THE PRESIDENT'S XI
CRICKET CLUB

v. SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY
30 AUGUST 1986

WON BY 161 RUNS

It was a sombre group of players who assembled for this one. The match had been arranged by some of our South African contingent - but in those days of apartheid (when South Africa was excluded from international sport) some of the regulars had point-blank refused to play. It had caused much dissension - and those regulars and occasionals who did turn up were irritable and determined to make a point.

Jerry Williams for once went cheaply, but with four of our first five all passing twenty we rattled along at five an over. The highlight was a stand of seventy-six between Florian Eames and Martin Spence for the fifth wicket - Florian going on to make sixty-five (two sixes, six fours) - his highest score for us. Thirty-four of Martin's forty were made in boundaries - about his usual percentage. The innings subsided when Florian was finally out in the thirty-first over with the score on 178 - but we had a good total.

A subdued and quiet tea. The conditions heavy and overcast. How well could they bat? - How well could we bowl? Stefan Tevis had seen something on a length that he could exploit from the North End - so we made a tactical switch of the normally invariable ends. A quiet start - and then three maidens in a row. Stefan and Laurence Worms bowling with as much venom as they had ever mustered together - quick and with prodigious swing and cut. Laurence takes three wickets in seven balls. After eight overs it's fourteen for three - the opening salvo has worked and we rest the bowlers.

Jerry then steps in with guest Miller and they proceed to mop up. A wicket maiden to Jerry - two wickets in his next - and one to Miller in the next. It's 19-7. Some resistance from Moolman, but a spell of 2-5 from Miller and a wicket each to Jerry and Stefan finishes it off. A big and satisfying win.

PRESIDENT'S XI

J. REARMLOUS

l.b.w.

b. DE WAAL

29

JERRY WILLIAMS

...

b. MOOLMAN

0

STEFAN TEVIS

ct.

b. DE WAAL

21

FLORIAN EAMES

st.

b. DWYER

65

MARTIN SPENCE

...

b. MOOLMAN

40

HENRY MACDONALD

ct. &

b. FOURIE

2

H. MILLER

...

run out

2

LAURENCE WORMS

ct.

b. DANIELS

5

PAUL JOYCE

...

not out

4

R. SPENCER

...

not out

0

D. HORLER

did not bat

...

-

EXTRAS

...

...

29

TOTAL 197 FOR 8 (35 OVERS)

FOURIE

7

0

40

1

MOOLMAN

8

1

22

2

DE WAAL

7

1

44

2

DANIELS

4

0

21

1

DWYER

7

1

28

1

KEYTER

2

0

28

0

SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY

FOURIE, J.

...

b. LAURENCE WORMS

4

DWYER

ct.

b. LAURENCE WORMS

2

DANIELS

ct.

b. JERRY WILLIAMS

5

DE WAAL

...

b. LAURENCE WORMS

0

SHARDELOW

ct.

b. JERRY WILLIAMS

1

FOURIE, B.

...

b. H. MILLER

1

RAUBENHEIMER

ct.

b. JERRY WILLIAMS

0

KEYTER

...

b. STEFAN TEVIS

5

MOOLMAN

...

not out

11

VAN DER WALT

l.b.w.

b. JERRY WILLIAMS

0

HATTINGH

...

b. H. MILLER

1

EXTRAS

...

...

6

TOTAL 36 ALL OUT (18.3 OVERS)

STEFAN TEVIS

5

2

9

1

LAURENCE WORMS

4

2

3

3

JERRY WILLIAMS

5

1

14

4

H. MILLER

4.3

2

5

2

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