Colts vs Sydney Uni - Round 4 - 2011/12

The Uni number 10 came out swinging and piled on 42 in quick time, and did serious damage to Iqbal’s figures in the process. It should be noted that Fonseka, our new leg spinner, dropped a catch off his bowling, presumably in an attempt to gain the number one leg spin position from Iqbal. 

Tom Bangs in action 

The 9th wicket fell for 243, which resulted in the Uni declaring with 6 overs left in the day. Unfortunately we lost one late in the day, but still thought 243 was very gettable on day 2. 

As the wicket began to crumble during the first over of the day, it was clear 243 was a long way away. Some tight bowling early from the students kept the pressure on and the Stags never really got going. Some poor shot selections left us struggling, with only 3 partnerships of 10 or more, two of which were the 9th and 10th wicket. 

The only respectability came from Iqbal Ahmed, with the club stalwart making 30 off many, many deliveries. In the 44th over we were dismissed for just 84.

Sydney University sent us back in with an outright victory in their sights. This time, the top order offered some resistance and was able to thwart off any sniff of 10 points, despite the Uni skipper taking 3 for 2 in his first over (including a dropped hatrick ball). 

It was great to see a new addition to the club, Paul Woodford, show his class with 55 not out in the second dig. The game was eventually called with the stags 5/123. This ended a rather disappointing chase for the Colts, but one that we can learn a lot from. I’m sure if we meet Uni again in the finals the result will be very different.

However, we’ve got to get there firstly. And that may still be a long way off.

Tom Bangs