Denham 71 All Out in 32 Overs (Shane Mundie 8 overs - 5 maidens - 4 runs - 4 wickets, Martin Cowling 8-2-13-2, Allan Roberts 4-1-18-2, Rob Bastin 4 catches)
Pacific 74 for 4 in 21.5 overs (Braden Grigg 26, Rob Bastin 17*) Happy Mundie Demolishes Denham
Pacific's Shane Mundie starred as the Islington team overcame Denham
to make it two wins in a row at the west Middlesex ground. After
bowling out the home side on a seamer friendly pitch, Pacific
successfully chased a modest target of 72 to win.
With dark clouds looming, Pacific captain Jim Davies took little time
inserting the home side on winning the toss. The decision was
vindicated almost immediately, as the first ball partnership of Martin
Cowling (impressive figures of 8 overs, 2 mdns, 2 for 13) and Darryl
Roberts found a nagging line. Breakthroughs came quickly, with two
edges behind both sticking (keeper Rob 'Bilbo' Bastin finishing with a
club record equalling 4 catches) and a clean bowled from Cowling to
remove Denham dangerman Nicholas.
After a rain break, Pacific turned to Shane Mundie and Jim Davies to
continue the good work of the openers. Wickets continued to fall
rapidly, backed up by some outstanding fielding. The highlight must be
Cowling parrying a hard chance 20 feet straight up in the air, only to
take the ball from a prone position to the surprise of the
batsman. For Denham, only Payne maintained his composure, battling
hard before falling in the twenties.
As skipper Davies decided to give himself a blow, the guile of the
spinner Allan Roberts was turned to. Denham's lower order tried to
turn the game with clean hitting, but the inevitable occured. Mundie
(outstanding figures of 8 overs, 5 mdns, 4 for 4, going 10th on
Pacific's all time economic spells list) and A. Roberts (2 for 18)
wrapped up the innings for 71 all out off 32 overs.
The Pacific reply had the worst possible start with the loss of Adrian
Duthie for a duck. Guy Wiehahn and Miles Picknett steadied the ship
and gradually moved the score into the twenties, troubled by the
accurate bowling of the Denham openers on a pitch that certainly did
not improve with age.
After Wiehahn fell to a sharp catch at gully, Braden Grigg came to the
crease and immediately looked to push on the rate. With Pacific
closing in on victory, Denham regained some hope as Picknett fell to a
shooter and Grigg (top scoring with 26) lofted the ball for a good
catch at deep backward point.
The Denham hope was quickly ended though, as Kurt Rademaker and Bastin
finished off the game, Pacific only requiring 21.5 of their allotted
40 overs. It was left to Bastin (17*) to hit the last runs, scoring
three consecutive straight boundaries to wrap up an impressive team
performance.
MOM - Shane Mundie - a stunning spell from the Aussie left-armer.
Packing the Kit - Adrian Duthie - fifty last week, a first over duck
this week!
XI: Adrian, Guy, Miles, Braden, Jim, Kurt, Martin, Rob, Shane M, Darryl, Allan
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