Game 8 v Prims XLCR

St Michael's Cricket Club

Opponent	:	Prims XLCR (Garnett Cup semi final)
Date	:	Saturday 28 June 2003
Venue	:	Weston Favell
Result	:	Lost by 96 runs

Innings of: Prims XLCR

1	S Hanwell	b	Davis	94	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	S Hutchings	ct & b	Geddes	35	M Swann	8	0	46	0
3	R Long	ct Harrison	Cannell	47	D Allen	7	0	82	1
4	J Denny	ct Kingston jr	Davis	48	I Geddes	8	0	56	1
5	D Wood	ct Tebbutt	Allen	10	S Cannell	8	0	59	1
6	G Bates	ct Ahearn	Davis	29	R Davis	8	0	40	3
7	A Threlfall		not out	18	D Tebbutt	1	0	8	0
8	West		not out	0

	Overs	40	Extras	35
	Wickets	6	Total	316

Innings of: St Michael's

1	D Harrison	b	Wilson	7	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	W Kingston jr	b	Wilson	21	Wilson	8	1	28	3
3	M Collier	ct	Kumar	31	Clarke	8	2	26	0
4	D Tebbutt	b	Wilson	0	A Kumar	8	0	59	2
5	I Geddes	ct & b	Kumar	42	West	4	0	33	0
6	M Swann	b	Wood	25	Wood	8	0	16	1
7	D Allen		not out	22	J Denny	4	0	26	0
8	W Kingston sr		not out	8

	Overs	40	Extras	64
	Wickets	6	Total	220

Match report

A run fest at the Racecourse saw St Michael's lose out on the semi finals of the Garnett Cup against last year's winners Prims.

On baking hot day, with the boundaries short and the outfield lightening fast, the runs soon piled up as Prims took an early liking to the St Michael's attack. Boundaries came aplenty, Steve Hanwell taking a particular fancy to the opening bowlers. He was eventually out 6 shy of a century, but Long Denny and Bates carried on the onslaught. The final total of 316 was, to put at mildly, massive, and one that St Michael's would to well to get any where near to.

To their credit, St Michael's didn't lie down, putting up a good reply. After an early cameo by Will Kingston, Matt Collier and Ian Geddes had a stand of 80 as the Prims bowlers found themselves chasing leather. The target of over 300 was never in trouble, but a spirited response saw the winning margin kept to under a hundred.