball of the day through the slips for four and square-driving another boundary off the sixth. Both openers gave chances until Snelling, who was looking steady, was daftly run out after a clean pick-up and throw from cover. Shu Desai and Khan then fell on 19 before Sanjay Patel gritted out 8 runs in support of Sachin Desai, who batted with confidence and panache, a welcome return to form for him. The visitors, having been porous in their catching up to the drinks break, then upped their game, a series of batsmen getting a start of sorts before holing out. Desai anchored the innings and stroked nine pleasing boundaries before D Lantos had his wicket. There were no weak links in the bowling, Bagnall being particularly impressive.</p> <p>The Gents have defended such low totals before and though Snelling was troubled with his run up before having to change ends, Sanjay Patel bowled beautifully and for a few overs The Gents enjoyed a purple patch. Sanjay's first four overs were maidens and he castled Ward and Mowatt before Satan intervened, inspiring Sanjay to unleash an extremely convincing bouncer at Koelmeyer, who had tried to unsettle the bowlers by doing a strange dance in his crease, modelled on the spastic gyrations of doomed Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. The ball reared, hit the batsman on the noddle as he tried to hook and poleaxed him. He fell on his stumps. It was pretty ugly but the batsman took it well.</p> <p>Had an early vociferous appeal for lbw against Platt been upheld by the umpire, it might have been a different game but this boy was class, taking a six and four off Sanjay after Grumblers had limped to 16-3 off nine overs. In only 10 overs he smashed 44, including eight fours and that six. Shea provided solid support before Snelling bowled him but runs came more easily off Kumar and Dubey. The visitors only needed to keep their heads to win and that is what they did, though they did suffer the loss of Platt to an unusual dismissal, Hemin Patel deflecting the ball onto the stumps from a straight drive with Platt out of his crease. Both ancient scorer Burman and no less ancient former Gent Pete Moor, who had come along to watch, remembered this happening to Basil D'Oliveira on his Test debut against West Indies in 1966. The conclusion of the game summed up The Gents' day, James driving Khan's second ball for six, though the result had been all but assured for ten overs before that. 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