Game 7 v Northants Stars

St Michael's Cricket Club

Opponent	:	Northants Stars
Date	:	26 June 2004
Venue	:	Racecourse 3
Result	:	Match awarded to SMCC

Innings of: Northants Stars

1	Bish	ct Kelly	Cannell	31	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	Musahid	b	Kelly	11	I Geddes	5	1	10	0
3	Zafran	b	Kelly	0	M Baker	8	1	31	0
4	Ahsan	b	Cannell	21	C Kelly	5	1	13	3
5	Gulrez	ct Palangi	Cannell	1	M Swann	6	0	21	1
6	Faisal	ct Harrison	Cannell	0	S Cannell	6.3	0	12	6
7	Irfan	ct Ahearn	Swann	9
8	Shakeel	b	Kelly	3
9	Imran	ct Collier	Cannell	7
10	Nasir	b	Cannell	0
11	Rashid		not out	0
	Overs	30.3	Extras	7
	Wickets	10	Total	90

Innings of: St Michael's

1	D Harrison		not out	38	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	R Palangi	b	Shakeel	1	Gulrez	8.3	0	21	0
3	M Collier	ct WK	Ahsan	29	Shakeel	4	0	18	1
4	W Kingston jr		not out	3	Imran	1	0	15	0
					Ahsan	3	0	15	1
					Bish	3	0	13	0
	Overs	17.3	Extras	5
	Wickets	2	Total	76

Match report

St Michael's were cruising to a comfortable victory in this Garnett Cup semi-final clash with Northants Stars at the Racecourse when the Stars decided not to continue to play in the wet conditions. This was despite instructions from the umpire to resume play after a rain shower.

Stars batted first, and following last week's batting collapse, made a solid start. It was debutante South African Clayton Kelly who made the breakthrough, claiming 2 wickets in 2 balls with the score on 33. Then Simon Cannell, fresh off the operating table, came on to wreak havoc in the Stars batting line up. Perhaps it was the drugs, but Cannell weaved a spell of magic that the Stars were unable to counter. He ended up with a very jugable 6 for 12 to give St Michael's a winning target of 91 in 40 overs.

The St Michael's reply began in the rain, and Rushon Palangi must have wanted to get back into the tent judging by the swing and miss to get himself bowled for 1. As the rain continued, Dale Harrison and Matt Collier built a solid partnership before Collier was caught behind for 29.

A short break for the rain followed, but when the shower ended, the Stars refused to resume, despite the directions of the umpire who deemed the pitch fit for play. Even though the pitch was safe and playable, the Stars would not change their mind, and so the game ended in acrimony. The League Secretary has been informed, and so we await the Committee's decision as to whether the game is to be replayed or the tie is awarded to St Michael's. Let's hope it's the right one.

Update 2/7 - The League Committee have since ruled that the match be awarded to St Michael's as the Northants Stars broke competition rules by refusing to comply with the umpire's decision to play. See you in the final!!

Fines

Player	Reason	Amount
Ian Geddes	Kit - illegal cap and blue football socks Mincing in the field Crap ring tone on mobile phone	�1
Simon Cannell	Drugged up Ineffective bowling	�1
Matt Collier	Getting out when it was raining - afraid of getting wet Lethargic when fielding in the slips	�1
Malc Swann	Not wearing cap correctly - it's not a tea cosy! Illegal colours on jumper	�1
Dale Harrison	Failure to shave Slow scoring when batting	�1
Rushon Palangi	Arrived late Being a rugby bore Crap shot to get out	�1
Brian Ahearn	Drop Rolling back the years and getting into some argy bargy with the opposition	�1
Will Kingston	Drop Playing and missing on FOUR consecutive occasions	�1
Danny York	Drop at slip Carrying a tea bag in the field - TART!	�1
Clayton Kelly	Silly name Borrowed shirt	�1
Martin Baker	Bowling s##t	�1
Bill Kingston & Tom Marlow	Not available to play - lack of commitment	�1