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8-man CCC achieved their first victory against Mallards in years during a Twenty20 clash at sunny Riding Mill last night.
Gareth won the toss for Mallards and put CCC in to bat. Andy and Guy opened but Andy was soon run out. John, in his first trip to the crease, didn't get to face a ball, Guy running him out. Guy was then run out himself leaving CCC 3-3. Ian, who was also enjoying his first knock, scored 7 before being run out with the score at 30. Simon E and Nick then constructed a partnership that took CCC towards the ton, before Simon holed out for 34. Derek didn't last long batting the only way he knows how, before Roger rolled back the years hitting the last two balls of the innings for 4. Nick was left on 62 not out as CCC totalled 121-6 from 20 6-ball overs.
This was always going to be a decent total with 11 men, but CCC only had 8. Mallards lent one further player to fill a gap and Simon took the gloves. Derek and Ian bowled 4 overs apiece and both took wickets. The remaining bowling was allotted to Nick (3 wickets), Guy (2) and Roger (1). The bowlers all achieved some swing, and when pitched up it caused problems for the Mallards batsmen. A comfortable victory was sown up with Mallards finally dismissed for 78, Gareth top-scoring with 22.
CCC: Andy H, Guy, John E, Ian J, Simon E, Nick, Derek, Roger
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