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CCC secured a strange and hard-fought victory on a glorious evening in the country. The hosts won the toss and batted first, making a par 106-7 off 14 overs. Derek, Mat and Nick took two wickets apiece, and there were decent spells from Guy and John. Williamson (47 not out) scored most of Humshaugh's runs.
CCC responded badly with Nick dismissed first ball. After 3 overs, they were 3-4 with Greg, Mudassar and Peter also back in the hutch. Rian (59) and Mat (31 not out) batted with panache and skill, however, and CCC eventually won by 4 wickets with 2 overs to spare.
This was a strange game. There seemed to be a little complacency in the field (and gormlessness, as the skipper forgot the leg-side fielding rule!). Meanwhile batting has never been easy at this venue with no pace in the pitch or from the local bowling atack. Historically only Rian and Mat have scored sizeable runs here, and this was the case again. Rian's was quite possibly his best innings for the club, with Mat a perfect foil. Despite the annual batting collapse here CCC have now won their last three visits, and progress to play first division Kirkwood in round 2.
Team: Nick, Rian, Greg, Peter, Mudassar, Mat, Simon E, Alan, John, Derek, Guy
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