A Match Review To Remember from 2011

Mayfield 2nd XI v Sidley III

Saturday 25th June 2011 - 1.30 start

Sidley won the toss and elected to field on a dampish wicket that looked very much like a batting dream but ended up bowlers paradise. Ali Gilkes set about the Sidley bowlers and was progressing smoothly despite wickets falling with alarming regularity at the other end. His score of 55 was the only innings of note for Mayfield and with 5 batsmen registering ducks Mayfield seemed unlikely to post a competitive total. Curcher dipped in with a useful 12 runs at the death that in the end were quite crucial after a low score that looked inadequate in win the game.

As it was, Mayfield were dismissed for a paltry 101 in just 20.3 overs.

With only 20.3 over being bowled Mayfield came straight back out to bowl a further 29 overs before tea.

Jamie Anderson took the first wicket with the score on 20-1 which brought in Curcher to the attack, replacing Russell at the other end, the Sidley batters found progress altogether more difficult.

Curcher cleaned up 8 of the next 9 batsmen in a very fine display of controlled swing bowling, demolished, simply destroyed, the Sidley batting order in taking a remarkable 8 wickets for just 8 runs in 9.2 overs. With just 101 runs on the board to defend, Sidley subsided from 20-1 to 89 all out.

The Curcher bowling spell and his 12 runs is probably worthy of one of the finest spells in Mayfield history and certainly won this match single handily!!

Mayfield II: 101 all out in 20.3 overs (Home)

Sidley IV: 89 all out in 31.2 overs

Mayfield won by 12 runs