EYMET-BDX
22/4 IN BULLETIN 9/5
Uncharacteristically, David won the toss and Eymet went out
to bat with high hopes on a splendid sunny day. However the
wicket was not as settled as the early-season good weather
and Simon and David had to play with some circumspection.
Forty runs were added in the first ten overs. Drinks broke
the spell and Simon holed out immediately. At this point Eymet's
innings began to unravel against some tidy but unthreatening
Bordeaux bowling. Simon, David and Nigel all made twenties
before getting out to unwise strokes. The rest followed back
to the shed with the exception of some stolid resistance from
Smith and Son (Josh). We limped to 112 from 39.5 overs. Probably
not enough by 40 or 50 runs.
With a small total to chase Bordeaux didn't have to take many
risks. Paul, John, and Chris picked up a wicket each and Alan
Coomb showed that he was a good winter signing. The total
was soon reached with 15 overs to spare. Most of our bowling
was tidy but , in the end , it was our batting which failed
to capitalise and didn't give the bowlers a realistic chance.
Result: LOSS Eymet 112 (39.5), Bordeaux 113-3 (25 overs)
Not in bulletin as of 9/5
EYMET v. ST.AULAYE, 6 MAY
On a sunny but blustery day David won another toss and donned
his pads. In the absence of Simon Palmer we were soon 7
for 1 off 5 overs. Nigel joined David and that was the story
of the afternoon. Early-season conditions made timing difficult
and we crawled cautiously to 40-odd off the first 15. However,
our boys were determined after the Bordeaux drubbing the
week before. The runs began to flow; even the odd boundary
on a slow outfield. David and Nigel took us to 175 off 35
overs before David holed out for 81. Inevitably he was followed
1 run later by Nigel . The scorer then struggled to keep
up as we lost a further 4 wickets for 4 runs ! Fortunately
Harvey marshalled the tail to take us to 193 from our alloted
40 overs --- finally a competitive total for our bowlers
to bowl at.
St.Aulaye's reply stumbled early on as keeper David snaffled
their opener off Nigel. Mike Stratford then came on, bowling
into a stiff breeze from the swimming pool end,and removed
the St.Aulaye 'pro'. David's second bowling change brought
on Alan Coomb from the other end. Rejuvenated by the prevailing
wind the' Cumberland Cobra' was soon firing on all cylinders
and making the ball hiss and spit. He fired out the middle
order and we began to relax as St.Aulaye sank to 55 for
4 off almost 20 overs. With the tide on our side David proceeded
to give free rein to several bowlers. Nine members of the
team got a bowl (understandably David didn't bowl himself)
and amazingly 8 got wickets. Selkirk's Brian Revell was
the pick of the bunch with 2 for 19 but Josh also boasted
1 for nought to polish off the opposition. We really did
play well and deserved a comprehensive win. A big partnership,
tight bowling, astute captaincy and good fielding won the
day for Eymet. The only blip was an embarrasing 49 extras
including 32 wides !!....back to the gym !
RESULT: WIN
EYMET 193 (40 overs) D.Horlock 81, N.Jones 71 ST.AULAYE
121 all out (36 overs) A.Coomb 2-18, B.Revell 2-19
EYMET v BORDEAUX
3rd June
What a game of ' ifs '. If only we had had 11 men. If only
our batsmen had capitalised on their good starts......
An increasingly confident Eymet saw their chance to leap-frog
Bordeaux to the top of the Barclay's league table. Capn.
Horlock, sensing the Girondins to be a team that likes chasing,
invited them to bat. Pinsett and Smallwood started well
and soon had 40 on the board. Enter Simon Palmer after a
month's lay-off and a wicket with his first ball. Soon after
the veteran Kiwi outwitted the other opener too. On a slow
wicket with an even slower outfield (no boundaries in the
first hour), Bordeaux proceeded watchfully through Durrans
and Ferriera. They took the total to over 80 before Marcus
Swift struck with the first of three wickets. At the other
end the 'Cumbrian Cobra', Alan Coomb, completed a tight,
piercing spell of 1 for 20 off his 8 overs. With a little
wag of the tail Bordeaux hauled themselves to a respectable
174 all out.
In reply, we lost Simon quickly before David Horlock and
Nigel Jones confidently re-built the innings. They added
a brisk 60 before both fell to risky shots. At 80 for 3
the result was in the balance but Marcus refused to be cowed
and took the attack to Bordeaux. Ably supported by Martin
Smith (23), they put on nearly 60. We were almost there
but both fell in quick succession. The tail did what it
could. Overs remained but we were rapidly running out of
wickets, and with three remaining the curtain fell with
Eymet agonisingly 20 short of their target. So near yet
so far. However, compared to the start of the season, Eymet
showed that, given the right circumstances, we are capable
of beating the league leaders.
RESULT: LOST BORDEAUX 174 all out (Durrans 46, Ferreira
46, Swift 3-41)
EYMET 154 all out ( Swift 35, Jones 35, Ferreira 3-41)
EYMET ‘v’ ANGOULEME
20 May 2007-07
Eymet’s League ambitions received a massive boost
with a full 28 point win against Angouleme. Unfortunately
this wasn’t due to a performance of skill and courage
but confusion amongst Angouleme’s drivers, which led
to only 3 players turning up, and the match being forfeited.
DH.
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