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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Slough 4th X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 30th August 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Run Out 16
2 M.Miles-Thomas Bowled Sharma 32
3 D.Williams Bowled Dad 2
4 M.Woolhouse Bowled Dad 1
5 J.Neville Run Out 6
6 C.Johnson Bowled Dad 1
7 T.Bishop Not Out 22
8 J.Matthews LBW Iqbal 8
9 A.Johnson LBW Iqbal 12
10 P.Chappell Run Out 2
11 A.Chappell Not Out 0
Extras 31
Total FOR 9 wickets 131
Innings of Slough 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 R.Ibrahim Stumped P.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 36
2 A.Raza Caught C.Johnson bowled Neville 12
3 P.Sharma Caught Williams bowled C.Johnson 1
4 G.Ghazi Bowled C.Johnson 9
5 J.Mehmood Run Out 1
6 V.Baig Caught Williams bowled C.Johnson 24
7 G.Mustafa Not Out 29
8 K.Dad Not Out 4
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11
Extras 15
Total FOR 6 wickets 132
Key Bowling figures; C.Johnson 4 for 37
Commentary
A young and inexperienced Henley 4th X1 took on second placed Slough 4th X1 in Thames Valley League Div 7a at Stonor on Saturday.
Henley elected to bat first on a wicket that was still slow after a month of indifferent weather and found runs hard to come by. Tom Chappell and Max Miles-Thomas launched the innings with a partnership of 40 in the first 20 overs but a flurry of wickets followed their dismissals leaving Henley in trouble at 70 for 6. A solid innings from Tom Bishop led a recovery and, in mini-partnerships with Joe Matthews, Alex Johnson and Phil Chappell, took the score to the comparative respectability of 131 for 9 after 52 overs.
This total looked lightweight against probably the strongest batting side in this league but Henley retained the old ball and Chris Johnson embarked on a 21 over spell in which he took 4 wickets for just 37 runs. Accurate seam bowling from John Neville and sharp spin from Tom Chappell also caused problems for Slough but in the end, sensible batting enabled them to reach their target with 6 overs remaining.
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| 4ths catch Hurst on a sticky wicket.
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Hurst 2nd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 2nd Aug 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Run Out 15
2 N.Johnson Run Out 21
3 Mark Thomas LBW Wiggins 7
4 J.Knight Not Out 39
5 S.Taylor Bowled Fillingham 5
6 Matt Thomas LBW Fillingham 6
7 C.Johnson Caught Richmond bowled Gardner 14
8 S.Ranger Caught Richmond bowled Harvey 0
9 A.Johnson Caught Ruddock bowled Gardner 6
10 P.Chappell Not Out 0
11
Extras 22
Total FOR 8 wickets 134
Innings of Hurst 2nd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 Murphy Caught Ranger bowled Mark Thomas 0
2 A.Fillingham Caught and bowled Taylor 18
3 Lovegrove Run Out 10
4 Leathart Caught T.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 6
5 C.Richmond Bowled A.Johnson 15
6 Gardner Caught C.Johnson bowled Ranger 7
7 Cleverley Bowled Ranger 0
8 Harvey Bowled C.Johnson 17
9 Patel Caught Taylor bowled A.Johnson 6
10 Ruddock Not Out 6
11 Wiggins Caught Ranger bowled C.Johnson 10
Extras 19
Total FOR 10 wickets 117
Key Bowling figures; C.Johnson 3 for 21, S.Ranger 2 for 10, A.Johnson 2 for 19.
Commentary
Heavy rain on Saturday morning delayed the start of Henley 4th X1’s match against Hurst 2nd X1 who won the toss and put Henley in to bat on a very wet wicket.
Initially Tom Chappell and Nick Johnson made batting look simple as they put on 40 for the first wicket but then both were run out in circumstances that most under 9’s teams would have been ashamed of and batting never looked so easy thereafter. James Knight grafted his way to a fine 39 not out but on a pitch that was drying rapidly in the hot sun no other batsman looked comfortable as Henley struggled to a total of 134 for 8.
Hurst found batting equally difficult and were soon in trouble against the accuracy of Mark Thomas and Nick Johnson and there was no let up when they were replaced by Sean Taylor and Chris Johnson. The spin of Sam Ranger and Alex Johnson teased out the Hurst middle order but then a late flurry of runs put them back in contention for an unlikely victory. Eventually, however the Hurst number 11 skied the ball into the safe hands of Sam Ranger securing a Henley victory by just 17 runs.
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| Double defeats for 4ths
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Thatcham 3rd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 19th July 2008
Innings of Thatcham 3rd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 I.Cottingham Stumped P.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 53
2 B.Gadsen LBW Pook 20
3 T.Mahoney Caught and bowled C.Johnson 0
4 N.Monger Bowled Pook 23
5 L.Redmond Caught Dennison bowled Pook 0
6 M.Bloor Not Out 45
7 E.Wylie Not Out 16
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11
Extras 32
Total FOR 5 wickets 206
Key Bowling figures G.Pook 3 - 55
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught Cottingham bowled Monger 17
2 N.Johnson Bowled Bloor 12
3 M.Woolhouse Caught Hobbs bowled Monger 0
4 J.Knight Stumped Stewart bowled Wylie 36
5 W.Allum Caught Mahoney bowled Wylie 15
6 N.Hopkins Bowled Stephenson 19
7 L.Dennison Caught and bowled Wylie 23
8 C.Johnson Caught Bloor bowled Monger 0
9 A.Johnson Not Out 16
10 G.Pook Stumped Stewart bowled Monger 7
11 P.Chappell Hit Wicket bowled Monger 0
Extras 19
Total FOR 10 wickets 173
A poor performance saw Henley 4th X1 lose again in Thames Valley League Div 7a against Thatcham 3rd X1.
After winning the toss Henley unusually fielded first on a wet wicket that was certain to be difficult to bat on. Unfortunately the Henley bowlers were poorly supported by their fielders who, in dropping seven catches, allowed Thatcham to reach 206 for 5 after 52 overs.
This was always going to be a hard total to reach on such a slow pitch and careless shots from the early batsmen did little to help Henley’s cause. James Knight and Will Allum batted carefully for 20 overs but by then Henley were considerably behind the run rate. Hard hitting from Nathan Hopkins, Liam Dennison and Alex Johnson boosted the Henley total but wickets kept tumbling and in the end they subsided to 173 all out.
The previous week the 4ths had also played poorly and lost to bottom of the league Odiham and Greywell 2nd XI.
Batting first, Henley failed to master a drying wicket and, apart from a steady innings from Mark Thomas and late order aggression from Alex Johnson and Tom Bishop, looked incapable of scoring a competitive total as they slumped to 119 all out.
Will Allum bowled superbly in reply to take 5 for 13 off 10 overs but no other bowler looked threatening as Odiham knocked off the runs in just 32 overs.
Henley CC
Fourth XI v Odiham and Greywell 2nd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 12th July 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught Peacock bowled Thomas 5
2 P.Chappell Stumped Spreadborough bowled Applin 4
3 M. Thomas Caught Peacock bowled Thomas 26
4 J.Knight Caught and bowled Applin 0
5 W.Allum Hit Wicket Applin 16
6 C.Johnson LBW Applin 6
7 T.Bishop Bowled Peacock 16
8 S.Harris Caught Applin bowled McCoughran 1
9 A.Singh Not Out 3
10 A.Johnson Bowled Heywood 20
11 A.Chappell Run Out 1
Extras 18
Total FOR 10 wickets 119
Innings of Odiham and Greywell 2nd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 A.Green Caught C.Johnson bowled Allum 0
2 G.Pickett Bowled Allum 3
3 R.Heywood Bowled Allum 67
4 L.Schooling Bowled Allum 16
5 C.Parish Bowled Allum 0
6 J.Peacock Caught P.Chappell bowled Bishop 2
7 B.Applin Not Out 9
8 S. Spreadborough Not Out 3
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Extras 15
Total FOR 6 wickets 120
Key Bowling figures; W.Allum 5 - 13
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| 4ths hang on for another draw.
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Theale and Tilehurst 2nd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 5th July 2008
Innings of Theale and Tilehurst 2nd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 M.Mehta Caught Hancock bowled Allum 58
2 R.Puri Caught N.Johnson bowled C.Johnson 17
3 P.Mead Caught Allum bowled T.Chappell 37
4 A.Sharp Caught Allum bowled N.Johnson 29
5 N.Bahtt Not Out 63
6 H.Ali Caught A.Johnson bowled N.Johnson 0
7 M.Mason Not Out 7
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11
Extras 22
Total FOR 5 wickets 236
Key Bowling figures N.Johnson 2 – 34
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught and bowled Adams 7
2 N.Hopkins Bowled Adams 6
3 T.Hancock Bowled Mason 0
4 J.Knight Caught Mason bowled Sankarran 37
5 W.Allum Caught Adams bowled Sankarran 26
6 N.Hopkins Caught Adams bowled Collingwood 9
7 M.Woolhouse Caught and bowled Collingwood 11
8 J.Neville LBW Mason 8
9 C.Johnson Not Out 35
10 A.Johnson Caught Puri bowled Adams 7
11 P.Chappell Not Out 0
Extras 19
Total FOR 9 wickets 176
Commentary
Once again Henley 4th X1 were lucky to escape with a draw in Thames Valley League Div 7a after a below average performance against Theale and Tilehurst 2nd X1.
Theale and Tilehurst batted first on a hard, fast wicket at Turville and although they initially struggled for runs they eventually totalled 236 for 5 with Will Allum and Nick Johnson being the pick of the bowlers in an attack that struggled for accuracy in windy conditions.
These runs should have been well within Henley’s capability on a high scoring ground but they made a poor start with the loss of three quick wickets before James Knight and Will Allum made amends with a carefully compiled 50 partnership. But after their dismissals wickets fell regularly and at 139 for 9 with 10 overs still remaining they looked likely to be defeated.
Not for the first time this season Phil (Stonewall) Chappell proved to be an immovable object however and in company with a more belligerent Chris Johnson not only saw out the remaining overs but took the score to the relative respectability of 176 for 9 by the close.
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| Thrilling draw at Slough
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Slough 4th X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 28th June 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell LBW Dad 105
2 M.Miles-Thomas Caught Malik bowled Dad 2
3 M.Thomas Caught Mustafa bowled Baig 41
4 J.Knight Not Out 80
5 W.Allum Not Out 12
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11
Extras 22
Total FOR 3 wickets 272
Innings of Slough 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 R.Ibrahim Caught Woolhouse bowled Chappell 73
2 A.Raza Bowled Allum 0
3 M.Thanjan Bowled Singh 47
4 J.Baig Caught and bowled Chappell 24
5 K.Dad Bowled Neville 12
6 G.Mustafa Bowled Allum 49
7 P.Baig Caught Knight Bowled C.Johnson 14
8 S.Malik Caught Gould bowled C.Johnson 0
9 P.Deshpande Not Out 4
10 J.Iqbal Bowled C.Johnson 4
11 R.Mahajan Not Out 0
Extras 21
Total FOR 9 wickets 257
Key Bowling figures; C.Johnson 3 for 32, W.Allum 2 for 30
Commentary
After two rather indifferent batting displays Henley 4th X1 were due to score some runs and they came in abundance in an exciting high scoring draw away against Slough 4th X1.
Batting first on a hard, fast wicket Tom Chappell completed a maiden century sharing partnerships of 96 with Mark Thomas and 148 with James Knight who ended on 80 not out. A flurry of runs from Will Allum rounded off an excellent performance allowing a declaration on 272 for 3 after 50 overs.
After tea Slough found runs equally easy to come by and at 120 for 1 off only 15 overs looked likely to overhaul Henley’s total with ease but when the spin of Tom Chappell removed Ray Ibrahim and Amerjot Singh bowled the prolific Mohammed Thanjan the game was wide open again.
Slough continued to chase down the Henley total however and despite accurate overs from John Neville and Alex Johnson eventually needed just 40 off their last 5 overs with 4 wickets remaining. But in the end the pace of Will Allum and experience of Chris Johnson applied enough pressure on the Slough tail for wickets to tumble and they finished just 16 runs short and Henley just one wicket away from what would have been a memorable victory for either side.
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| 4ths lose for the first time in nearly 2 years.
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Finchampstead 4th X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 21st June 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 P.Chappell Bowled Clarke 3
2 M.Woolhouse Caught Ostler bowled West 1
3 M.Thomas Bowled Augustus 11
4 N.Hopkins Caught Pask bowled Ostler 11
5 W.Allum Not Out 56
6 A.Singh Run Out 2
7 C.Johnson Caught Lay bowled Clarke 38
8 H.Chapman Bowled Davey 5
9 A.Johnson Bowled West 6
10 T.Wright Caught Davies bowled West 0
11 A.Chappell LBW Ostler 0
Extras 15
Total FOR 10 wickets 145
Innings of Finchampstead 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 M.Lay Caught and bowled C.Johnson 6
2 D.Davies Caught P.Chappell Bowled C.Johnson 1
3 T.Pask Not Out 72
4 A.Davey Not Out 46
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Extras 11
Total FOR 2 wickets 146
Key Bowling figures; C.Johnson 2 for 26
Commentary
Henley 4th X1 were well beaten on Saturday by Finchampstead 4th X1 in Thames Valley League Div 7a.
Put into bat on a rain affected wicket Henley struggled from the outset and at 38 for 5 looked in deep trouble. Dogged defence from Will Allum and Chris Johnson retrieved the situation however and the tailenders hung around long enough for Allum to complete a fine half-century and record a total of 145 off 50 overs.
Two early wickets from Chris Johnson suggested that this total might not be easy for Finchampstead to pass but any such notion was quickly quashed by Pask and Davey who knocked off the remaining runs without difficulty in just 27 overs.
Despite being defeated for the first time in nearly two years this was a creditable performance by an unusually inexperienced Henley team who batted, bowled and fielded with great spirit throughout and who remain in second place in their league.
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| Disappointing 4ths hang on for draw
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Windsor 4th X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 14th June 2008
Innings of Windsor 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 C.Light Bowled C.Johnson 1
2 K.Clifford Caught and bowled T.Chappell 59
3 M.Khan LBW C.Johnson 7
4 B.Lickley Caught and bowled C.Johnson 21
5 T.Houghton Stumped P.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 30
6 A.Johal Bowled T.Chappell 27
7 G.Barber Caught Miles-Thomas bowled T.Chappell 11
8 S.Martin Bowled T.Chappell 5
9 A.Doree Not Out 9
10 S.Day Bowled C.Johnson 6
11 C.Bristow Not Out 0
Extras 22
Total FOR 9 wickets 208
Key Bowling figures C.Johnson 5 – 53, T.Chappell 4 - 63
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught Houghton bowled Day 1
2 N.Hopkins Bowled Bristow 0
3 M.Thomas Bowled Bristow 6
4 A.Bugg Bowled Day 0
5 M.Miles-Thomas Bowled Bristow 3
6 N.Johnson Caught Day bowled Johal 27
7 C.Johnson Not Out 20
8 P.Chappell Bowled Johal 4
9 T.Wright Caught Day bowled Martin 0
10 A.Johnson Not Out 1
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Extras 19
Total FOR 8 wickets 88
Commentary
Henley 4th X1 gave a disappointing performance in their top of the table clash with Windsor 4th X1 in Thames Valley League Div 7a and were lucky to escape with a draw.
Unsurprisingly Windsor chose to bat first on a wicket that looked as if it would be slow and whilst they struggled against the nagging accuracy of Chris Johnson, runs flowed freely against the quicker bowlers at the other end. Eventually Henley elected for spin from both ends and this paid dividends as Tom Chappell once again took wickets but Windsor still accumulated a total of just over 200 despite Johnson bowling 26 overs from one end for just 53 runs.
Mediocre bowling and fielding from Henley then led to disastrous batting as they lost both openers within the first 7 balls before descending to 18 for 5 through some bad luck but also a succession of very poor shots. The long reach of Nick Johnson’s forward defensive stopped the rot and 20 overs of stonewalling from Phil Chappell set up a tense finish in which Chris and Alex Johnson blocked out the remaining overs to deny Windsor the 25 points that they undeniably deserved.
Tomorrow Henley 4ths play third-placed Finchamstead 4ths at Harpsden and will have to improve on this performance if they wish to remain amongst the front runners in this division.
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| Henley win derby match with Kidmore
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Kidmore End 3rd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 7th June 2008
Innings of Kidmore End 3rd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 C.Chapman Caught Knight bowled Neville 16
2 Ramzan LBW Neville 37
3 Ishry Bowled Thomas 17
4 P.Lawson Run Out 23
5 C.Dindar Bowled Thomas 27
6 A.Johnson Caught Taylor bowled Thomas 10
7 S.Payne Bowled A.Johnson 14
8 Nish Caught T.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 15
9 D.Massey Run Out 1
10 M.Jones Not Out 4
11 R.Hullock Caught T.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 6
Extras 22
Total FOR 10 wickets 197
Key Bowling figures M.Thomas 3 - 33
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 M. Ayres Bowled Jones 72
2 T.Chappell Bowled Ishry 0
3 M.Thomas LBW A.Johnson 10
4 J.Knight LBW A.Johnson 0
5 N.Hopkins LBW Ishry 28
6 C.Johnson Bowled Ramzan 0
7 J.Neville Caught Payne bowled Ishry 2
8 M.Miles-Thomas Not Out 14
9 S.Taylor Not out 22
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Extras 22
Total FOR 7 wickets 198
Commentary
Local derby’s between Henley and Kidmore End are invariably tense affairs and so it proved once again when Henley 4th X1 met Kidmore End 3rd X1 in Thames Valley League Div 7a.
Winning the toss Kidmore elected to bat and looked on target for a big score with positive contributions from all their top order batsmen before a mix-up between captain Paul Lawson and Chris Dindar resulted in Lawson being run out. Thereafter runs proved harder to come by against tight seam bowling from Mark Thomas and the spin of Tom Chappell and Alex Johnson and they were eventually bowled out for 197.
In reply Henley lost early wickets to Ishry and Andrew Johnson before a 50 partnership between Marc Ayres and Nathan Hopkins put them back on course to win the game. Another flurry of wickets followed however and when Ayres departed for a fine 72 they were back in trouble at 148 for 7.
But plenty of overs were still in hand and Max Miles-Thomas and Sean Taylor mixed resolute defence with intelligent running between the wickets as they calmly accumulated the remaining runs without further alarm to round off an excellent game of cricket.
This gives to gain Henley a fourth league win so far this season, leaving them in second place to Windsor 4ths who they meet next Saturday.
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| Chappell put Hurst in a spin
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Hurst 2nd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 31st May 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught Smith bowled Patel 1
2 J.Neville Caught Shay bowled Horscroft 11
3 J.Elias Caught and bowled Smith 14
4 J.Knight Caught Shay bowled Horscroft 82
5 W.Allum Bowled Horscroft 1
6 S.Taylor Caught and bowled Smith 1
7 M.Woolhouse Run out 7
8 C.Johnson LBW Harvey 22
9 M.Miles-Thomas Caught Fillingham bowled Harvey 0
10 G.Pook Not Out 3
11 P.Chappell Bowled Harvey 6
Extras 22
Total FOR 10 wickets 174
Innings of Hurst 2nd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 Murphy LBW T.Chappell 41
2 L.Smith Caught Allum bowled Miles-Thomas 5
3 Richmond LBW C.Johnson 10
4 Riaz Caught Knight bowled T.Chappell 23
5 A.Fillingham Not out 34
6 Shay Bowled T.Chappell 0
7 I.Harvey Caught Pook bowled T. Chappell 0
8 T.Walker Bowled Allum 1
9 D.Horscroft Not out 5
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Extras 13
Total FOR 7 wickets 134
Key Bowling figures; T.Chappell 4 - 28
Henley 4th X1 batted first once again away against Hurst 2nd X1 on a wicket that was still damp from rain earlier in the week.
Unsurprisingly, batting proved difficult and only James Knight looked comfortable against determined bowling and keen fielding from a young Hurst side. He shared a 50 partnership with John Neville, eventually scored a very fine 82 and hoisted the score to 174 all out helped by aggressive hitting from the lower order.
In reply Hurst started positively and at 55 for 1 off only 13 overs looked well placed to win the match. However miserly bowling from Chris Johnson and Will Allum, who only conceded 1 run in 7 overs, pushed their scoring rate back below the required run rate.
The introduction of Tom Chappell to the attack then changed the game completely. In a mesmerising spell of leg-spin bowling he took 4 wickets in quick succession, 3 of them in one over, which left Hurst hanging on to secure a draw. Despite attacking fields and several bowling changes Henley were unable to prise out the remaining batsmen and eventually had to settle for a moral victory and just 9 points.
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| 4ths overcome Eversley
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Henley CC
Fourth XI v Eversley 3rd X1 – TVL Division 7a
Date 24th May 2008
Innings of Henley 4th X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 T.Chappell Caught Breakspear bowled Martin 6
2 N.Hopkins Caught Breakspear bowled Martin 12
3 M.Thomas Caught Creswell bowled J.Guy 35
4 J.Knight Caught Hammond bowled Berger-North 18
5 W.Allum Run Out 48
6 J.Neville Caught B.Guy bowled Slatcher 12
7 M.Woolhouse Bowled Slatcher 7
8 C.Johnson Caught Edwards bowled Martin 7
9 M.Miles-Thomas Stumped Breakspear bowled Slatcher 6
10 P.Chappell Run Out 1
11 A.Johnson Not Out 0
Extras 38
Total FOR 10 wickets 195
Innings of Eversley 3rd X1
No. Name How out Runs
1 B.Slatcher Bowled C.Johnson 0
2 J.Hammond Bowled Neville 8
3 D.Breakspear Stumped P.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 5
4 M.Martin Caught Knight bowled Allum 50
5 K.Ryder Caught P.Chappell bowled C.Johnson 7
6 J.Berger-North Caught Thomas bowled Miles-Thomas 0
7 N.Creswell Bowled Thomas 27
8 J.Guy LBW Thomas 3
9 J.Edwards Caught and bowled Hopkins 1
10 B.Guy Caught Neville bowled Thomas 7
11 T.Critchley Not Out 0
Extras 33
Total FOR 10 wickets 138
Key Bowling figures; M.Thomas 3 for 15, C.Johnson 3 for 39
Commentary
Henley 4th X1 confidently went out to bat against Eversley 3rd X1 on a windy Saturday at Stonor having taken maximum points from their first two league matches this season.
This time they suffered a shaky start with the early loss of both openers but resolute batting from Mark Thomas and James Knight began to repair the damage. This was followed by a mature innings from 13 year old Will Allum who, with help from the lower order, grafted the total towards an adequate 195 on a wicket that assisted the bowlers more than expected.
Retaining the old ball after tea proved successful for Henley as the spin and swing combination of Chris Johnson and John Neville reduced Eversley to 19 for 3 off the first few overs but then the opposition recovered to 110 for 5 with a possible chance of victory.
However, after 26 overs the new ball was eventually taken and Mark Thomas completed a fine all round performance with 3 for 15 as Henley’s seam attack quickly removed the remaining batsmen. This left Eversley 57 runs short and earned a further maximum 25 points for the 4ths.
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Henley Fourth XI v Thatcham 3rd X1 – TVL Division 7a
17th May 2008
On a cold, damp afternoon at Stonor on Saturday Henley 4th X1 collected another maximum 25 points against Thatcham 3rd X1 in Thames Valley League Div 7a.
Despite the rain affected wicket Henley elected to bat first after winning the toss. Once again the opening pairing of Tom Chappell and Nick Johnson launched the innings with a 50 partnership and this was followed by a really fine century stand between Mark Thomas (52) and James Knight (38) before Henley declared at 203 for 4 after 49 overs.
Further rain, just after the interval, did Henley no favours with an even wetter ball to bowl with but smart slip catching gave Jack Harris two wickets in an over and this set the tone for the innings. Wickets fell at regular intervals against a Thatcham side that only sporadically seemed to show much interest in trying to win the game but all the bowlers stuck to their task well in the miserable conditions. More excellent catches were taken, notably by Mick Woolhouse at short leg and by Tom Chappell at second slip which sealed victory by exactly 100 runs for Henley.
Innings of Henley 4th X1
1 T.Chappell Caught Manger bowled L.Redmond 33
2 N.Johnson Caught Stewart bowled N.Redmond 12
3 M.Thomas Run out 52
4 J.Knight Bowled Bloor 38
5 W.Allum Not Out 9
6 J.Neville Not Out 2
Extras 42
Total FOR 4 wickets 203
Innings of Thatcham 3rd X1
1 B.Gadsden Caught N.Johnson bowled Harris 5
2 J.Young Bowled Neville 14
3 P.Sharp Caught C.Johnson bowled Harris 0
4 S.Hucking Caught Thomas bowled C.Johnson 25
5 N.Manger Caught Woolhouse bowled Harris 6
6 M.Bloor LBW Allum 27
7 N.Redmond Bowled Harris 0
8 M.Hobbs Caught T.Chappell bowled Miles-Thomas 3
9 L.Redmond Caught Thomas bowled Allum 5
10 N.Stewart Caught Woolhouse bowled N.Johnson 1
11 J.Peacock Not Out 0
Extras 11
Total FOR 10 wickets 103
Key Bowling figures; J.Harris 4 - 19
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