HERTFORD got their season offto a
winning start with an excellent victo-
ry in the first round ofthe Cockspur
Cup at Balls Park against one oftheir
league opponents on Sunday.After a tough season last year, which
saw the club relegated and then reinstat-
ed to the Home Counties Division Two
East after another team dropped out, the
win against Stevenage was a timely boost
before their campaign starts at Bishop8217s
Stortford tomorrow (11.30am start).
Hertford Skipper Scott Ruskin was
delighted with the win and felt the club
was now equipped to deal with the
league.
8220I was very pleased with our perform-
ance and the way we battled,8221 he told the
Mercury.
8220We8217re looking in good shape for the
season with four new players, including
Sandun Dias. He8217s looked great in the
nets, although due to postponements, we
haven't been able to get him out in a
match yet,8221 he said.
8220We8217ve also had Krishan Canagaseby
our leg spinner, back from injury after
playing only one game last season. We8217ve
been able to add variety and boost the
areas we needed to.8221
The game wasn8217t as comfortable as
Hertford hoped early on. They batted
first and were two wickets down with
only six runs on the board as Chris Wade
and CliffCavener were both caught.
When Will Bancroft was also caught
with only 29 runs posted things looked
ominous.
Ollie Ray put together a 35-run stand
with Ruskin, before falling in the 27th
over with 64 runs to Hertford8217s name.
Only 21 runs later, Ruskin was bowled on
41. Halfthe side were out with 13 overs
left.
Chris Box opened his account with a
six and was helped by some wayward
bowling that added 18 wides to the score.
Alongside him, vice-captain Rob
Darby was in confident form, hitting 47
before being bowled in the penultimate
over.
By that time, Box had been bowled
after a 69-run stand with Darby and Niz
Mohammed was run out in the same
over. At the end ofthe 45 overs Hertford
reached 193-9.
Stevenage began their innings in simi-
lar fashion as Box and Mohammed took a
wicket each in the early exchanges. The
latter added another during his 2-29 nine-
over spell before Mitchell Perry bowled
Adil Zargar to leave Stevenage on 77 for
four from 21 overs.
Dylan Slater helped Ashley Bayes take
the visitors8217 score to 99, before the Bayes
was run out two short ofhis 50.
Stevenage8217s tail-enders struggled and
Ray took full advantage, with five wickets
in six overs for 14 runs as Hertford won
by 72 runs with eight overs to spare.
The second XI picked up a draw
against Potton in Saracens League divi-
sion four.
They dismissed Potton for 142, Alex
Cooper doing most ofthe damage with
three wickets and James Mead and
James Lidgett picking up two apiece.
However, Hertford8217s batsmen found
runs difficult to come by with early loss-
es. Raj Patel held firm but lost partners
with increasing regularity until he was
ninth out for 42.
This left Mitchell Perry and James
Mead the job ofholding on for the draw
with Hertford 15 runs short.
The following day the team lost by
seven wickets to Roydon in a friendly.
The fourth XI beat Sawbridgeworth by
100 runs in their division 11 match (Hugo
Flint-Cahan 74).http://www.hertsessexnews.co.ukMay 9, 2008 MERCURY M 69H
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Played on Sunday May 4
Hertford won by 72 runs
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Bancroft ct Carr b Zargar...........................................10
Wade ct; b Dattani.......................................................1
Cavener ct Dattani b Neville........................................4
Ruskin b Whitworth...................................................41
Ray b Whitworth..........................................................6
Darby ct&b Neville....................................................47
Box b Whitworth........................................................32
Mohammed run out....................................................1
Benford ct Davies b Dattani.......................................10
Fairhurst not out..........................................................8
Perry not out...............................................................1
Extras...................................................................32
Total (for 9)........................................................193
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Dattani 9-3-24-2; Neville 9-3-20-2; Bayes 5-
2-14-0; Zargar 9-3-37-1; Whitworth 9-0-63-3; Davies
4-0-28-0.
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Carr b Box...................................................................5
Seneviratne ct Darby b Mohammed...........................28
Brown lbw, b Mohammed...........................................0
Bayes run out............................................................48
Zargar b Perry..............................................................2
Slater lbw b Ray..........................................................4
Dattani b Ray..............................................................2
Haywood ct Bancroft b Ray..........................................7
Davies ct Mohammed b Ray........................................4
Whitworth not out........................................................6
Neville lbw, b Ray.......................................................0
Extras...................................................................15
Total...................................................................121
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Box 7-1-32-1; Mohammed 9-2-29-2; Perry 6-
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7-0.
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Played on Satur
day May 3
Hertford IV won by 100 runs
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A Hillary run out..........................................................0
N Hillary b Anderson.................................................10
Flint Cahan b Syed....................................................74
Riddle ct Rudkin b Anderson.....................................40
Clark ct Edwards b Anderson.......................................0
Reid not out..............................................................38
G Barbett not out.......................................................10
Extras...................................................................19
Total (for 5)........................................................191
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Syed 9-4-43-1; Anderson 12-1-26-3; Barrett
6-0-14-0; Mortar 6-0-30-0; T Waring 5-0-24-0; C
Waring 6-0-32-0; Rudkin 2-0-11-0.
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Edwards b J Barbett..................................................12
Stead ct Clark b Pavey................................................0
Rudkin ct Riddle b Ridley............................................0
Freeman ct Pavey b Riddle........................................34
Winder ct Clark b Ridley.............................................5
Mortar b Reid............................................................23
Barrett ct Riddle b Reid...............................................0
Syed b Pavey..............................................................3
T Waring not out.........................................................4
Anderson lbw, b Reid..................................................0
C Waring ct Riddle b Reid...........................................0
Extras...................................................................10
Total.....................................................................91
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Pavey 7-0-23-2; Ridley 8-4-16-2; J Barbett 6-
0-19-1; Cocksedge 5-1-10-0; Riddle 6-3-13-1; Reid
5.2-4-3-4.
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Played on Saturday May 3
Allenburys won by 67 runs
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Mitchell ct&b Cragwell
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Kerr ct Micaleff b Cragwell........................................20
B Stephenson b Cragwell..........................................12
Owen b Cragwell.......................................................34
Lunniss ct Saush b Cragwell.......................................8
D Stephenson ct Tarling b Cragwell...........................50
Griffiths lbw, b Micaleff.............................................11
Singh run out..............................................................2
Wheatley not out.........................................................1
Griffiths not out...........................................................0
Extras...................................................................10
Total (for 8)........................................................170
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Saush 15-6-32-0; Cragwell 26-5-73-6; Bell 2-
0-13-0; Brewer 8-1-43-0; Brewer 8-1-43-0; Micaleff 2-
0-8-1.
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Brown b Kerr.............................................................44
Singh ct Kerr b Stephenson.......................................24
Tarling lbw, b Stephenson...........................................2
Tripp ct Mitchell b Stephenson....................................5
Bell ct Mitchell b Stephenson.....................................2
Micaleff ct Mitchell b Stephenson...............................4
Saush ct&b Lunniss....................................................7
Hillier lbw, b Kerr........................................................0
Hodgkins ct Mitchell b Lunniss...................................6
Brewer b Kerr..............................................................0
Cragwell not out..........................................................1
Extras.....................................................................8
Total...................................................................103
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Stephenson 12-1-44-5; Miller 7-1-13-0; Kerr
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Played on Saturday May 3
Cockfosters II won by 34 runs
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Wilson ct Xavier b Barker..........................................10
Burgess ct; b Barker....................................................2
Morris b Xavier.........................................................39
C Mudd lbw, b Barker.................................................7
Knowles run out........................................................46
R Mudd b Hughes.......................................................9
Trevan run out...........................................................11
R Hogg lbw, b Clurie...................................................4
J Hogg not out..........................................................12
Nicholls lbw, b Clurie.................................................0
Extras.....................................................................7
Total...................................................................145
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Xavier 14-3-30-1; Barker 16-7-61-4;
Alexander 4-0-16-3; Hughes 2-0-17-1; Barker 3-0-8-0;
Clurie 1.3-1-8-2.
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Xavier ct Burgess b R Hogg.......................................52
Clurie ct Morris b R Hogg...........................................0
Alexander b J Hogg.....................................................9
Wood ct Wilson b J Hogg.........................................64
A Pigden ct Ketteridge b J Hogg..................................7
T Pigden ct Knowles b R Hogg....................................1
Edwards ct J Hogg b Burgess....................................18
Shah ct Burgess b J Hogg.........................................12
Hughes ct R Hogg b Burgess......................................4
S Barker ct R Mudd b Burgess....................................3
J Barker not out...........................................................4
Extras.....................................................................5
Total...................................................................179
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R Hogg 17-1-65-3; Nicholls 5-1-26-0; J Hogg
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Played on Saturday May 3
Hertingfordbury won by 1 wkt
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Dwyer ct Gibbons b Rymer........................................29
Ellis b Martin............................................................25
Williams lbw, b Spony..............................................54
Singh b Martin..........................................................28
Duruska ct Gronert b Rider........................................10
Gafoor b Rider............................................................5
Tipper b Spony...........................................................0
Harvey ct Gibbons b Spony.........................................4
Dalrymple lbw, b Spony..............................................9
Cakebread not out.......................................................1
Extras...................................................................12
Total...................................................................177B
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Martin 12-2-59-2; Rymer 6-0-41-1; Rider 13-
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Darby b Cakebread......................................................7
Rymer ct Cakebread b Harvey....................................14
Gronert b Cakebread.................................................45
Palmer lbw, b Williams.............................................20
Martin b Williams.......................................................2
Gibbons lbw, b Cakebread.........................................43
Goodwin run out.........................................................5
Fattore b McGovern.....................................................1
Spony not out...........................................................29
Rider not out...............................................................2
Extras...................................................................10
Total (for 8)........................................................178
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Williams 9-0-44-2; Cakebread 7-6-32-3;
Harvey 12-3-32-1; Duruska 1-0-3-0; Gapoor 10-0-25-
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Played on Saturday May 3
Match drawn
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Bartlett ct Lee b McElligott........................................20
Devine b Handy .......................................................22
Stevenson ct Handy b Butler.....................................16
Graves b Mohamed.....................................................8
Szemiako b McElligott..............................................94
Hale b Larke................................................................0
Archer ct Byrne b Chandracant..................................16
Hibbert not out..........................................................22
Batchelor not out......................................................11
Extras...................................................................16
Total (for 7)........................................................225
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Chandracant 7-0-35-1; Butler 12-1-40-1;
McElligott 16-5-41-2; Handy 4-0-17-1; Larke 7-0-40-1;
Mohamed 6-1-42-1.
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ee ct Szemiako b Batchelor.......................................3
Chandracant ct Bartlett b Batchelor.............................2
Byrne not out............................................................90
Barnaby b Hibbert.....................................................21
Curtis ct&b Hibbert...................................................11
Handy ct Bartlett b Hibbert..........................................0
Mohamed ct Bartlett b Hibbeard..................................9
Larke ct Batchelor b Hibbert......................................19
McElligott lbw, b Hibbert............................................2
Butler b Hibbert..........................................................0
O8217Callaghan not out....................................................6
Extras.....................................................................3
Total (for 9)........................................................166
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Graves 12-3-34-0; Batchelor 14-3-47-2;
Hibbeard 9-0-52-1; Hibbert 12-3-27-6.
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Played on Saturday May 3
County Hall won by 70 runs
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Shah ct Wells b Worley.............................................27
Langton ct Rollo b Blaby...........................................51
M Marsh st; b Moruzzi..............................................11
Mumford ct Wells b Worley.........................................6
Rolfe b Moruzzi.........................................................15
Sharp b Moruzzi..........................................................5
N Marsh b Worley.....................................................13
Brown lbw, b Worley...................................................5
Barnaby not out...........................................................0
Crate st; b Worley.......................................................0
Jones ct Levy b Worley...............................................0
Extras.....................................................................9
Total...................................................................142
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Wells 8-2-25-0; Hill 7-0-27-0; Worley 12.1-2-
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Williams b Jones
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Levy lbw, b Shah.........................................................7
Knight b Shah...........................................................25
Brady b Shah..............................................................0
Rollo lbw Shah............................................................0
Worley ct Rolfe b Shah................................................0
Wells b Shah............................................................13
Hill b Barnaby.............................................................2
Blaby b Shah............................................................15
Gregory b Shah...........................................................0
Moruzzi not out...........................................................1
Extras.....................................................................2
Total.....................................................................72
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Jones 7-2-15-1; Shah 13.2-4-36-8; Barnaby
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Played on Saturday May 3
Braughing won by 3 wkts
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Layer ct Cowell b Eustace.........................................11
Foster ct Wallingham b Eustace................................11
Thomas b S Forbes.....................................................2
Cooper ct Collins b M Forbes...................................18
Francis lbw b Eustace.................................................0
Noonan not out.........................................................69
Nayim ct Forbes b Cowell...........................................1
Shabir ct Rees b Cowell............................................29
Brady ct Wallingham b Cowell....................................7
Clarke not out.............................................................9
Extras...................................................................26
Total (for 8)........................................................183
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M Forbes 10-3-12-1; Eustace 10-1-20-3;
Collins 5-0-25-0; S Forbes 10-2-53-1; Cowell 8-1-45-
3; Poole 2-0-12-0.
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Birkett ct Clarke b Shabir...........................................15
Rees ct Foster b Shabir...............................................4
Collins ct Layer b Brady............................................64
M Forbes lbw Brady..................................................42
S Forbes ct Noonan b Clarke.......................................1
Poole not out............................................................39
Cowell b Clarke...........................................................0
Eustace b Clarke.........................................................0
Wallingham not out...................................................16
Extras.....................................................................4
Total (for 7)........................................................185
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Stevenage (121) by 72 runs(ECBCockspur Cup, first round)Five-wicket Ollie a
Ray of light in cupCricket scoreboardTIGHTSPELL:James Lidgett bagged two wickets for Hertford II Photo: TKL3FSWW-02Sparks fly in thrilling openerBRAUGHING
won their
opening division four match
ofthe Lords International
Herts and Essex League by
three wickets.Hockerill batted first but
Duncan Eustace (3-20) was in
top form as the visitors
reached 183-8 by the end ofthe
allotted 45 overs.
The hosts took charge after
a couple ofearly scares with
Martin Collins top scoring for
the side with 64 as they
reached 184-7 with one over
remaining.
BENGEO
lost at Cloghams.
The visitors were bowled out
for 183, but their opponents
overhauled the target with
three wickets in hand.
LITTLE MUNDEN were
awarded a walkover over LIT-
TLE HADHAM
after the visi-
tors couldn8217t field a full side.
THUNDRIDGE
struggled
with the bat as they lost to
Birchanger II by 74 runs. The
hosts were bowled out for 93 in
reply to Birchanger8217s 167 all
out.Solid Collins
knock eases
Braughing
to victoryHERTINGFORDBURY nar-
rowly defeated neighbours
WATTON-AT-STONE in a
thrilling encounter in
Saracens League division
four.
Batting first, Watton raced
to 50 without loss. Brad
Williams carved out an
excellent 54, but as the
innings wore on Bury
chipped away at the wick-
ets and limited Watton to
177-9 at which point they
declared. Dominic Spony,
(4-23) was the pick ofthe
bowlers.
Despite a rapid 45 from
Aussie Dan Gronert, the
visitors, with only 10 men
due to absences, looked in
trouble as they slipped to
121-7 with just two wickets
remaining.
However, Mark Gibbons
and Spony put together a
48-run stand and the latter
was there at the end as
Bury reached a match-win-
ning 178-8.
DATCHWORTH lost out at
Northwood II by 14 runs in
their division five clash
after the hosts scored 135
all out.
The club did start their
North Herts League season
better on Sunday with a 75
run victory over Codicote.
Thomas Bennett and
Steven Stroomer led the
home batting with 54 runs
apiece as the team posted a
score of199-3. The visitors
were always going to
struggle to match that
total and they could only
reach 124-6.
BAYFORD & HERTFORD8217S
division five match at
Cockfosters II ended in a
34 run defeat.
James Hogg was the star of
Bayford8217s bowling as he
took 4-54, including six
maiden overs.
However, it was not enough
to stop Cockfosters reach-
ing 179 all out.
Bayford started well and
there were good scores
posted by Dave Morris (39)
and Martin Knowles (46),
however the innings and
the game ended at 145 all
out when Kevin Nicholls
was bowled lbw for a duck.
WARE were crushed by a
dominant Met Police
Bushey side in division six
as they slipped to a miserly
47 all out.
Met Police posted a total of
189 all out with Gavin
Wren (4-28) and Darren
Patel (4-70) sharing the
wickets.
The Ware innings was a
disaster with Stephen
Dinnes (16) top scoring.
David Stephenson was
ALLENBURYS8217 match win-
ner with a halfcentury
and five wicket haul as his
side started their division
eight campaign with a
comfortable victory
against Holtwhites II.
The Allenburys openers
Graham Mitchell and Carl
Kerr posted an opening
partnership of44 from 22
overs, before Keith Owen
injected a degree of
urgency.
It was Stephenson who
turned the innings, coming
in at 107-4 with 10 overs
remaining. He took on the
bowlers with aggressive
hitting, including three
sixes in a 35-ball halfcen-
tury, to take Allenburys to
170-8.
He was in top form with
his bowling as the visitors
were dismissed for 103
runs with Stephenson tak-
ing five wickets for 44
runs.COUNTY HALL
drew their
division four match at
Hoddesdon IIs despite finish-
ing 59 runs ahead oftheir
opponents
Andy Szemiako was on top
form grabbing 94 runs before
being bowled out as County
posted a score of225-7.
Try as they might, despite
Simon Hibbert8217s 6-27 tally,
they could not bowl out the
hosts.
Other results: division eight: County Hall
II 142 beat Cockfosters III 72 by 70 runs.
Division nine: Bayford and Hertford II
176-6 lost to Ickleford II 177-4 by two
wickets. Division 11: Hertingfordbury II
139-5 lost to Great Gaddesden 143-1 by
four wickets. Division 12: Hitchin III 177-
7 beat Ware II 44-10 by 133 runs.
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