Cookham Dean Saturday 2nds were forced to settle for a draw against Hayes 2nds at Ricketts Field in their TVL 6A clash. Hayes won the toss and elected to bat on the best wicket seen at Coohkam so far this season. Borland and Bibby bowled well at the start but it was Farnborough who made the breakthrough as he had Painter caught behind for 9. Hayes skipper Jones batted well for his 67 but Cookham took wickets at regular intervals and looked to be firmly in charge of the game as they reduced the visitors to 190-8. Some wayward bowling and sloppy fielding from the home side followed however allowed Richardson (56 not out) and Toon (32 not out) to the imposing total of 273 for 8 from their 52 overs.
In the face of such a large chase, Cookham captain made the bold move in promoting regular lower order batsman Mike Cutting (pictured) up to open. Cutting took up his rare opportunity at the top of the order in emphatic fashion as he smashed 55, his first league 50 for the club. Together with Freeman (28) he looked to limit the threat of pace bowler Sharma. Sharma eventually removed them both, however. Glover, struggling with an injury, was caught on the boundary for 0, a rare failure with the bat. Farnborough and Brar batted together for a while, although the chances of a victory for the home side were reducing rapidly. This was put beyond doubt as Brar, Bibby and Farnborough were dismissed in quick succession. Andrew Pett (22 not out) and Jonathan Gay (39) batted solidly and made sure that any chances of a defeat were unlikely as they saw off most of the bowling with little problem.

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Hayes 2 Batting
273 for 8
Player Name Runs Mode of dismissal
K Jones 67 Bowled
Painter 9 Caught
Muyasson 13 Lbw
Jason 7 Caught
Tariq 23 Bowled
Richardson 56 Not Out
Ridout 26 Bowled
Sharma 0 Run out
Qureshi 8 Caught
Toon 32 Not Out
Iqbal

Cookham Dean Cricket Club 2nd XI Bowling
Player Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Economy
Nick Borland 10.0 1 48 0 0.00 4.80
Richard Bibby 7.0 0 38 1 38.00 5.43
Paul Farnborough 6.0 1 39 2 19.50 6.50
Rob Mettler 6.0 0 24 1 24.00 4.00
Andrew Pett 13.0 3 62 1 62.00 4.77
Mike Cutting 7.0 1 30 2 15.00 4.29
Jonathan Gay 3.0 0 18 0 0.00 6.00

Cookham Dean Cricket Club 2nd XI Batting
207 for 8
Player Name Runs Mode of dismissal Catches Stumpings Run outs
Oliver Freeman 28 Lbw
Mike Cutting 55 Caught
Paul Farnborough 18 Caught
Shaun Glover 0 Caught 2
Arun Brar 17 Lbw
Richard Bibby 1 Run out
Andrew Pett 22 Not Out
Jonathan Gay 39 Caught
Tim Hipgrave 1 Lbw
Rob Mettler 0 Not Out
Nick Borland 1

Hayes 2 Bowling
Player Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Economy
Sharma 18.0 1 72 3 24.00 4.00
Rashid 8.0 0 35 1 35.00 4.38
Jason 16.0 0 67 2 33.50 4.19
Iqbal 6.0 0 22 1 22.00 3.67

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