Scorecard

Livingston v Clackmannan CCC 1st XI
Weather Hot Sunny Pitch Dry
      Venue Dresselrig Livingston
 
Innings of Livingston
 The scoring was done by the players and is a dog's breakfast!! 
  Batting   Bowling  
No. Name How out Bowler Total Comments   No. Name Overs Mns Runs Wkts Av Ec
1
M Ahmed
bowled
Jones
5
  1
F Chaudhry
13
5
46
0
3.54
2
S Gul
ct
Allen
6
  2
G Jones
15
1
62
1
62
4.14
3
R Jumani
ct Allen
Rasul
39
six 4's one 6
   3
J Allen
5
0
40
1
40
8
4
S Malik
run out
174
21 4's 5 6's
   4
A Rasul
12
0
103
3
34.34
8.58
5
I Murdoch
ct
Rasul
23
four 4's
   5
G Oliver
3
0
27
0
9
6
B Lothian
bowled
Rasul
2
  6
N Ramsay 
2
0
15
0
7.5
7
N Asghar
not out
19
one 4
   7
 
8
J Wilson
not out
1
  8
 
9
R Hodgson
did not bat
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
C Bolan
did not bat
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
F Asghar
did not bat
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  B3 LB2 NB4 W21?   Extras 30                    
      Total 293
for 5
     totals            
                             
                             
 
Innings of Clackmannan
                        
  Batting             Bowling            
No. Name How out Bowler Total Comments   No. Name Overs Mns Runs Wkts Av Ec
1
J Thomas
bowled
Malik
5
  1
S Malik
15
1
55
1
55
2
A Rasul
ct Wk
Asghar
38
three 4's
  2
N Asghar
11
1
65
2
32.5
3
G Jones
ct & bowled
Ashgar
68
eight 4's one 6
   3
B Lothian
2
0
16
0
4
G Oliver
run out
3
  4
R Hodgson
3
0
34
0
5
M Friedlander
bowled
Wilson
82
five 4's two 6's
   5
J Wilson
14
0
50
2
25
6
J Allen
st
Murdoch
20
one 4
  6
I Murdoch
5
0
28
2
14
7
G Shaw
not out
12
one 4
  7
8
F Chaudhry
ct
Murdoch
2
  8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
N Ramsay
bowled
Wilson
7
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
N Brown
not out
0
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
R Passe
did not bat
                 
         
                 
  B8 LB8 NB2 W12 Extras 30                    
      Total 267
for 8
    totals            
                             
                             

Match Report

  

Clackmannan County first XI travelled to Dresselrigg to play Livingston knowing that survival in the first division required a win. The weather was hot and sunny, it was an excellent batting wicket, it was Clackmannan Counties High Noon.

Livingston batted first and with professional Matt Friedlander unable to bowl through injury and fellow opening bowler Zahid Hussain unavailable a new opening attack was required. Captain Rasul asked Fouad Chaudhry and Greg Jones to weald the new ball. The pair made Livingston work hard for runs to begin with Ahmed back in the pavilion for 5 in the ninth over with 13 runs on the score sheet. Jack Allen picked up Gul(6) the other opening bat in his second over. From this point things took a turn for the worse. Jumani(39) and Professional Malik laid into the bowling in a big way. From Maliks first eleven scoring shots he hit eight fours and one six, needless to say the Clackmannan side were glad when he was at last run out for a score of 174. By now the Clackmannan bowling was in shreds, Ash Rasul took three wickets but at a costly 103 runs. The Livingston batsmen ploughed a furrow through the Clackmannan attack with Murdoch(23) and Asghar(19) adding to the damage. The final total for Livingston, once the score book had been corrected, was 293 for 5 in 50 overs. A long hot afternoon in the field and a big total to chase.

The Clackmannan innings began with captain Ash Rasul ringing the changes to the opening pair yet again. This time he decided to open with Jeff Thomas and himself. The new plan got off to a sticky start with Thomas removed by Malik in his second over, 1 wicket for nine runs. Rasul was joined by Greg Jones, "refreshed" after his unaccustomed stint of 15 overs as an opening bowler. Jones and Rasul worked away at the bowling topping the fifty mark before Rasul was caught behind off Asghar for 38. Gordon Oliver managed a quick 3 before losing his wicket in a run out. An unwanted dent in the rising confidence of the Clackmannan side with sixty on the board and still more than 35 overs to go. Still, only 230 to get and seven wickets to fall. Professional Matt Friedlander came to the crease knowing his opposite number had scored 174 an not knowing how his back would hold up. The answer when he returned eventually to the pavilion was OK. His 82 gave respectability and hope to the Clackmannan total and gave the South African his highest score in the league. Led by his example both Jack Allen(20) and Greg Shaw(12) settled into the run scoring way. However time was running out for Clackmannan and the opportunity to overtake the Livingston score was receding. Fouad Chauhdry was dismissed uncharacteristically for a mere 2 and by then it was left to Neil Ramsay 7 and Neil Brown to bat out the overs. At the end of the fifty overs Clackmannan were 267 for 8, 27 short of a win and a move to safety.

A more hopeful display for Clackmannan with the runs more evenly shared than in the past, but still more than ten catches dropped in the field. The accuracy of the bowling is still our achilles heel with 16 wides in the innings. Take away the runs scored through no balls and wide's and the gap between the two teams scores drops to 7 runs. Next week is another game, but Clackmannan in the second division is an odds-on betting option.


Last Updated on 10/8/2003