THE PRESIDENT'S XI
CRICKET CLUB

v. REIGATE PRIORY V
5 JULY 2003

WON BY 48 RUNS
PRAKASH'S 7-17

The Presidents to bat - and at rather less than full strength - so the familiar stately figures of Clive Lewis and Laurence Worms amble out to bat and look to revive an ancient opening partnership. No time to lose for these old boys - and a dashing start. Six off the first over, eleven off the second, just two off the next, but another eight of the fourth. Laurence departs next over - caught at midwicket looking for more - four fours off fifteen balls in his 19. Clive soon follows - caught behind.

A rather measured (by his standards) twenty-four from Prakash - four fours, one six of twenty-six balls - but when he departs with the score at 59-4 the Pesidents are about to stall. Robert Frew goes quickly - 'caught silly' states the scorebook - silly mid-off? - silly shot? - who now knows? Andrew Swan caught at mid-on for a duck. It's 88-6 - only eighteen overs bowled - and we look to be in trouble.

But a stand of forty-six between young Tom Worms (making a rare appearance) and Will Thorogood drags us towards respectability as the overs tick away. Tom eventually out for a patient 45 (six fours, one six - sixty-one balls) - and the innings quickly subsides. Not used up all our overs - cardinal sin. But at 154 all out - we have the runs on the board. Will they be enough?

Prakash to open the bowling - and the answer soon starts to become clear. Miller clean-bowled second ball. Thirteen balls later - Prakash has already taken four. And with Laurence bowling Olivier for a duck at the other end - Reigate are five men down half-way through the fifth over. The Presidents ease up and share the bowling around - but the damage is done. Prakash ends with a career-best 7-17 - each and every one clean bowled with a splattering of stumps. Colossal and breath-taking performance - the very highest on our honours board.

PRESIDENT'S XI

CLIVE LEWIS

ct.

b. GIDEON

11

LAURENCE WORMS

ct.

b. KHAN

19

GREG PURNELL

l.b.w.

b. KHAN

10

PRAKASH

...

b. STEEN

24

ROBERT FREW

ct.

b. GIDEON

1

TOM WORMS

...

ct. & b. LOMBARD

45

ANDREW SWAN

ct.

b. ISAAC

0

WILL THOROGOOD

ct.

b. ISAAC

13

JEY PARTHIBAN

st.

b. ISAAC

4

JERRY COX

...

not out

2

GUY MARTIN

...

ct. & b. LOMBARD

0

EXTRAS

...

...

25

TOTAL 154 ALL OUT (31.3 OVERS)

KAHN

7

0

24

2

GIDEON

7

0

42

2

STEEN

4

0

26

1

ISAAC

7

0

21

3

MOLLOY

5

0

25

0

LOMBARD

1.3

0

8

2

REIGATE PRIORY

MILLER

...

b. PRAKASH

0

McKEEVER

...

b. PRAKASH

2

HORSFALL

...

b. PRAKASH

10

OLIVIER

...

b. LAURENCE WORMS

0

COLE

...

b. PRAKASH

12

KHAN

...

b. PRAKASH

0

SEDDON

...

b. PRAKASH

9

GIDEON

ct. GUY MARTIN

b. TOM WORMS

25

ISAAC

...

b. PRAKASH

0

STEEN

...

not out

23

MOLLOY

l.b.w.

b. GREG PURNELL

4

EXTRAS

...

...

21

TOTAL 106 ALL OUT (21.5 OVERS)

PRAKASH

7

1

17

7

LAURENCE WORMS

6

1

21

1

ANDREW SWAN

4

0

35

0

TOM WORMS

3

0

14

1

GUY MARTIN

1

0

1

0

GREG PURNELL

0.5

0

5

1

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