Sunday 29th April 2007 vs St John Fisher C.C.
 
Fishers all Washed up
 
Washington C.C. 309 for 9 (40 overs)
St John Fisher C.C. 62 all out (16 overs)
 

New skipper Shawn Hill had a dream start as his Washington side cruised to a massive 247-run victory on Sunday. And the captain led the way, belting an imperious 65 to put his side in an unassailable position.

St Alban’s oufit St John Fishers bowled first on a very dry track at North Middlesex, and were rewarded with three early wickets, as Tony Harris (13), Aff Naseem (5) and George Hope (16) all fell cheaply.

 

But that was as good as it got for the visitors.

 

Paul Irons (48) and debutant keeper Phil Latham (50) turned the tide, adding 90 for the fourth wicket.  Tony Burt (33) and Hill kept up the tempo with some dazzling middle-order stroke play, and there was even time for tail-end pair Peter Kloss (34 not) and Dominic Butcher (16) to get in on the act, adding 58 for the tenth wicket as Wash posted a massive 309 in their 40 overs.

 

After tea, Washington’s bowlers proved irresistible.  Kloss  - who saw several chances go begging - and Butcher claimed one scalp apiece, but it was Hill’s inspirational decision to bring on Taran Persaud that brought the game to a swift conclusion.  Three wickets in as many overs came his way as he grabbed match figures of 3-12;  Burt (2-5) and some exceptional ground fielding, which led to three run outs, did the rest.

 

The Fishers were all washed up for 62 in just 16 overs: as the new skipper said afterwards: “the new season is well and truly OPEN!”

 

Man of the Match:  Shawn Hill for inspired captaincy

 

Washington:  Hill*, Latham+, Harris, Naseem, Hope, Irons, Burt, Cragoe, Persaud, Kloss, Butcher.

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Batting
Player Runs How out
Tony Harris 11 Caught
Aff Naseem 5 LBW
George Hope 16 LBW
Paul Irons 48 Bowled
Phil Latham 50 Bowled
Tony Burt 33 Bowled
Matthew Cragoe 1 Run Out
Shawn Hill 65 Bowled
Taran Persaud 4 Bowled
Peter Kloss 34* 
Dominic Butcher 14* 
Partnerships
Wkt Runs Batsmen
1 18 Tony Harris  &  Aff Naseem
2 16 Aff Naseem  &  George Hope
3 5 George Hope  &  Paul Irons
4 90 Paul Irons  &  Phil Latham
5 16 Phil Latham  &  Tony Burt
6 13 Tony Burt  &  Matthew Cragoe
7 30 Tony Burt  &  Shawn Hill
8 62 Shawn Hill  &  Taran Persaud
9 1 Taran Persaud  &  Peter Kloss
10 58 * Peter Kloss  &  Dominic Butcher



Fielding
Player Cts Wkt Cts Stmps
Shawn Hill 2 - -
George Hope 2 - -
Phil Latham - 2 -
Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts
Taran Persaud 3.0 0 12 3
Peter Kloss 5.0 0 23 1
Tony Burt 3.0 1 8 2
Dominic Butcher 5.0 1 12 1
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