MATCH ABANDONED
Bishopston CC 159 Frenchay CC 39/1
The arrival of the new cricket season was met with a familiar frustration this weekend as the "heavens opened" to deny Chare Smith and his Frenchay Cricket Club teammates a winning start to their West of England Premier Cricket League (WEPL) campaign.
The Bristol and North Somerset Division 50-over opener against Bishopston was finely poised when the weather intervened, leaving Frenchay to wonder what might have been after a dominant display with the ball.
After winning the toss and electing to field, Frenchay’s bowling attack looked clinical. Bermudian international Chare Smith led the charge from one end, returning impressive figures of 3-31 from his eight overs. He was ably supported by Shalinda Arachchige, who proved almost impossible to get away, claiming 3-16 as Bishopston were bundled out for a modest 159. Only Dominic Hooper offered significant resistance for the visitors, striking a gritty 53.
The chase began with similar composure. Frenchay had reached 39 for the loss of just one wicket after 11 overs, with Mike Donaldson (15) steadying the ship. Daniel McCudden had provided the solitary breakthrough for Bishopston, but the hosts appeared to be in firm control of the required run rate.
However, a sudden afternoon deluge halted play, forcing the officials to abandon the contest. While both sides walk away with a share of the points, Frenchay will likely feel the more aggrieved, having put themselves in a commanding position to secure maximum points on home soil.
The focus for Smith and his side now shifts to next weekend, with the weather forecast—and the form of their seam attack—remaining the primary talking points at the Frenchay ground.
Bishopston Cricket Club Inning
..03 (09) Arnold Otwani c Mike Donaldson b Rishabh Singh ..01 (06) Tristan Jungbauer b Chare Smith
..00 (02) David O'Brien c Mike Donaldson b Chare Smith
..15 (15) Saurabh Rawat c Rishabh Singh b Chare Smith
..53 (89) Dominic Hooper c Madushan Ravichandrakumar b Shalinda Arachchige
..22 (46) Alex Morgan b Alex Stell
..04 (05) Gary Booth c Chare Smith b Alex Stell
..23 (49) Lawrence Cook c Tom Bibby b Shalinda Arachchige ..00 (09) William Thirkell LBW Alex Stell
..11 (22) Ryan White c Steffan Davies b Shalinda Arachchige
..02 (12) Daniel McCudden Not Out
..25 Extras (4b-6lb-14w-1nb)
159 Total All Out after 43.5 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Otwani); 2-5 (O'Brien)); 3-18 (Jungbauer); 4-28 (Rawat)); 5-95 (Morgan) 6-105 (Booth); 7-134 (Hooper)); 8-141 (Thirkell); 9-156 (Cook); 10-159 (White)
Frenchay Cricket Club Bowlers
8.0-0-31-3 Chare Smith
7.0-1-26-1 Rishabh Singh
7.0-2-27-0 Tyrone Isitt
1.0-0-14-0 Madushan Ravichandrakumar
10.-2-23-3 Alex Stell
7.5-0-16-3 Shalinda Arachchige
3.0-0-12-0 Harangaddeep Singh
Frenchay Cricket Club Inning
..15 (22) Mike Donaldson cTristan Jungbauer b Daniel McCudden
..12 (36) Tom Bibby Not Out
..08 (08) Tyrone Isitt Not Out
..04 Extras (4w)
..39 Total for 1 wicket after 11 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-21 (Donaldson);
Bishopston Cricket Club Bowlers
5.0-0-23-0 Lawrence Cook
5.0-0-13-1 Daniel McCudden
1.0-0-03-0 David O'Brien
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