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Wembley 2nd XI v Chesham Cricket Club Sunday 2nd XI on Sun 25 May 2014 at 14:00
Match was Drawn

Match report This was a week of cricket playing second fiddle to the weather. This was a week where across Europe far right parties have made major advances. The world was crying out for a hero, a white knight, a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dark and depressing universe, an enforcer.
Picture the scene, Wembley Cricket Club is bathed in pale sunshine as the shadows lengthen on a pleasant May day. Wembley are shutting up shop and going for the draw, six down with 15 overs to play. Many options have been tried and time is running out. The captain throws the ball to his joker in the pack, Lee "the enforcer" Wiles. Some queried the decision and its timing. Was he into the attack too early? Was it safe for him to bowl at lower middle order players? Was the far end going to suit his turning deliveries? Lee had no time for such quibbles and laid down his intentions early with a deliciously tempting leg stump full toss. The batsman swings hard - a trap! For all money it looks like the ball will go straight to George Holden on the boundary but it bounces agonisingly short. The batsman, much like the fielding side, stands transfixed, unable to move after being outsmarted so and no run is taken. The rest of the over passes as Lee returns to a more classical line and length, and the batsman soon knows he is out of his league. A maiden.
You could see the fear in the batman's eyes and he desperately tried to get off strike for the next over at the end of Paul Hughes-D'aeth's intermission to the main act but it was not to be, once again he would be required to go mano a mano with The Enforcer. Left with no option but to try and hit the man out of the attack, he darts down the wicket. The Enforcer has seen such tactics before. Cunningly he drops back his length, the shot is now forced and without power as the ball heads out towards the long off boundary. Out at long off is David Hughes-D'Aeth. The nerves show as he positions himself under the catch.

Time stands still in Wembley. The waiting batsmen pay no heed to the flies that buzz around their ears. Ice cream slipped from children's cones and they paid it no heed. Emma Watson could have walked past without her clothes and not a soul would have cared.

With remarkable coolness he takes the catch and, like the coming of the dawn, a weight is lifted from all present, and light returns to the world. The celebrations are wild.
There was much else of note throughout the day, Jimmy Day's maiden Chesham century, excellent bowling from youngsters Oli McKinlay and Aaron Navaratnam, Chris Royals turning a ball, Matt Watson beaming a pensioner but as the sun set on an enjoyable day's cricket there was only one thought on people's minds, one discussion upon their lips; the day that those who were there will tell their grandchildren about and those who were not there will tell their grandchildren that they were - the day Lee Wiles took a wicket.

Fin

Chesham Cricket Club Sunday 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 6 wickets
0
185		        
David Hughes-D'Aeth Lbw  1
James DAy Retired Not Out  100
James Baldwin Caught  9
Matt Watson Caught  38
Chris Royals Caught  10
George Holden Caught  4
Michael Burden Lbw  4
Aaron Navaratnam Not Out  1
Paul Hughes-D'Aeth  
Ollie McKinlay  
Lee Wiles  
Selected member not found  

Wembley 2nd XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Wembley 2nd XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 8 wickets
0
147 (46.0 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Chesham Cricket Club Sunday 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Michael Burden10.0323123.002.30
Ollie McKinlay5.0020120.004.00
David Hughes-D'Aeth5.0018118.003.60
Chris Royals6.0211111.001.83
Paul Hughes-D'Aeth7.0240220.005.71
Aaron Navaratnam4.00700.001.75
Lee Wiles3.01212.000.67
George Holden4.01818.002.00
Matt Watson2.00600.003.00

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  • Scorer :
    Lee