Steve Moore
Club Cricketer
DAY 1
MN: “Right, Dickie Bird and David Shephard are making their way into the middle for play to start.”
Drinks
After an opening maiden, Broad and Larkins both got boundries in the 2nd and 3rd over before Garner beat Larkins for pace to bowl him for 5. 9-1. Then in the 7th over, Garner got Thorpe’s edge and was caught behind by Andy Flower for 4.15-2. However, Broad and Abbas saw it through to drinks. 40-2
Broad 16. Abbas 14. Garner 8-3-13-2. Hadlee 7-1-27-0.
Lunch
Abbas brought the Saints 50 up with an elegant 4 as Garner tired in the 19th. They then played with due care and attention until the 24th over when Bedser gave Abbas a complete working over with brilliant swing bowling until getting him to nick to Flintoff at slip for 28 to complete a wicket maiden. 64-3. Then in the 29th, Flintoff induced an edge from Broad to get him for 33. 74-4. LUNCH 79-4
Inzamam 3. Dev 4. Garner 10-4-20-2. Hadlee 7-1-27-0. Bedser 7-1-17-1. Flintoff 5-0-14-1. Laker 1-0-1-0.
Drinks
The batsmen started with aggressive intent to bring up the 100 in the 35th, but the skippers aggressive intent got him out in the 37th, hitting Flintoff over mid-off for 6 and holing out next ball trying to repeat the trick for 20. 107-5. Russell & Inzamam were then very defensive but able to play through until drinks. 119-5.
Inzamam 20. Russell 4. Bedser 14-3-36-1. Flintoff 13-1-35-2.
Tea
A double change from the London Capitals with Laker and Garner coming on and it worked with Garner flying a short one in the 50th over off Inzamam’s gloves and brilliantly caught by Andy Flower to get him out for 25. 131-6. However, Pollock & Russell saw it through to Tea. 150-6
Russell 19. Pollock 8. Garner 16-7-35-3. Hadlee 9-1-29-0. Bedser 14-3-36-1. Flintoff 13-1-35-2. Laker 8-3-15-0.
Drinks
After good hard Test cricket, Laker beat Russell in the 65th and bowled him for 19. 156-7. Then Pollock got given L.B.W. to Laker for 28 trying to find a single to farm the strike. 172-8. Hadlee then Bowled Murali for 1. 172-9. Then some good slogging got Saints past 200 before Garner came on and bowled Trueman for 28! 220 All Out.
SCORECARD
Broad- c Flower b Flintoff 33
Larkins- b Garner 5
Thorpe- c Flower b Garner 4
Abbas- c Flintoff b Bedser 28
Inzamam- c Flower b Garner 25
Dev- c Garner b Flintoff 20
Russell- b Laker 19
Pollock- LBW Laker 28
Muralitharan- b Hadlee 1
Trueman- b Garner 28
Small- NOT OUT 16
Extras-13
Total: 220
Bowling
Garner 17-7-42-4
Hadlee 15-2-60-1
Bedser 14-3-36-1
Flintoff 14-1-44-2
Laker 15-6-38-2
Close
A tricky little 12 over spell for the openers and Barry Richards’ response was to attack particularly against Pollock but he got a jaffa from Trueman and was bowled for 22 in the 7th. 28-1. Then Amiss tried to flick Trueman off his hips and played it straight to Inzamam at short leg for 15. 37-2. That brought Alec Bedser out as nightwatchmen and with Langer, saw out the night. 47-2.
Langer 10. Bedser 0. Trueman 6-1-13-2. Pollock 6-0-34-0.
MN: “Right, Dickie Bird and David Shephard are making their way into the middle for play to start.”
Drinks
After an opening maiden, Broad and Larkins both got boundries in the 2nd and 3rd over before Garner beat Larkins for pace to bowl him for 5. 9-1. Then in the 7th over, Garner got Thorpe’s edge and was caught behind by Andy Flower for 4.15-2. However, Broad and Abbas saw it through to drinks. 40-2
Broad 16. Abbas 14. Garner 8-3-13-2. Hadlee 7-1-27-0.
Lunch
Abbas brought the Saints 50 up with an elegant 4 as Garner tired in the 19th. They then played with due care and attention until the 24th over when Bedser gave Abbas a complete working over with brilliant swing bowling until getting him to nick to Flintoff at slip for 28 to complete a wicket maiden. 64-3. Then in the 29th, Flintoff induced an edge from Broad to get him for 33. 74-4. LUNCH 79-4
Inzamam 3. Dev 4. Garner 10-4-20-2. Hadlee 7-1-27-0. Bedser 7-1-17-1. Flintoff 5-0-14-1. Laker 1-0-1-0.
Drinks
The batsmen started with aggressive intent to bring up the 100 in the 35th, but the skippers aggressive intent got him out in the 37th, hitting Flintoff over mid-off for 6 and holing out next ball trying to repeat the trick for 20. 107-5. Russell & Inzamam were then very defensive but able to play through until drinks. 119-5.
Inzamam 20. Russell 4. Bedser 14-3-36-1. Flintoff 13-1-35-2.
Tea
A double change from the London Capitals with Laker and Garner coming on and it worked with Garner flying a short one in the 50th over off Inzamam’s gloves and brilliantly caught by Andy Flower to get him out for 25. 131-6. However, Pollock & Russell saw it through to Tea. 150-6
Russell 19. Pollock 8. Garner 16-7-35-3. Hadlee 9-1-29-0. Bedser 14-3-36-1. Flintoff 13-1-35-2. Laker 8-3-15-0.
Drinks
After good hard Test cricket, Laker beat Russell in the 65th and bowled him for 19. 156-7. Then Pollock got given L.B.W. to Laker for 28 trying to find a single to farm the strike. 172-8. Hadlee then Bowled Murali for 1. 172-9. Then some good slogging got Saints past 200 before Garner came on and bowled Trueman for 28! 220 All Out.
SCORECARD
Broad- c Flower b Flintoff 33
Larkins- b Garner 5
Thorpe- c Flower b Garner 4
Abbas- c Flintoff b Bedser 28
Inzamam- c Flower b Garner 25
Dev- c Garner b Flintoff 20
Russell- b Laker 19
Pollock- LBW Laker 28
Muralitharan- b Hadlee 1
Trueman- b Garner 28
Small- NOT OUT 16
Extras-13
Total: 220
Bowling
Garner 17-7-42-4
Hadlee 15-2-60-1
Bedser 14-3-36-1
Flintoff 14-1-44-2
Laker 15-6-38-2
Close
A tricky little 12 over spell for the openers and Barry Richards’ response was to attack particularly against Pollock but he got a jaffa from Trueman and was bowled for 22 in the 7th. 28-1. Then Amiss tried to flick Trueman off his hips and played it straight to Inzamam at short leg for 15. 37-2. That brought Alec Bedser out as nightwatchmen and with Langer, saw out the night. 47-2.
Langer 10. Bedser 0. Trueman 6-1-13-2. Pollock 6-0-34-0.
