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London Saints</font></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><br /> <h5> <p align="center"> Sunday 23 May 2010, Crown Taverners CC.<br />London Saints won toss. Sunny, 28°c </p> </h5> <br /> <h2>Gents Won by 4 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">London Saints</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">T Mayhew</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c S Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">14</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Griffiths</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">lbw</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Kumar</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Grimes</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Snelling</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">J Quinn</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">15</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Wathan</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Nanton</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Gilkes</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Buck</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">18</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Van Marle</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">st H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">*Thomas</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">45</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Pearce</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">&#8224;Keenan</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">F Quinn</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(1nb 8w 4b 3lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">16</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(35 overs All out)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">136</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">17, 23, 23, 27, 58, 66, 132, 132, 136, 136</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">Kumar</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">21</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Dubey</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">5</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">18</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Snelling</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">19</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Sciberras</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">25</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">H Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">33</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Buck</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">13</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</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">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">S Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Nanton</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">*Gilkes</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Wathan</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Keenan</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">34</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Toft</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Van Marle</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">41</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Palmer</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Thomas</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Grimes</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Kumar</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">10</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Dubey</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Griffiths</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Van Marle</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Buck</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Wathan</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Snelling</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue" colspan="4">Sciberras, &#8224;H Desai &amp; H Patel did not bat</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(10w 8b 1lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(26.3 Overs 6 Wickets)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">140</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">12, 70, 113, 114, 120, 134</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">F Quinn</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">30</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Nanton</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">23</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Keenan</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">9</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Pearce</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">Grimes</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">3</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Griffiths</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">14</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Van Marle</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">9</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Thomas</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Wathan</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1.3</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">10</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</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>The first Gents' home game at this excellent Hampshire ground was a success for four reasons: tea and transport logistics worked, after a fashion, the sun shone, the friendly hosts made both clubs welcome and there were several delightful performances on both sides. The Gents won after a late wobble which must have left Dave Thomas, whose 45 was the innings of the day, rueing the absence of a major contribution from his talented top order. Another twenty or so runs would have made Saints favourites but Gilkes, Toft (an excellent innings and his highest club score) and the fluent Palmer did the groundwork before Kumar and Snelling breasted the tape with four wickets and nine overs to spare. There are two more games here in 2010, against Hale and Crown Taverners, several of whose players popped in to run the rule over The Gents and enjoy the sunshine. A very reasonable rental fee was charged so it seems both landlord and tenants benefit from the arrangement, as little cricket is played here on Sundays. Perhaps The Gents have at last solved their pitch conundrum?</p> <p>London Saints, in their first game of 2010, started tentatively against the accurate Kumar and Dubey, the former obtaining a marginal lbw against Griffiths. Snelling then bowled the veteran Grimes before the legendary Mayhew holed out to cover point in the 12th. over, Desai senior's sixth catch in five games. Sciberras took his second of four by bowling Wathan. Buck (a well judged catch by skipper Gilkes) and Hemin Patel then took a wicket each and Saints were in difficulty at a beastly 66-6 after 24 overs. Dave Thomas then took control with Van Marle, adding 66 in nine overs, beating the wicket record set a fortnight before. Thomas was off the mark with a six, pulled off a Hemin full-toss, and struck three more, one a monstrous blow off Snelling over long on in addition to three fours in his ten over 45. Sciberras then bowled him before cleaning up the tail with Hemin Patel, eight wickets falling to slow bowlers on a true batting track. Sciberras deserved his four wicket haul and Hemin his slightly costlier three; that's sixteen wickets between them already this season. Himanshu Desai took a stumping, although calling it neat, as preferred by the Cricketer Reporter's Book of Cliché, would be rather high up the mendacity curve. Out is most certainly was though as he threw down the stumps underarm.</p> <p>Gilkes promoted Toft and Palmer up the order, a sound decision. Poor Sachin Desai fell early again but his time will come. He is too accomplished a batsman to struggle for long. Gilkes (five fours) and Toft (six fours) then added 58 in 9 overs before the captain was caught. Toft and Palmer (four fours) then batted with panache, adding 42 in eight overs to see Gents to 112-2 in the 19th. over. It looked done and dusted, but they both fell in quick succession to Grimes and the impressive Van Marle, whom Thomas had kept back. Van Marle and Thomas roared in, Dubey holing out to deep mid-wicket. Wathan then bowled Buck and four wickets had tumbled for 22 runs. The classy Kumar held firm, however, and Snelling duly clipped the winning boundary off Wathan through mid-wicket. 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