SCORESHEET: Third game, 1980/81 season, James's team v Elliott's team, Karoonda Reserve, 6 February 1981.

Table 10 - Complete scoresheets, third match of second series, Friday, 6 February 1981

Match summary: Simon Elliott won the toss and elected to bat. They made 74, Ivan Stocklinger got 15 runs and Scott Herring made 12. The best bowlers were Richard Hickling with 2/2 and Jason Ramsay’s 2/14. David Hislop took a magnificent catch, at mid-on, to dismiss Ashleigh Povey for 4, off Jason Ramsay.

We replied with 69. Philip Holman scored a magnificent 43. Only 8 more runs were scored by other batsmen, of which Paul Barry’s 4 was the highest other score. The best bowlers were Peter Jennings, with 2/12, and Scott Herring, who finished with 2/16.

Their next innings wielded a magnificent 7 declared for 161, highlighted by Peter Jennings’ superb score of 74 not out. Geoff Trevenan accomplished an incredible feat by hitting 30 runs, three sixes and three fours, off Michael Eddington’s last over. They scored at a tremendous run-rate of 8.05.

We needed an impossible 167 runs to win. We decided to play for the draw. Jason Ramsay, Philip Holman, and Richard Peace all batted well, making 15, 12 and 17 respectively. Then came a middle-order collapse. David Hislop fell for one, Richard Hickling for nought, and Michael Eddington’s 15 saved James’s team, from an even worse predicament. James’s team however were all out for 71, with only two balls to spare. Scott Herring took 3/11 and Peter Jennings took 1/42.

Panel A – Elliott’s team, first innings (Overs: 16, Run Rate: 4.62)

Peter Jennings Simon Elliott Luke Tunbridge Scott Herring Ivan Stocklinger Andrew McTaggart Ashleigh Povey Richard Sciano Geoff Trevenan	Run Out Bowled Eddington Caught James, Bowled Hickling Bowled Holman Bowled Ramsay Not Out Caught Hislop, Bowled Ramsay Caught Peace, Bowled Hickling Bowled Eddington	7 2 8 12 15 0 4 2 2
Sundries	(22b)	22
Total	All Out	74

Bowling Figures

	OVERS	MAIDENS	WICKETS	RUNS
Michael Eddington Jason Ramsay Philip Holman Kieran James Richard Hickling Andrew Ross	5 5 2 2 1 1	0 1 0 0 0 0	2 2 1 0 2 0	18 14 7 4 2 7

Panel B – James’s team, first innings (Overs: 15, Run Rate: 4.60)

Jason Ramsay Philip Holman Richard Peace David Hislop Michael Eddington Kieran James Richard Hickling Andrew Ross Paul Barry	L.B.W. Jennings L.B.W. Elliott Caught, Bowled Herring Run Out Caught, Bowled Jennings Caught and Bowled Herring Not Out Bowled Elliott Bowled McTaggart	0 43 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Sundries	(17b, 1w)	18
Total	All Out	69

Bowling Figures

	OVERS	MAIDENS	WICKETS	RUNS
Peter Jennings Scott Herring Ashleigh Povey Simon Elliott Geoff Trevenan Andrew McTaggart	4 4 2 3 1 1	1 1 0 2 0 1	2 2 0 2 0 1	12 16 7 7 9 0

(At the lunch-break: James’s team: 7/65, Richard Hickling 0*, Paul Barry 0*, new wicketkeeper after lunch: Scott Herring.)

Panel C – Elliott’s team, second innings (Overs: 20, Run Rate: 8.05)

Peter Jennings Scott Herring Simon Elliott Ashleigh Povey Luke Tunbridge Richard Sciano Andrew McTaggart Ivan Stocklinger Geoff Trevenan	Retired Bowled Ramsay L.B.W. Eddington Caught Hickling, Bowled Eddington Retired Retired Run Out Not Out Not Out	74 0 9 0 8 3 6 4 30
Sundries	(4w, 23b)	27
Total	7 wickets (declared) for	161

Bowling Figures

	OVERS	MAIDENS	WICKETS	RUNS
Jason Ramsay Michael Eddington Richard Hickling Kieran James Richard Peace	7 8 2 2 1	0 0 0 0 0	1 2 0 0 0	37 60 12 16 9

Panel D – James’s team, second innings (Overs: 15, Run Rate: 4.73)

Jason Ramsay Philip Holman Richard Peace David Hislop Michael Eddington Paul Barry Richard Hickling Kieran James Andrew Ross	Retired Caught Povey, Bowled Herring Retired Caught, Bowled Jennings Retired Not Out L.B.W. Herring Caught McTaggart, Bowled Herring Absent	15 12 17 1 15 1 0 1 0
Sundries	(9b)	9
Total	All Out	71

Bowling Figures

	OVERS	MAIDENS	WICKETS	RUNS
Peter Jennings Scott Herring Geoff Trevenan Richard Sciano	7 6 1 1	0 3 0 0	1 3 0 0	42 11 5 4

Result: Elliott’s team won by 95 runs, with two balls to spare.

Toss: Won by Simon Elliott (Elliott’s team) who elected to bat.

Wicketkeepers: Elliott’s team: Luke Tunbridge (first innings before lunch) and Scott Herring (first innings after lunch); Ashleigh Povey (second innings).

James’s team: Richard Peace (first innings); Philip Holman (second innings).

Man of the match: Peter Jennings (7, 74*, 2/12, 1/42).

Honourable mention: Philip Holman (43, 12, 1/7).

Umpires: Mr R. Thurtle.

Weather: Fine, maximum 33.5 degrees at 1.50 p.m.