Rascals vs. Northiam - 12th Sept 2010

A welcome sunny day greeted those who sank a few at the Rose and Crown prior to the game.  Northiam¹s pitch looked its usual lovely self and was host to a timed game, with 20 overs after 5.30.  They won the toss and put us in to bat. Generally this was agreed as a poor start!

 

Sadly Eddie was to be caught at gully ‘early doors’ for 6, but PK and George Berthon (welcome home George) soon got the ball rolling.  George hit the six of the day into West Sussex, but was out soon after having knocked up 23.  PK was looking set for his fifty, but was caught on 37.  Both the Skipper and debutant James Collier also looked in good touch but failed to crack on to their half centuries.  Therefore, when our last wicket fell in the 37th over, we were probably 40 odd runs light with a total of only 140.  We also had to accept a fair amount of luck with a handful of dropped catches helping us even that far.

 

From the outset Northiam looked solid.  The top three batsman made good totals with Duffield going to carry his bat on 46.  Our score was surpassed after 30 overs and the loss of just three wickets.  We too were guilty of dropping catches but credit must go to Robin Todd and Eddie Skilbeck who both bowled extremely well and delayed the Northiam victory by some margin. Robin bowled 9 overs, picking up 2 wickets for 36 runs and Eddie bowled an excellent 5 overs, with two maidens, one wicket for the loss of only ten runs!

 

Northiam showed their customary generosity in the Rose and Crown after the game and despite a small debacle involving Robin’s wilful Audi A4 (aka KIT), a grand time was had by all.

 

God Bless,

 

The Chairman

Rascals v Northiam

Disastrous 6 wkt defeat. Early pub... Result !
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Rascals v's Northiam (Tea)

We lost toss and were put into bat. Looks thin!
Paul Keeling

Rascals v's Northiam

The team going through their normal pre-match warm up.
Paul Keeling

Rascals V's The Chelsea Arts Club (Score Book & Match Report)

There was a delayed start due to, unusually, the opposition being waylaid in the pub; much to the delight of the Rascals members who found themselves with an excuse for the third pint. CAC won the toss and elected to bat.
After four overs they were 37 without loss and moving well. However, all seven bowlers who were given the opportunity for the Rascals did well and combined with some excellent fielding, notably Jamie Flint's outrageous catch to dismiss the eminently handy Alex Chamberlain,CAC were restricted to 137 runs at the end of their 32nd (yes an odd one) overs.

Tea requires little comment further than the ubiquitous superlatives,thanks to all involved. It was then up to Will Drew and Eddie Skilbeck to commence the chase and by golly did they do just that. When Eddie was bowled by Wighting, well into the innings, the opening partnership had soared to 95, with Eddie having made a commendable 54. Although Tarquin, at number 3, was somewhat less than successful, it was great to see Geoff Knight score some useful runs after his customary initial period of 'virtual cricket'.
We reached their total for the loss of only two wickets and with Will carrying his bat after a superb 52.

Eddie thinks it is possibly as long as ten years ago since we last beat CAC.
I shall confirm that with the post season debrief. Any road, well done you Rascals.

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Rascals V's The Chelsea Arts Club

After nearly 10 years of hurt.... A proud Rascals victory!!

Paul Keeling

THE RASCALS vs THE CANBASHERS 25.7.10 – MATCH REPORT

Throughout the summer the weather has been kind to us and, despite the forecast of showers, Sunday was no exception. The Everythingman (author) had prepared a new strip for the game whose appearance was positively sub continental.

We met oppo skipper, Tony Grant, at the Bull pior to the game and he was speculating that the fixture had to be around twenty years old. Later in the week I trawled through the old scorebooks – which, it has to be said, are a dreadful mish mash of half information (….Rascals eh?) – and discovered, unless Tony can find an earlier game, that our first fixture was indeed 1990. So, next year, we will make a song and dance, or possibly even a ballyhoo, about our 21st. Perhaps a two day game with BBQs and general merrymaking thrown in. Sounds a gas but whether it is enough to persuade Page, Plant and Jones to reform Led Zeppelin with Dave Grohl on drums, is another matter altogether.

In this case digression is really not a bad idea, as the game itself was not a cliffhanger. The Bashers won the toss and put us in to bat. Their opening bowler was the 14 year old Ponsonby who some of you might remember as Bombadier Block from last year. Although he performed well (2 wickets), it was not until the speedy Burns came on as first change did any Rascals future batsmen get a trifle jittery. The first five batsmen all contributed well and the final score might have have reached 200 had two very unlucky wickets been taken. Will Drew, looking typically solid, watched as a ball from the Ponsonby the Embryo, dribbled off his bat and nudged the base of the stumps sufficiently to sleepily dislodge a bail. The Skipper was also looking in fine fettle when he hooked a bouncer from Burns, which would have made a fine four had he not fallen on his stumps. Rossco made a fine 48 but after his wicket (the 7th) fell, we struggled to push the score along and finally ran out of our 35 overs with the tally showing 175.

A spectacular tea ensued with sandwiches c/o The Chairpeople and cakes and bodgelies c/o Jessie Denning , Kiki and Jo Jo. Big thanks to them……

Chris Woods made his intention obvious from the first over, hiting Eddie for 10 runs with a six and a four. Ponsonby the Twinkle in the Milkman’s Eye was his opening partner and backed up Chris well, until he was run out with the score on 72. Chris’ brother Nick was up next, but survived only a short while. Gibson took on Woods’ mantle of aggression and, with Haddow–Allen and McConnell backing him up well, the Bashers passed our total with five overs to spare and six wickets in hand. Woods knocked up 64 and Gibson 42 not out.

A good track (much commented on) made bowling difficult. Ant Lund had the best figures with 7 overs for 27 rums and 2 wickets. Credit also must go to Robin Todd who leakled only 20 runs during his spell, and to his son Harry who bowled the only maiden over.

A cracking good innings was had in The Bull after stumps, despite the new owners’ best efforts, (no food on Sunday nights etc.), and we hit our pits in glorious oblivion as to the result of the cricket, basking only in the glow of fun and friendship. Hussar to The Rascals