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Tea Bags claim unlikely victory to retain Cricket First cup
by Steve Spencer, 22nd December 2006

A great night of indoor cricket started with Clowne bowling out favourites Tea Bags for a very modest 79, a total that free scoring Clowne would not have expected to give them any problems. The Clowne reply got off to a steady start but a mixture of accurate bowling and superb fielding made runs hard to come by. Despite a solid 31 by Matt Lineker when he was run out, his side was still 14 runs short on 65 for 7.

In the second semi good scoring all down the order against the pacey Edwinstowe attack was just enough to take Thoresby Park into three figures to finish on 100 for 6. When Jamie Jevons retired on 20 in only the third over, things looked grim for Park who were without their best two bowlers Remesh Sanja and Paul Hume. To their credit they kept going and when Richard Gombos was dismissed by Mick Day for 23, Edwinstowe were all out an agonising seven runs short with only three balls of the innings left.

Tea Bags won the toss in the final and as usual Tom Ullyott choose to bat first, but as in the semi, his side were pinned down, this time by a Thoresby Park team that play in both the Sunday and Monday leagues. At this form of the game they are a match for anyone. Classy left hander Danny Brown top scored with 25 but again they failed to bat all 14 overs in totalling 92 all out.

Thoresby started well and always looked on course to take the title, and when the final over started only six runs were required. With three wickets in hand, it looked all over for the champions, but up stepped opening bowler Jeff Smith to bowl a superb over and, backed up by his fielders, proceeded to run out the three remaining batsmen for Tea Bags to claim an unlikely victory and retain the Cricket First cup.

Well done Tea Bags and hard lines Thoresby Park on giving us such a good night's cricket.

Could I finish by wishing all players a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Cheers Steve.

Play off results - semi finals

Tea Bags (79-7) beat Clowne (65-7)
Thoresby Park (100-5) beat Edwinstowe (93-7)

Play off final

Tea Bags (92-7) beat Thoresby Park (89-7)

Sunday League - final table

Team P W L RF RA WF WA P
Cuckney Cowboys 9 8 1 900 798 56 51 16
Blidworth 9 7 2 700 682 50 38 14
Kiveton Park 9 6 3 1030 828 46 43 12
Thoresby Park 9 5 4 978 767 50 51 10
Clowne 9 5 4 925 882 49 48 10
Bawtry 9 4 5 905 796 52 45 8
Woodsetts 9 3 6 685 837 47 47 6
Killamarsh 9 3 6 630 758 43 46 6
Pilsley 9 2 7 754 779 41 45 4
MGT 9 1 8 617 787 35 55 2

Monday League - final table

Team P W L RF RA WF WA P
Tea Bags 7 6 1 708 549 39 37 12
Edwinstowe 7 5 2 665 692 43 37 10
Barmy Army 7 4 2 602 572 43 39 9
Langold 7 3 3 681 620 36 35 7
Thoresby Park 7 3 4 659 681 38 37 6
Glapwell 7 2 5 648 641 32 30 4
Clumber Park 7 2 5 449 622 44 40 4
The Mafia 7 2 5 580 601 27 47 4

Wednesday League - final table

Team P W L RF RA WF WA P
Cuckney Terriers 7 6 1 694 488 49 29 12
Shirebrook 7 6 1 717 526 46 38 12
Shireoaks 7 5 2 680 514 39 40 10
Blyth 7 3 4 727 654 32 35 6
Tricky Trees 7 3 4 542 650 38 31 6
Walesby 7 3 4 527 554 37 39 6
Bilsthorpe 7 2 5 483 755 31 40 4
Done & Dusted 7 0