Game 16 v Cgoenhoe II

St Michael's Cricket Club

Opponent	:	Cogenhoe II
Date	:	26 August 2006
Venue	:	Kislingbury
Result	:	Lost by 1 run

Innings of: Cogenhoe II

1	P James	ct Griffiths	b Cannell	18	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	P Browning	ct Collier	b Baker	14	M Baker	6	2	22	1
3	D Patrick	ct Baker	b Geddes	1	T Marlow	11	3	23	1
4	D Harris	ct Collier	b Geddes	1	I Geddes	11	6	19	3
5	G Brough	ct Kingston jr	b Cannell	0	S Cannell	8.4	0	44	4
6	K Parsons		retired hurt	8	W Kingston jr	3	0	7	0
7	F Perkin	ct	b Cannell	0
8	C Mason		b Geddes	11
9	M Bird	ct Kingston jr	b Marlow	15
10	S Cox	ct Watts	b Cannell	28
11	M Golby		not out	13
	Overs	39.4	Extras	9
	Wickets	9	Total	118

Innings of: St Michael's

1	W Kingston sr	ct	b Cox	16	Bowling	O	M	R	W
2	W Kingston jr	ct	b Cox	25	M Bird	12.5	0	37	3
3	S Griffiths	ct	b Golby	12	M Golby	13	2	39	1
4	I Geddes	ct	b Cox	0	S Cox	12	3	21	6
5	M Collier	ct	b Bird	13	C Mason	2	0	9	0
6	S Tinnant	LBW	b Cox	8
7	T Marlow	ct	b Bird	2
8	S Cannell	ct	b Cox	8
9	P Watts	ct	b Cox	3
10	J Brown		not out	5
11	M Baker	ct	b Bird	12
	Overs	39.5	Extras	13
	Wickets	9	Total	118

Match report

St Michael's promotion aspirations were dealt a blow on Saturday as Cogenhoe pulled off a dramatic 1 run win.

In damp conditions, St Michael's skipper Will Kingston won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. In view of the potential threat from rain, the game was played on the mat, and the Cogenhoe openers of Piro James and Paul Browning got off to a flyer, as St Michael's opening bowlers Martin Baker and Tom Marlow struggled to keep their feet on the slippery surface.

Baker was first to strike, having Browning caught behind by Matt Collier for 14. A clatter of wickets followed, with Ian Geddes, Tom Marlow and Simon Cannell all in on the action, as Cogenhoe were reduced to 48 for 7. Keith Parsons then retired hurt as he took a ball in the face from Tom Marlow. However the St Michael's bowlers were unable to finish the job as the Cogenhoe tail defiantly wagged. Mark Bird, Steve Cox and Matt Golby all hung around to take the score to a creditable 118 for 9.

The St Michael's reply began well, with Bill and Will Kingston putting on 44 for the first wicket until skipper Will Kingston was caught for 25. The rest of the batting failed to turn up though, as Steve Cox took 6 for 21 to leave the reply in tatters. The ninth wicket went down with the score on 99, 20 short of victory. Jamie Brown and Martin Baker looked to be steering St Michael's to an unlikely victory. However it was not to be as Baker was caught with only 2 runs needed for the win.