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Gentlemen of West London</font></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><br /> <h5> <p align="center"> Sunday 16 May 2010, Boston Manor PF, Brentford<br />Gents won toss. Showery, 19°c </p> </h5> <br /> <h2>Gents Won by 19 runs</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">lbw</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Dane</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">11</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">S Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Dane</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">&#8224;H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c R Allerton</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Boden</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Rudru</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c Norcott</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Wright</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c Bignell</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Dane</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">17</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Kumar</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">50</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">*H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Laing</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">38</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Newcombe</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue" colspan="4">Palmer, Sciberras &amp; Toft did not bat</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(4nb 6w 2b 1lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(35 overs 6 wickets)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">151</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">13, 16, 21, 45, 60, 124</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">Boden</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">39</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Dane</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">14</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Wright</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">33</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">McGirr</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">15</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Allerton</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">27</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Laing</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">19</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">West XI</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">Bapu</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c &amp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">30</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Norcott</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Khan</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">*Dane</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b S Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">18</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Boden</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">c S Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Wright</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">46</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">Rennie</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">Hit Wicket</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b H Patel</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">7</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Salhan</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">c H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">R Allerton</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">b Sciberras</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">McGirr</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">st H Desai</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">b Khan</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanWhite">&#8224;Bignell</td> <td class="BatsmanOutWhite">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerWhite">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsWhite">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BatsmanBlue">Laing</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBlue">not out</td> <td class="BatsmanOutBowlerBlue">&nbsp;</td> <td class="BatsmanRunsBlue">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Extras">Extras</td> <td class="Extras" colspan="2">(4nb 5w 2b 2lb)</td> <td class="Extras" align="right">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingTotal">Total</td> <td class="BattingTotal" colspan="2">(35 Overs 9 Wickets)</td> <td class="BattingTotal" align="right">132</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BattingFOW">FoW</td> <td class="BattingFOW" colspan="3">11, 48, 57, 57, 70, 77, 91, 116, 129</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">Khan</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">6</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">25</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Rudru</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">17</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">S Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">1</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">12</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">H Patel</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">7</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">17</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowBlue">Kumar</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">40</td> <td class="BowlingRowBlueRight">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="BowlingRowWhite">Sciberras</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">4</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">0</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">15</td> <td class="BowlingRowWhiteRight">3</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 Gents gained an early advantage in the 2010 Bob Ashton Memorial Cup with a narrow victory closed out in appalling conditions reminiscent to veterans of this series of the 1990 decider at Warren Farm. The conditions should not, however, detract from a keenly fought game with notable performances on both sides. The stand of 64 between Sumit Kumar (50 with seven fours) and Hemin Patel (38 with six fours, a personal best in his hundredth game for the club) turned the game round from 64-5 and was the matchwinner. Bapu and Wright batted well, the latter giving his side a sniff of victory with a furious assault on Kumar, but The Gents, on a day for the slower bowlers, bowled accurately and held all but one of their catches as West XI batsmen, not helped by several rain breaks and a quagmire of a wicket, fell 19 runs short.</p> <p>Both sides suffered late withdrawals of major players, Taylor for West XI and Dubey for The Gents, the planned 12-a-side contest being reduced to the customary eleven. Assuming Dubey was en route (he would have batted five), Hemin Patel decided to bat on a pitch that looked perfect but would prove tricky all day. Dane's fine spell saw the back of Desai bowled and Khan leg before to a full-toss, while the pace of Boden and Wright mopped up Himanshu Desai and Rudru, whose innings, terminated by a twisting slip catch, comprised 13 singles and four drops, so tough was it even for batsmen of his ability.</p> <p>Sanjay Patel shone briefly before edging behind, executing a Norman Wisdom pratfall in pulling a four over mid-wicket, but at 64-5 in the 19th. over The Gents were on the cusp of a collapse. Sumit Kumar was, however, looking solid in more ways than one and Hemin Patel, having initially put himself down at nine, came in to play his best innings for the club. The pair displayed no little technique, wise shot selection and hit some cracking boundaries. Once the captain fell to Laing Newcombe's sensible knock saw Kumar to his fifty and Gents to 151-6. West XI had mostly bowled well, Dane and McGirr being the pick.</p> <p>West XI's innings began in gloom which quickly turned to showers, then more persistent rain. The opening overs, in which Khan bowled Norcott, saw an even contest between bat and ball, Bapu impressing in his brisk 30. The second-wicket stand of 37 would prove to be the highest of the innings. Boden holed out to backward point and Sanjay Patel picked up the vital wicket of Dane and took a blistering caught and bowled off Bapu to set the cat among the pigeons. Wright gave a tough, low chance to bowler Hemin Patel on nought but after a brief break for rain Rennie hit his own wicket, Salhan was caught behind, Allerton bowled and McGirr stumped.</p> <p>Needing 55 runs off the final three overs after several interruptions, Chris Wright powered 22, including three fours and a six in an over from Kumar which went for 25 in total. Beggar hopes were rising, but Sciberras bowled him in his super spell and victory was gained at 7.15pm. The bowlers and fielders put in a tremendous shift, in particular Sachin Desai, Newcombe, Palmer and Toft. The latter two neither batted nor bowled but contributed as well as anybody to the victory. The fielding was, to use a term offered by the pick of the bowlers Mr. Sciberras, watertight. 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