Game 1 v Obelisk A

St Michael's Cricket Club

Opponent	:	Obelisk 'A'
Date	:	3 May 2003
Venue	:	Weston Favell Upper School
Result	:	Won by 4 wickets

Innings of: Obelisk 'A'

1	R Flight	ct	Marnewick	2	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	M Bastin	ct	Swann	0	A Marnewick	7	3	10	2
3	M Mullins	ct	Marnewick	9	M Swann	6	2	23	2
4	B Robinson	ct	Swann	0	T Marlow	7	1	18	2
5	N Smith	ct	Marlow	28	I Geddes	6.3	4	9	2
6	P Rice		run out	1
7	D Brown		LBW	10
8	M Summerton	ct	Marlow	5
9	S Lewis		run out	0
10	S Macklin		not out	2
11	K Burns	ct	Geddes	0
	Overs	26.3	Extras	5
	Wickets	10	Total	62

Innings of: St Michael's

1	D Harrison	ct	Macklin	8	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	M Swann	ct	Macklin	2	D Brown	10	3	16	1
3	M Collier	b	Rice	30	S Macklin	7	2	13	2
4	W Kingston jr	ct	Summerton	4	M Summerton	5	0	8	1
5	D Tebbutt	b	Brown	3	P Rice	5.3	0	23	2
6	J Phillips	LBW	Rice	0
7	B Ahearn		not out	7
8	S Cannell		not out	4

	Overs	27.3	Extras	9
	Wickets	6	Total	65

Match report

In the end a comfortable opening day victory for St Michael's, but how they made a meal of a low target in the first game of the season.

Obelisk batted first, and were soon in trouble at 3 for 3, with Andy Marnewick and Malc Swann causing havoc with the Obelisk top order. A recovery of sorts ensued, with Smith's 28 the only sign of resistance. However a couple of run outs did not help, and with some tight bowling a sprightly fielding, the Obelisk score of 62 shouldn't have proved a problem.

But it did. You could put it down to opening day rustiness, or perhaps a lack of concentration. But the wickets fell as rapidly as they did in the first innings. However Matt Collier's 30 proved the difference, with no other St Michael's batsman reaching double figures. A nervous end, but a win none the less.