Brockley Cricket Club

Match Reports - Brockley I vs Felixtowe I - 10 May 2008 (away) Felixtowe I 166 all out Jones 83 I. Reed 4-46, Dean Sykes 3-26, Joe Reed 2-64 Brockley I 167 - 6 Joe Reed 92 not out, S Fisher 25, D. Lord 12 not out Rafaiay 5-22
BROCKLEY PREMIER, SPONSORED BY NICK HAYWARD ROOFING, TRAVELLED TO FELIXSTOWE FOR THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON. FELIXSTOWE CHOSE TO BAT AND ANY BROCKLEY FEARS ABOUT A LACK OF PRACTICE WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPELLED AS THEY WERE QUCKLY INTO THEIR STRIDE WITH SYKES DELIVERING UP A FIRST BALL LONG HOP WHICH WAS SMASHED FOR FOUR. WHEN THE SECOND BALL WAS DROPPED BEHIND THE WICKET IT WAS LIKE THE 2007 SEASON HAD NEVER ENDED. JONES, THE RECIPIENT OF BROCKLEY'S GENEROSITY WAS DROPPED AGAIN A COUPLE OF OVERS LATER BUT LUCKILY FOR BROCKLEY HE ONLY MADE 83 SO NO HARM DONE THERE THEN. I REED REPLACED THE LUCKLESS HILL AND HAVING RE-MODELLED HIS RUN UP ON THE MERCURIAL FISHER SENIOR HE HELPED STEM THE TIDE OF BOUNDARIES WHILST MAINTAINING THE STEADY FLOW OF WIDES. FELIXSTOWE NEVER REALLY GOT TOTALLY ON TOP AS SYKES (3 FOR 26) AND J REED (2 FOR 64) KEPT FELIXSTOWE DOWN TO 98 FOR 3 AFTER 30 OVERS.	Darren Lord: hit three fours to seal victory
I REED (4 FOR 46) RETURNED TO THE ATTACK AND WICKETS TUMBLED IN ALMOST A BROCKLEYESQUE FASHION AS FELIXSTOWE WERE DISMISSED FOR 166. IN REPLY THE BROCKLEY OPENERS STARTED IN FINE FASHION AND REACHED 84 WITHOUT LOSS . HOWEVER WITH THE REQUIRED RUN RATE RSING ABOVE 3 AN OVER FISHER (25) REALISED IT WAS TIME FOR A BOLD AND ULTIMATELY FRUITLESS CHARGE DOWN THE WICKET TO RAFAIAY AND BECOME HIS FIRST OF 5 WICKETS FOR JUST 22 RUNS. THE BROCKLEY MIDDLE ORDER WAS AS FEEBLE AS EVER ALTHOUGH STOUT DEFENCE BY JONES AND A TYPICALLY CAUTIOUS FINALE FROM D LORD HELPED THE NERVOUS J REED (92N.O.) ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH 4 WICKETS AND 2 OVERS TO SPARE DEAN SYKES