CRICKET INVITATIONAL

When there's grass on the wicket, its time for cricket. This not-so-festive sport has been played by true gentlemen for years, and is heavily featured on the site with the Sussex Barmy Army. But now we have gone a step further - the cricket invitational. Taking place at the Kwikfit Recreational Oval, a select band of players are put into two teams and captained by Kevin 'The Ape' Ticehurst and Scott McCarthy - a rivalry bigger than the Ashes. See the scorecards from the games here

It was hot, there were fish and chips - and cricket. With Ian Simpson not playing, the game was set at a much more even keel, as Kevin Ticehurst looked to pull the series back to 1-1. He started well, winning the toss and electing to put McCarthy's men into field

Ticehurst's Side Innings
Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1) K.W. Ticehurst Caught S.J. McCarthy R.L. Ticehurst 25
2) D. Lane Caught and Bowled S. Patel 0
3) R.H. Lloyd Retired 19
4) T. Walmsley Caught M. Burbidge-Airs R.L. Ticehurst 3
5) R.J. Jones Not Out 13
6) K.J. Elliott Bowled S. Patel 0
7) J. Attwood Caught M. Burbidge-Airs S.J. McCarthy 7
8) S. Franks Bowled S.J. McCarthy 0
9) M. Attwood Run Out 0
Extras (Byes 2, Leg Byes 0, Wides 29, No Balls 15) 90
Total (4 wickets, 19.4 overs) 157

 

Bowling Figures
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
S. Patel 4 0 35 1
P.J. Chapman 4 0 42 0
M. Burbidge-Airs 4 0 25 0
R.L. Ticehurst 4 0 18 2
S.J. McCarthy 4 0 31 2

For the second game running the extras piled up ridiculously high - this time 90 runs came from the extras column. 157 is a fantastic score for this form of the game, and McCarthy knew without Simpson in his batting lineup they would struggle to score. Pick of the bowlers was Bob Ticehurst, taking 2-18

 

McCarthy's Side Innings
Batsman How Out Bowler Score
1) D. Collin Run Out 4
2) S. Patel Caught D. Lane K.W. Ticehurst 4
3) M. Burbidge-Airs Bowled S. Franks 13
4) P.J. Chapman Bowled R.J. Jones 22
5) C. Davis Caught  S. Franks 0
6) M. Hutchinson Bowled Ticehurst 1
7) R.L. Ticehurst Not Out 7
8) S.J. McCarthy Caught R.H. Lloyd K.J. Elliott 6
Extras (Byes 3, Wides 21, No Balls 8)
Total (3 wickets, 16 overs) 118

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Bowling Figures
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
K.W. Ticehurst 4 0 33 0
P.J. Chapman 4 0 39 0
T. Walmsley 4 0 35 0
C. Jones 4 0 19 2

They managed to keep the extras down, but could do nothing to stop Ian Simpson, as he retired after a mammoth century. The rest of the batsman supported the efforts, and Christian Jones did well to take the 2 wickets. After the game, the captains had this to say

 

SCOTT McCARTHY: "It was a pleasing performance from my team. Obviously, we have one man to thank for the victory, and that is Ian Simpson - he looked unbeatable out there and really was superb. We could have wrapped up the victory so much more easily had we of not given away such a ridiculous amount of extras, so that is something I will need to look at when picking my side next time. It was a good pitch to play on, and full credit to both sides for helping to make it a fantastic day for all"
KEVIN TICEHURST: "We worked hard out there. Our batting was okay at times, but a bit off-key when we needed vital runs to get that score up. Simmo ran wild against us, and I nearly had him caught but it bounced too low. Our bowling attack was superb, and our extras were fine. All we need is a more attacking effort in the batting order and we may have made a decent score, but 128 was not enough. Congratulations to Scott, but we will be back for more. It was a good day for the fans, but the worse thing of all was I got bowled by Kieran"

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