WE’RE live at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket, where history is being made as after 153 years, Stayley CC have made it by reaching the Voneus Village Cup Final!
They’re up against defending champions Foxton Granta CC. Stayley have won the toss and will field first. Play gets underway at 11am, with the travelling fans already in their seats and ready to roar the lads on.
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11:35 – Foxton Granta reach 50 without loss in 7.1 overs as Richard Kaufman hits Mehmood-Ul-Hassan for four.
11:41: STAYLEY STRIKE! Casey Roche takes the wicket of Adam Webster, caught by Muhammad Saqib, for 12. Foxton Granta now 53 for 1
11:48: Leighton Parker has Ashley Clark out for a duck! Foxton Granta are now 54 for 2 and Stayley’s fans are making plenty of noise.
11:49: The first chorus of ‘Billy, Billy Bird’ has just echoed around Lord’s
12:09: Foxton Granta’s Richard Kaufman notches his 50 off just 37 balls.
12:29: Foxton Granta are 95 for 2 halfway through their innings.
12:35: Jonathan Atkinson’s four off Nick Woodhead brings up Foxton Granta’s 100 of 126 balls.
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12:59: Jonathan Atkinson reaches his 50 in 57 balls
13:02: Jonathan Atkinson and Richard Kaufman reach the 100 partnership for Foxton Granta’s third wicket
13:06: But Scott Devlin strikes, after a long deliberation between the umpires over Raja Sohail’s catch, to dismiss Jonathan Atkinson. Foxton Granta now 154 for 3.
13:31: 200 up for Foxton Granta and a century for Richard Kaufman, off 96 balls, with five overs remaining.
13:49: Leighton Parker takes the prized wicket of Richard Kaufman for a superb 122. Foxton Granta now 243 for 4 with 11 balls remaining.
13:54: Mehmood Ul-Hassan will bowl Stayley’s final over.
14:00: Stayley CC’s task is simple – 266 runs and the Voneus Village Cup is theirs after Foxton Granta rack up 265 for 4 in their innings.
Stayley CC’s supporters were given an up close glimpse of what their players will experience after being allowed on to the Lord’s turf between innings.
Liam Parkinson and Jake Barlow will open their attempt to reach a colossal 266 runs.
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14:45: Liam Parkinson is out for nine as Stayley lose an opening batsman early on. 10 for 1.
15:01: Jake Barlow is bowled for five. Stayley CC are now 16 for 2
15:13: Raja Sohail has now lost his wicket for 17 runs. Stayley CC are now 35 for 3.
15:31: Stayley have now reached 50 runs, off 81 balls for the loss of three wickets.
15:39: Rhys Downend is adjudged to have been caught lbw for 6. Stayley CC now 59 for 4.
15:46: Stayley CC captain Nick Woodhead os bowled for just two runs. It’s now 62 for 5.
15:51: Saqib Muhammad is now caught in the deep for 15 run. Stayley CC are 62 for 6
16:01: Casey Roche is the next to go for just six runs. Stayley are 69 for 7.
16:14: Now Leighton Parker is bowled by Ashley Clark. 81 for 8 now.
16:16: Dylan Barlow departs without troubling the scorers. 81 for 9.
16;23: Stayley have made it to 100 runs
Mehmood Ul-Hassan is bowled for the final wicket as Stayley are all out for 120 and Foxton Granta retain the Voneus Village Cup.