LOSCC vs Capricorn.

Report vs Capricorn

Match Report
Date - 09/08/09 
Oppo – Capricorn (h)
Type – 40 Overs
Report by Liam Mulholland.

The O's once again took their yearly thumping from one of the strongest sides on the Sunday circuit. On a day full of 
record breaking and nostalgia the O's took on their oldest opponents in Capricorn and the signs did not look good when 
the visitors won the toss on a perfect day for batting. From ball one the O's were under the pump with both openers 
wasting no time in attacking Tooth & Parkes bowling, the veteran Sunil Rayal playing one offside punched four which 
Dravid, Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Sehag, VVS Laxman would have been proud to play. With Rayal dropping anchor Shahid set about 
the bowling blasting 93, the O's finding out to their cost if you don`t catch good players they will make you pay. Skipper 
Richardson becoming the first man in the club to reach 400 appearances celebrated in fine style with a well earned 
return of 4-39 at a time when the hitting was at it`s fiercest, the O's were quite happy to keep the score to 236 but 
if Ramauja had bowled his full 8 overs the score good have been trimmed by 15. In reply the O's were in trouble as James 
continued his run of low scores losing his middle peg for 0. Enter the Terminator Jones after drinking and eating 
Bournemouth dry on the clubs tour, unfortunately big `T` soon departed for 6 and the whole of South Woodford feared the 
town may be burnt to the ground in a few minutes but luckily `T` was only on the lookout for a nice cool cider from the 
bar. Mulholland & Tousent added 71 for the 3rd wicket before Mulholland was sent packing by a shooter for a hard fought 
43, Tousent completed a stylish 50 but due to scorer Edwards having a senior moment no one realised until he was out.
The clouds had now rolled over making it very hard for the batters, skipper Devang helping as much as he can bringing on 
all his slow bowlers, Tooth and Parkes added 40 in quick time to give O's a glimmer of victory but when Parkes went the 
game was up. In the week that Harmison reached a record 20th duck for England skipper Richardson topped that with his 
long awaited 50th duck for the club bowled in the gloom by Waleed. The Terminator not helping the run chase by calling a 
4 ball over in his umpiring spell after necking 17 ciders, 4 hot dogs, 3 burgers and one tea lady. The game reached a 
climax when Sunil Rayal who after 30 years at the club was given his final bowl in his last match as he is soon to 
depart to Dubai to start up the Dubai Premier Cricket League he must right his own scripts as he had Tooth caught on 
the boundary for a fighting 43 to finish the match with one for 9 to go with his 50. Hours later Rayal and Mulholland 
bored the rest of the players to tears of battles of the last 23 years, Rayal helping things along with a bottle of 20% 
liquor which made a fitting end to the evening, everyone at the club wish Sunil and his wife our best wishes for their 
new adventure and look forward to bringing Terminator and the boys over to Dubai on our next cricket tour!

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