Batters Royally Rumbled. Again
Pacific v Bloomsbury Royals CC at Springfield Park  Sat 27 Apr 2019 at 1pm
Lost by 62 runs
North East London Cricket League
 

After a promising bowling and fielding display in windy conditions, Pacific collapsed to their second sub-70 total in as many weeks.

Quick summary: 

  • A gale-force North-westerly blew for most of the day, slanting across a typically lively (i.e mental) Springfield Park pitch  
  • Pacific bowled out Bloomsbury for 131 (T Garret 3-4 / T Ireland 3-24) but collapsed to just 69 (Chasseaud 21)
  • Shahil's slingy, wind-assisted pace too good for Pacific - he finishes with a remarkable 6-6  
  • Pacific's sorry innings brings more ducks (five) than boundaries (three) 
  • Just hours after a strongly-worded text warning of fines for those not wearing whites, Toby bowls in a grey anorak 

 Full report to come (although does anyone really need any to hear more?)
Bloomsbury Royals CC v Pacific
Toss won by Pacific
 
Bloomsbury Royals CC innings Runs Mins Balls 4s 6s
  Rana lbw b Forrest  28  0  0  0  0  
  Ben b Forrest  31  0  0  0  0  
  Shahin b Ireland  1  0  0  0  0  
  Hiru lbw b Ireland  21  0  0  0  0  
  Sumon c Ilangovan b Soden  2  0  0  0  0  
  Din b Ireland  0  0  0  0  0  
  Shakil b Garrett  2  0  0  0  0  
  Syed lbw b Garrett  2  0  0  0  0  
  Raihan not out  13  0  0  0  0  
  Shofi lbw b Soden  2  0  0  0  0  
  Atiq st Siddiqui b Garrett  1  0  0  0  0  
 Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 15, nb 2) 28    
 TOTAL (33.1 Overs) 131    
 
 
 Fall of wickets: 
 
Bowling O M R W  
 James McGinnigle 6 0 25 0  
 Sam Howes 5 1 14 0  
 Hugo Forrest 7.4 0 28 2  
 Tom Ireland 8 0 24 3  
 Toby Chasseaud 0.2 0 5 0  
 Tim Garrett 3.1 0 4 3  
 James Soden 3 0 20 2  
 
 
Pacific innings Runs Mins Balls 4s 6s
  Aravindan Ilangovan b Asik  12  0  29  1  0  
  Sam Howes c Behind b Shahil  0  0  1  0  0  
  Arsalan Syed lbw b Shahil  2  0  11  0  0  
  Toby Chasseaud b Shahill  21  0  63  1  0  
  Rizwan Siddiqui c Gully b Hiru  3  0  7  0  0  
  Murtaza Siddiqui† b Asik  0  0  7  0  0  
  James McGinnigle b Hiru  16  0  30  2  0  
  Tom Ireland b Shahil  0  0  5  0  0  
  James Soden not out  0  0  0  0  0  
  Tim Garrett c Gully b Shahil  0  0  2  0  0  
  Hugo Forrest b Shahil  0  0  1  0  0  
 Extras (b 10, lb 3, w 2, nb 0) 15    
 TOTAL (25.5 Overs) 69    
 
 
 Fall of wickets: 
 
Bowling O M R W  
 
 

Other matches:
 Floppy hats the fore at Springfield, Sat 14 Sep 2019, Springfield Park, Lost by 7 wickets
 No respite from torrential downpours, Sun 23 Sep 2018, London Fields, Cancelled Too wet
 Bloomin' heck, Sat 16 Jun 2018, Millfields Park, Lost by 75
 Royals deposed again, Sat 11 Apr 2015, Wray Crescent, Won 8 runs
 Chasseaud shines again as Royals are overthrown, Sat 01 Jun 2013, Wray Crescent, Won 96 runs