Match Report - ANZA1 v Kallang Colts 1

ANZA1 v Kallang Colts 1 at Turf City B, Sunday 06 July 08

Scorecard

Our arrival to Turf City for the game against Kallang Colts was greeted by blue skies and bright sunshine, a sure sign that rain was imminent.

Kevin started the day with a great coin toss and elected to bat. He and Ben Burgess got us off to a solid start but scoring was tough on a slow outfield. Kallang's attack consisted of one medium pacer, one chucker and 5 spin bowlers, a tough combination for quick scoring.

Ben was dismissed first, from a good delivery, bringing Corbon Loughnan to the crease and he and Kev had a steady partnership. When Kev was dismissed for 27 from a dubious decision the score was 2-89 from 23 overs. Corbon and Renato Rainone played well, Corbon making an impressive 45 and Renato 26. The score climbed to 4-140 off 40. From there we tried to accelerate the run rate with mixed success. Jonno Seifman made the best effort was some great ball striking to be not out 14, as we were bowled out in the 49th over for 177, a competitive score under the conditions.

The start of the second innings was delayed when Kev realised we had an illegal ball, and Dave Jacquier and Jonno made a mad rush to go retrieve another one. Meanwhile the rest of us hoed into some of Sharlene's delicious lamb sandwiches.
Maybe it was the extra break time, the sandwiches, or even Kev's inspirational speech (probably not the speech), but we started the second innings on fire.

Tim May opened up from the grandstand end and bowled with tremendous line and length, while at the other end DJ wreaked havoc with his mixture of wides, no balls, longhops and unplayables. After 5 overs we had them 5-38, with Tim and DJ having 2 wickets each, and a run out claiming the other.

After 17 overs we were cruising to a comfortable victory with Tim bowling out his 10 overs and Renato chipping in with a very tight spell. At this point things took a rapid turn for the worse, with the clouds getting very dark and the rumble of thunder drowning out the buzz of the remote controlled cars we started to relax. The combination of some sensible batting, poor fielding and dubious officiating saw us turn certain victory into a close contest.

While I don't think it is fair to name names as far as the dropped catches go, I'm sure initials are fine (GH, RR, KK, BB). With defeat looming Kevin opted for spin from each end. With himself and Corbon bowling in tandem we started to get things back on track. The crucial breakthrough came in the 39th over with Renato taking a great catch on the boundary line off Kevin's leg spin bowling. The next two wickets fell quickly and we secured a 27 run victory, which was hailed by a combined team sigh of relief.

Highlights for the day
• Corbon Loughnan 45 runs and 9 overs, 0-23
• Kevin Robertson 26 runs and 7 overs, 2-16
• Renato Rainone 27 runs and 8 overs, 0-20
• Tim May 10 overs, 2-38
• Dave Jacquier 5 overs, 2-24
• Kenny Kishore doing some excellent work behind the stumps, mostly with his chat.
• 4 Runouts
• Adam Seabright scoring for the full day without any major errors.
• Sharlene's Lamb Sandwiches

(written by Craig Richmond)