St Ouen’s CC vs SCF at Grainville on 15 May
2004
St Ouen’s CC 103
for 9 in 45 overs
After the second Senior
Cup game was washed out due to rain and not the St Ouen’s player not wishing to
play as alleged by SCF hot-heads St Ouen’s wanted to continue their dominance
at the end of last season with a win against the Weekend Champions.
Unfortunately it was not
to be as Nicky Jewell removed, Morfee, Tewkesbury and Gomersall with only 16 on
the board. This brought together Gary
Kynman (10) and Mark Tribe who consolidated the situation on an
uncharacteristic bowler friendly Grainville track. Kynman went when the score was 40 but Tribe (23) and Blasco
pushed the score to 69 when 3 wickets fell for 1 run. St Ouen’s closed on 103 for 9.
If catches do not win
matches then they could at least make the game look a lot closer. St Ouen’s dropped 5 catches Steve Carlyon
(55*) being fortunate as he glided a catch to 1st slip but the ball
hit a breast plate and bounced out before the hands looked to catch the
ball. Further similar catches where
dropped as SCF edged towards victory.
If the catches where taken how differently the match could have ended.