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Gentlemen of West London</font></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><br /> <h5> <p align="center"> Sunday 13 June 2010, Fairfield RG<br />Kingston won toss. Sunny, 21°c </p> </h5> <br /> <h2>Kingston Won by 9 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">Buck</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Owen</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">17</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Palmer</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c &amp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Owen</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">&#8224;H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c Miller</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Chappell</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">9</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Iqbal</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Owen</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">lbw</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Thomson</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">26</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Kumar</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Gay</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Matthews</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">30</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">*H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">run out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">18</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Snelling</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Hewins</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Matthews</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">2</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="BatsmanBlue">Caveney</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Burman</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">did not bat</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(1nb 7w 6b 5lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(42 overs, 8 wickets dec.)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">124</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">7, 22, 22, 32, 62, 110, 123, 123</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">Chappell</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">10</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">12</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Owen</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">8</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">23</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Sheppard</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">9</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">25</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Thomson</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">11</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">43</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Matthews</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">10</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">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">Kingston</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">*Hewins</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">9</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Matthews</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">70</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Chappell</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">35</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite" colspan="4">Clarke, Miller, Gay, Fleming, Thomson, Sheppard &amp; Owen did not bat</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(3nb 1w 9b)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(23.5 overs, 1 wicket)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">127</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">36</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">Iqbal</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">10</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">33</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Snelling</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">35</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">S Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">20</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">H Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2.5</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">34</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>An assertive unbeaten 70 (nine fours and a six) from left-hander Ben Matthews led ten-men Kingston to a simple victory. Chasing 125 in 33 overs in a declaration game the hosts romped home with nine overs to spare. Returning Ahsan Iqbal got a golden duck and failed to take a wicket in his ten overs and although Buck and the middle-order batted with determination, this was a poor performance from The Gents, who lost consecutive games for the first time since 2008. </p> <p>Whereas eight Gents returned from the 2009 side who easily won this fixture, Kingston made five changes, two of whom were the influential Matthews and Chappell. Owen did not bowl in that game but here shared the new ball with Chappell. Their figures speak for themselves. Buck and Shu Desai got a start but none of the top order could go on, Palmer spooning a caught and bowled, while poor Iqbal jabbed his bat down on the first ball he received, only to see it trickle onto his stumps, dislodging a bail. From 32-4 after 13 overs, the following 29 represented a sound recovery, though the batting was often slow against accurate bowling. Sanjay Patel dominated the fifth wicket standing before falling plumb lbw, umpire Desai having declined an appeal for caught behind the previous ball, which led to words between batsman and 'keeper.</p> <p>Kumar once more glued the innings together with a brave, intense, marathon vigil of 28 overs. The captain, a batsman transformed in 2010, supported him well but at no stage did the batsmen break free. Kingston always play the declaration format, The Gents rarely. After the captain, Kumar and Snelling were out, it therefore fell to Hemin Patel to declare a Gents innings closed for the first time since 2001, the occasion of Buck's century against Weasels in a total of 261-4 dec. Not since 28 May 1995 (Gents 142-7 dec., 12 Angry Men 143-5) have The Gents declared and lost.</p> <p>At tea, the game plan was worked out. Iqbal had bowled 22 overs for Osterley the day before, taking 3-33. He would take the pavilion end, Snelling and Sanjay Patel would share the south end. Against such a formidable attack, Kingston, including new players who by definition would not be any good, would clearly play for the draw, as the pitch was occasionally misbehaving and The Gents had the bowlers to exploit the conditions. </p> <p>Such optimism disappeared as Kingston took the draw out of the equation by scoring at four runs an over until the last twenty were called at six o'clock. Although the outfielding was keen, too many loose balls were bowled and the openers looked untroubled until Sanjay Patel bowled Hewins. This let in Chappell who, having bowled ten overs earlier, certainly got value for his match fee, striking 35 not out in support of the talented Matthews.</p> <p>Poor Hemin Patel, clearly upset all day after his grandmother had been burgled and threatened, was knocked all over the park as Kingston eased to the win, second spells from Iqbal and Snelling having failed to effect a breakthrough. Though The Gents could take credit for adhesive batting they were in the end completely outplayed. 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