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Shrewsbury v Leamington Cricket Club 1st XI on Sat 10 Sep 2011 at 12 noon
Match was Drawn Winning Draw - 15 Points

Match report The Premier Division Cricket match between Shrewsbury and Leamington produced one of the matches of the season as Leamington secured a vital winning draw off the final ball of the match.

Leamington knew that as long as they secured the same points, or more, than Moseley, then their Premier Division status would be secured for another season. While Moseley picked up 15 points away at Himley, Leamington came away from Shrewsbury with 15 points.

The Premier Division Cricket match between Shrewsbury and Leamington produced one of the matches of the season as Leamington secured a vital winning draw off the final ball of the match.

Leamington knew that as long as they secured the same points, or more, than Moseley, then their Premier Division status would be secured for another season. While Moseley picked up 15 points away at Himley, Leamington came away from Shrewsbury with 15 points.

Having lost the toss, Leamington were inserted to bat and were soon 16-1. However, Alex Phillips and David Bailey (46) then added 106 to take the away side to 124-2. Leamington then found themselves 133-3 as Shrewsbury's middle over bowlers applied some pressure before a partnership 79 between Phillips and Tom Lewis (47) took Leamington towards a big score. However, both batsmen fell in quick succession towards the end of the innings. Phillips completed a magnificent 106 before being dismissed caught behind. His controlled innings allowed the rest of the side to bat around him. Phillips has had a fantastic season, with his current runs tally standing at 791 for the season. Lewis then fell in bizarre circumstances when his powerful drive rebounded off his batting partner, Jason Young (12*), to then carry to mid on who gratefully took the catch. Leamington finished their innings on 249-6 with Young hitting the last ball for 6.

In reply, Shrewsbury got off to the best possible start as they raced to 90-0 in 17 overs. However, the introduction of Faisal Khalid (12-4-30-4) turned the game in Leamington's favour as, despite his first two overs going for 14, Khalid picked up four vital wickets and, in tandem with Paul Best, pushed the required run rate up. Khalid had Bishop (47) LBW before a wonderful stumping from Balac removed Blofield. Khalid then had Foster (51) well caught on the boundary before bowling Cox to reduce Shrewsbury to 138-4. However, the game was not over as Leach (77) and Barnard (45) put on 106 for the fifth wicket and looked to take the game to the last over. Shrewsbury required 6 off the last over, but Tom Warner had other ideas. He first had Barnard caught off the first ball, and then a magnificent run out by Paul Best saw the end of the Leach for an excellent 77. Needing two to tie off the last ball, Parton hit the ball to deep cover where an excellent return throw from Phillips made sure Parton was ran out looking for a second run which secured Leamington's vital winning draw. Leamington's bowling at the death was fantastic as Tom Lewis and Tom Warner both hit their yorkers regularly to make scoring incredibly difficult. Shrewsbury's innings finished on 248-7.

A magnificent end to a magnificent match.
In reply, Shrewsbury got off to the best possible start as they raced to 90-0 in 17 overs. However, the introduction of Faisal Khalid (12-4-30-4) turned the game in Leamington's favour as, despite his first two overs going for 14, Khalid picked up four vital wickets and, in tandem with Paul Best, pushed the required run rate up. Khalid had Bishop (47) LBW before a wonderful stumping from Balac removed Blofield. Khalid then had Foster (51) well caught on the boundary before bowling Cox to reduce Shrewsbury to 138-4. However, the game was not over as Leach (77) and Barnard (45) put on 106 for the fifth wicket and looked to take the game to the last over. Shrewsbury required 6 off the last over, but Tom Warner had other ideas. He first had Barnard caught off the first ball, and then a magnificent run out by Paul Best then saw the end of the Leach and, as it appeared, the end of Shrewsbury's hopes. Needing two to tie off the last ball, Parton hit the ball to deep cover where an excellent return throw from Phillips made sure Parton was ran out looking for a second run which secured Leamington vital winning draw. Leamington's bowling at the death was fantastic as Tom Lewis and Tom Warner both hit their yorkers regularly to make scoring incredibly difficult.

A magnificent end to a magnificent match.

Leamington Cricket Club 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 6 wickets
0
249		        
Michael Balac Bowled  8 1
Alex Phillips Caught  106 1 1
David Bailey Caught  46
Mark Lewis Lbw  9
Tom Lewis Caught  47
Paul Best Caught  2 1 1
Jason Young Not Out  12
Lee Hopkins Not Out  5
Rob Williams  
Tom Warner  
Faisal Khalid  

Shrewsbury Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
M. Barnard10.032700.002.70
J. Leach8.0029129.003.63
P. Donaldson4.013800.009.50
S. Barnard7.0028128.004.00
E. Green15.0076325.335.07
A. Blofield11.0044144.004.00

Shrewsbury Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 7 wickets
0
248 (0.0 overs)		     
E. Foster Caught  51
R. Bishop Lbw  47
A. Blofield Stumped  1
J. Leach Run out  77
T. Cox Bowled  11
S. Barnard Caught  45
P. Donaldson Not Out  1
W. Parton Run out  2
   
   
   

Leamington Cricket Club 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Tom Warner11.0250150.004.55
Tom Lewis14.007700.005.50
Faisal Khalid12.043047.502.50
Paul Best17.026900.004.06
Jason Young1.00900.009.00