Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI v Eastwood 1 on Sat 26 Jul 2025 at 1.00pm

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Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI v Eastwood 1 on Sat 26 Jul 2025 at 1.00pm
Purleigh CC Won by 136 runs

Match report "THE WORST WICKETKEEPER IN THE LEAGUE"

Such was the banter (see above) from this week's opposition, an opinion perhaps clouded by an afternoon chasing leather in the field, after inviting Purleigh to bat first. With overcast skies and a bowler-friendly looking wicket that decision was understandable. Maybe less so was the continued refusal to protect the boundary, as openers Chris Freegard and Josh Taylor racked up a 109 partnership in 14 overs, with a succession of fours. Taylor (26 in 26 balls) was first to go, quickly followed by the luckless Dan Oliver. The skipper, overdue for a big score, departed at 172 for 3 after 28 overs, out for 116 in 100 balls with 23 fours. Ranjan Gulati survived a comedy run out episode before Jordan went for a solid 35, 198 for 4 with 11.3 overs remaining. Ranj then took matters into his own hands, piercing and clearing the belatedly protected boundary with a succession of fours and sixes, caught in the deep on the last ball of the innings for 88 in 49 balls with a match-turning ten fours and four big sixes. Mark Rynn returned to form supporting Ranj with 24 not out, Purleigh ending on a formidable 295 for 5 from 45 overs.

Eastwood, under scoreboard pressure from the start, could not afford to hang about, although the Purleigh squeeze just about kept the lid on until wickets started to fall with Jai hitting the stumps in the 7th and 9th overs to remove both openers, 26 for 2. Matt Oliver joined in having the no.4 caught by Jordan, 39 for 3, and Shahid and Martin Owers chipped in with a wicket each before drinks to leave Eastwood on 99 for 5 at the interval (23 overs). In his next two overs, a refreshed Martin settled things by taking three more wickets, with good catches from Matt and Mark, plus a clean bowled, 108 for 8. As in previous games, the later batsmen dug in with nothing much to play for and proved harder to winkle out, the skipper eventually taking the 9th wicket at 144 in the 35th over. Shahid returned to trap the last batter lbw at 159 after exactly 40 overs, Purleigh winning by 136 runs in a game that was in fact played in a generally good spirit.

Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI Batting

Player Name		Runs	4s	6s	Ct
extras TOTAL :	1nb 2w 2b 1lb for 5 wickets	6 295
Christian Freegard	ct Turner b. Deeming	116	23
Josh Taylor	ct Vickers b. Worrall	26	4
Dan Oliver	lbw b. Worrall	0			1
Jordan Oliver	ct Hill b. Deeming	35	7		1
Ranjan Gulati	ct Hill b. Perera	88	10	4
Mark Rynn	Not Out	24	4		1
Jai Patel
Martin Owers
Matt Oliver					1
Shahid Yasin
Ed Oliver

Eastwood 1 Bowling

Player name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
O. Harp	5.0	0	40	0	0.00	8.00
R. Tomlin	3.0	0	32	0	0.00	10.67
S. Worrall	9.0	1	40	2	20.00	4.44
A. Jeeves	9.0	0	42	0	0.00	4.67
B. Deeming	9.0	2	71	2	35.50	7.89
K. Perera	9.0	0	60	1	60.00	6.67
L. Harp	1.0	0	7	0	0.00	7.00

Eastwood 1 Batting

Player name		R
extras TOTAL :	2nb 5w 4b 3lb for 10 wickets	14 159 (40.0 overs)
L. Harp	b Patel	18
C. Vickers	b Patel	3
C. Hill	b Yasin	9
R. Ruffell	ct J. Oliver b. M. Oliver	7
B. Deeming	ct M. Oliver b. Owers	32
C. Turner	ct D. Oliver b. Owers	18
A. Jeeves	ct Rynn b. Owers	9
K. Perera	b Owers	2
S. Worrall	lbw Yasin	22
R. Tomlin	b Freegard	17
O. Harp	Not Out	8

Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI Bowling

Player Name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Jai Patel	9.0	0	39	2	19.50	4.33
Matt Oliver	9.0	2	44	1	44.00	4.89
Shahid Yasin	8.0	3	25	2	12.50	3.12
Martin Owers	9.0	2	32	4	8.00	3.56
Christian Freegard	5.0	2	12	1	12.00	2.40

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