Scorecard

Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI v Eastwood on Sat 25 May 2024 at 13.00
Purleigh CC Won by one hundred and nineteen runs

Match report PURLEIGH TRUNDLE ON

Another lost toss saw Purleigh batting first, this week on a lovely-looking brown track that disguised the inevitable fact that it was a bit damp underneath after another rainy week.

The wickets of Josh Taylor and Steve Rynn had fallen by the time the score was 34 after 9 overs, which clearly buoyed the keen Eastwood team. But they had quietened down long before the next wicket fell in the 40th over, Chris Freegard caught on the boundary for 125 from 123 balls, 21 fours after another relentless knock. The skipper and Mark Rynn had taken the wind out of Eastwood's sails in a partnership of 159 runs, Rynn using all his experience to accumulate runs while blunting the bowling attack. Jai Patel and Mark added 35 in the last five overs to take the home side to a healthy 238 for 4 at the close of the innings, on a pitch where 180 or 190 might have seemed enough. Mark ended on 54 not out, a very valuable nitty-gritty innings for his team.

After tea, it was time to apply the Purleigh squeeze, again effective as each bowler and fielder fulfilled their respective role in the field. An early wicket for Jai Patel, and good pressure from everyone else, saw Eastwood fall further and further behind the required run-rate, and it never looked like they could match the Purleigh batting performance despite being only 2 wickets down after 27 overs, but with only 91 runs on the board. Josh Taylor usefully filled in a bowling spot, sending down seven overs for 36 runs and was only hit for one boundary, the batters not tempted to go for as many big hits as they probably should have. A double-wicket 28th over from the evergreen Shahid added further scoreboard pressure, with skipper Freegard repeating the feat in the 32nd, to leave Eastwood 105 for 7. Jai Patel again bowled well at the tail, taking 2 wickets for 1 run in his last 3 overs, and this week it was Shahid's turn to take the final wicket, Jordan Oliver completing his second catch, Eastwood all out for 119 in 39.2 overs.

Four wins in a row represents an excellent start to the season, hopefully all four wheels will stay on the Purleigh wagon.

Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
10nb 6w 9b 2lb 
for 4 wickets
27
238		        
Christian Freegard ct Tomlin b. Stirrup 125 21
Josh Taylor b Tomlin 9 2
Steve Rynn b Tomlin 2
Mark Rynn Not Out  54 2 1
Jordan Oliver lbw Turner 5 1 2
Jai Patel Not Out  16 2
Melvin John  
Matt Oliver   1
Shahid Yasin  
Ed Oliver  
Callum Annette  

Eastwood Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
M. Stirrup9.0038138.004.22
R. Tomlin9.0238219.004.22
A. Jeeves7.003900.005.57
P. Ganeshalingham9.003800.004.22
O. Harp5.012600.005.20
C. Turner6.0048148.008.00

Eastwood Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
5w 2lb 
for 10 wickets
7
119 (39.2 overs)		     
S. Coussins b Freegard 62
L. Harp b Patel 12
P. Ganeshalingham ct M. Rynn b. Freegard 7
C. Hill ct M. Oliver b. Yasin 20
C. Vickers b Yasin 0
C. Turner ct J. Oliver b. Freegard 2
R. Ruffell b Patel 4
A. Jeeves b Freegard 0
M. Stirrup b Patel 3
R. Tomlin ct J. Oliver b. Yasin 2
O. Harp Not Out  0

Purleigh CC Saturday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jai Patel8.041836.002.25
Matt Oliver9.002900.003.22
Christian Freegard9.02040.000.00
Shahid Yasin6.201535.002.37
Josh Taylor7.003600.005.14