Papplewick and Linby CC Won by 49 Runs
Papplewick and Linby CC 145/4 Ilkeston Rutland CC 26/1
A promising friendly encounter between Papplewick and Linby Cricket Club and Ilkeston Rutland was shortened as adverse weather intervened at Papplewick Hall Field.
The visitors won the toss and opted to field first, hoping to make early inroads on a surface that offered some encouragement to the seamers. However, Papplewick’s opening batsman Sam Watson had other ideas, anchoring the innings with a composed and unbeaten 60. Watson looked in fine touch from the outset, punishing any overpitched deliveries to keep the scoreboard ticking over at a healthy rate.
Zeri Tomlinson provided useful support in the middle order, contributing a brisk 16 runs from 22 deliveries. Tomlinson showed his intent early on, finding the boundary three times with some elegant stroke play before the innings was eventually curtailed. For Ilkeston Rutland, Frank Henshaw was the standout performer with the ball, finishing with impressive figures of two wickets for 21 runs from his five overs of work.
Papplewick and Linby had reached 145 for the loss of four wickets after 22.2 overs when the clouds darkened and a heavy downpour forced the players from the field. The delay proved significant, leading to a lengthy interruption that ultimately truncated the afternoon's proceedings.
Following a pitch inspection once the rain had cleared, the officials calculated a revised DLS target for Ilkeston Rutland. The visitors were set a challenging 76 runs from a maximum of 10 overs, requiring an aggressive approach from the very first ball.
The chase never truly gathered momentum, however, as the Papplewick bowlers adapted quickly to the damp conditions. Dillon Singh was particularly effective, conceding just three runs from his three overs and claiming the solitary wicket to fall. Ilkeston Rutland had reached 26 for one when the match was eventually brought to a close, leaving both sides to reflect on what might have been had the weather remained fair.
Papplewick and Linby CC Inning
..60 (60) Sam Watson Not Out
..04 (04) Cooper Hall c Sam Moulds b Frank Henshaw
..30 (25) Finley Moran c Muhammad Riaz b Frank Henshaw
..16 (22) Zeri Tomlinson c Muhammad Riaz b Muhammad Usman
..01 (02) Ben Bhabra c Shaun Levy b Muhammad Riaz
..11 (26) Nick Lever Not Out
..23 Extras (7b-5lb-6w-5nb)
145 total for 4 wickets after 22.2 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-14 (Hall), 2-54 (Moran), 3-101 (Tomlinson), 4-102 (Bhabra)
Ilkeston Rutland Bowlers
5.0-1-21-2 Frank Henshaw
4.0-0-32-0 Ben Slater
2.0-0-21-0 Aidan Smith
6.2-0-34-1 Muhammad Riaz
5.0-0-25-1 Muhammad Usman
Ilkeston Rutland Inning
..09 (18) David Smit c & b Dillon Singh
..12 (29) Shaun Levy Not Out
..04 (13) Andrew Wells Not Out
..01 Extras (1w)
..26 Total for 1 wickets after 10 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Smit)
Papplewick and Linby CC Bowlers
3.0-0-03-1 Dillon Singh
3.0-0-11-0 Ben Bhabra
2.0-0-06-0 Alex Smith
2.0-0-06-0 James Deane
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