Pacific v JMC CC at Hurst Avenue
Sun 25 Jun 2023 at 12:30pm
Lost 51 runs
Friendly fixture

On a scorching June day (hottest of the year so far - 30+), Pacific lost the toss and were instructed to field. 
With an outfield quicker than an ice-rink, it was likely to be a high scoring affair. 
Pacific started well with some early quick wickets from Ali Safi and Simon Wedlock (despite some questionable loosners) and we had JMCC on the ropes with 4 down and barely 50 on the board. 
However their highest run scorer (who was also hungover) steadied the ship and scored a well-earned 79. 
Dropped catches, misfields and inconsistent line & length meant their total got close to 200, but the wickets did keep ticking over. 
Ahmed, Manar, Jitin and Mohan bowled well enough to see of their wagging tail and JMCC finished on a reachable 228.
Pacific were lead out by Mutz and Ben OC and they started well, with only boundaries being scored off the bat for the best part of 6 overs. Much like the bowling, PCC lost wickets regularly, with too many getting in (a bit) and then cheaply losing them for poor shot selection from tepid bowling. 
There were glimmers of hope with Rohan and Joe Deighan posting scores of 20+, however there was never enough batting depth to make this a score to chase once the top 5 had been removed. 
JMCC won by 50 runs

JMC CC v Pacific
Toss won by JMC CC
 
JMC CC innings  R  M  B  4  6
R. Barnes   b Kumar Raja   37  0  0  0  0  
A. Housby   b Safi   12  0  0  0  0  
W. Austin   b Wedlock   0  0  0  0  0  
J Nicholls   b Wedlock   0  0  0  0  0  
K McMorran   run out Kumar Raja    79  0  0  0  0  
T. Butt   c Sub b Nair   13  0  0  0  0  
A. Baz   c Sub b George   7  0  0  0  0  
A. Barnaby   c Sub b Hussain   33  0  0  0  0  
 Extras (b 9, lb 8, w 6, nb 1) 24    
 TOTAL (0.0 Overs) 228    
 
 
 Fall of wickets: 
 
Bowling  O  M  R  W  
 Ali Safi   7  0  30  1  
 Simon Wedlock   6  3  33  2  
 Phil Smith   5  0  32  0  
 Mohan Kumar Raja   6  2  25  1  
 Jithin George   7  0  30  1  
 Manav Nair   4  0  29  1  
 Ahmed Hussain   4  0  35  1  
 
 
Pacific innings  R  M  B  4  6
Murtaza Siddiqui†   c & b Chimer   23  0  33  5  0  
Ben O'Connor   b Powell   16  0  15  3  0  
Rohan Shaji   lbw b Buraf   35  0  41  6  1  
Mohan Kumar Raja*   b Butt   5  0  7  1  0  
Simon Wedlock   b Butt   0  0  16  0  1  
Ali Safi   b Buraf   19  0  15  4  0  
Jithin George   b Buraf   16  0  20  3  0  
Joe Deighan   not out    20  0  24  3  0  
Manav Nair   b Buraf   0  0  2  0  0  
Ahmed Hussain   b Butt   0  0  12  0  0  
Phil Smith   b Buraf   0  0  1  0  0  
 Extras (b 6, lb 6, w 11, nb 13) 36    
 TOTAL (0.0 Overs) 177    
 
 
 Fall of wickets: 
 
Bowling  O  M  R  W  
 Powell   4  1  20  1  
 Will   3  0  20  0  
 Butt   8  0  39  2  
 Chimer   6.4  0  32  2  
 Buraf   8  1  41  4  
 Chartam   3  0  19  0