2008 SEASON
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Opposition |
H/A |
Result (* denotes batted first Click on 2 for match reports) |
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Wed 30 Apr |
Shifa – 6.00 pm |
H |
A rained off 2 |
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Wed 07 May |
Kings Sutton – 6.00 pm |
A |
T 135 /135 2 |
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Wed 14 May |
Deddington –
6.00 pm |
H |
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Tue 20 May |
Cropredy (Cup 1)
– 6.15 pm |
A |
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Wed 21 May |
Banbury – 6.15 pm |
A |
No spikes |
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Wed 28 May |
Great Tew – 6.15 pm |
A |
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Wed 04 Jun |
Banbury XX – 6.15 pm |
A |
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Wed 11 Jun |
Broughton & NN – 6.15 pm |
H |
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Wed 18 Jun |
Shifa – 6.15 pm |
A |
Venue tbc |
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Wed 25 Jun |
Kings Sutton – 6.15 pm, |
H |
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Wed 02 Jul |
Deddington –
6.15 pm |
A |
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Wed 09 Jul |
Banbury – 6.15 pm |
H |
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Wed 16 Jul |
Great Tew – 6.00 pm |
H |
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Wed 23 Jul |
Banbury XX – 6.00 pm |
H |
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Wed 30 Jul |
Broughton & NN – 6.00 pm |
A |
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BODICOTE 135 tied
KINGS SUTTON 135
In
years the old folk of Bodicote will look at this as the one that got away. How
did Bodicote not win this game? It was a very odd game with some of the
worse catching you have ever seen, Craig Irvine was already taking guard when
the King Sutton keeper dropped George Lawrence off an absolute sitter. Despite
only ever being in control of the game for the first two and last two overs
Bodicote managed to secure a tie from the jaws of victory.
To
the game and it was certainly a mixture of youth and experience that took to
the field and looked eager to make an impression on captain Batli.
Adam Harris and Pat Knight opening the bowling and after two over Kings Sutton
found themselves 1-2, with Batli taking an amazing
catch, amazing as he caught it, and Harris cleaning up their other opening bat
who looked like he had wintered well.
Knight
continued to bowl a tight and useful line and really should have ended up with
more wickets that he got. Batli was back to form with
a dropped chance of Harris before Andrew Stanley and George Lawrence both
dropped the same ball, again off the luckless Knight. After Knight finished his
spell he was keen to show the fielders how it wad done but only succeeded in
dropping the second easiest catch of the evening and then jarring his knee
while not doing anything.
Youngster,
Craig Lynes got some tap into the tennis courts but
then came back and bowled their number 4 and Bodicote were back in control.
Kings Sutton kept on playing their shots and the tennis court certainly got
some action, and the sight of tennis players ducking for cover and not knowing
where to run is a sight to behold. It was commented that "The batsmen got
more in the court than they did..." but this seemed a little harsh....
A
few more runs were scored and a useful last over from Balti
meant that Bodicote were chasing 135 or 136 for victory.
Stanley
and Lawrence were sent in to smash the balls to all parts. Fresh from his 1st
ball duck of the season
Runs
were scored and wickets were taken and in the last over Bodicote needed 6 off 6
and then 1 off three, but in typical Bodicote fashion they did not make it.
There were three run outs and the last ball was all action, with Bodicote
needing two to win. Craig Lynes was facing and a leg
side wide and a Balti run out meant that King Sutton
had tied the game…or had they.... Hobbling out, and a bit late, was Pat
Knight and with the scores tied, surely they had to win…
Last
ball, a swish from Knight, a miss and a run out and King Sutton somehow got a
point from this game. It was typical Bodicote and I am sure Captain Balti will have some serious words with his side about
their catching and finishing off the game. Too many batsman
got scores and got out, but this was the first game of the season and next week
it is Deddington at Kings Field.
BODICOTE drew with
SHIFA – match rained off
Well there’s a surprise!