Rosehill Meths
Posted Thursday, August 4, 2005
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Sunseekers 167 all out (M Walters 93, Carpenter 30).
Rosehill Methodists 76 all out (Crawford 3-7 off 8, Bennett 2-16 off 7, J Downes 1-5 off 6).
Sunseekers won by 91 runs
This was an enjoyable game played in an excellent spirit against a team destined to become favourite opponents - and not just because we won easily.
After all, Rosehill's 76 all out could easily have been a Sunseekers innings on a different day to this.
It will be remembered as Mogie's Match, after he came within five yards of reaching 99 not out with three balls of the innings left and, if that had happened, a first ever century would surely have been his.
Howard and Carpo made a rapid start and looked set to put on a big opening stand before they were out on 45 from successive balls: the last of one over, the first of the next, Howard uncharacteristically fishing tentatively outside off stump and pushing a catch to point, Carpo more characteristically "dying by the sword" with a big hit to deep point.
It prompted a short collapse, with Steve, Nigel and Chris making only eight between them but Mogie soon had the bit between his teeth and the recovery was excellent. All Colston (8) and Brian (9) had to do was stay with Mogie as he laid waste to all bowlers. There were 16 hard-hit fours in his innings and the book doesn't show it but he couldn't have been far off putting on 50 with both Colston and Brian.
Stuart went in for the last over knowing his dad was on 89 and forcing him to run twos off the first two balls. Good thinking Stu!
After Mogie holed out on the deep square leg boundary, there was just enough time for the younger Walters to suicidally run out the younger Palmer, Ben. Bad thinking, Stu!
On this day, Rosehill were never in the hunt after Stu got one to lift in the first over to catch the opener's glove.
Cap'n Jim Downes also got an early wicket and your reporter returned his best eight over spell for some time: 8-4-7-3, to put the lid on it.
A cracking day all round, defeat accepted in good part by Rosehill, whose third team is genuinely socially-minded. We will look forward to this match next year.
There was even an appearance by Sgt Matt Williamson at half-time, looking and sounding unchanged and now promising to return for the odd game... maybe even this season!
