LOSCC vs Godshill

Report vs Godshill

Match Report
Date 03/08/11 
Oppo – Godshill (a)
Type – 40 Overs
Report by Liam Mulholland

After all the cheap talk from the previous day reality set in as the O`s young pretenders 
were put in their place by a very experienced Godshill team.Escaping from a sweltering Bournemouth 
the fresh air of Godshill was just what the doctored ordered as Godshill were quickly into
their stride on a lightening fast outfield,Cousins survived a LBW shout in the 2nd over off
young A.Thiru which was smashing his poles over but the legend from Godshill survived due 
to the fact the Cousins family ferried the whole team back to Bournemouth last year when the 
coach failed to arrive after the match.O`s added the veteran Bob Meeks to the line up his 
first game for a least 9 years as the pie thrower tried to add to his record haul of 425 wickets.

64-0 in the 12th over the O`s were getting blasted around the forest but Gordon Graham came into 
the attack and bowled a fine spell of 3-25 with his gentle swingers.Godshill looked sure to post 
over 200 but a good fight back by the bowlers brought the O`s back in the back with the Thiru 
boys claiming 5 wickets between them,their father not so lucky as he pulled a muscle chasing 
one in the outfield.178 for victory a quick start required and the O`s were away to a flier as 
Williams pulled some lusty hooks to the boundary but Chatwin(3-21)ripped through the top order 
reducing the O`s to 71-4 and a big partnership from Thiru(jr) and Marsh now required,the pair 
batted well adding 49 before Marsh(35) was bowled in the 28th over with the score on 130.The 
return of the pacy Sanger(jr)closed out the game with S.Thiru(JR) unbeaten with a fine 46 as
the O`s fell short by 19.Dreams of 3 tour victories shattered as the O`s look forward to 
Woodgreen tomorrow with the weather forecast not very promising.

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