Forgot password?
Register
Login
North Kildare Cricket Club
HOME
NEWS
FIXTURES
Men's 1st XI
Men's 2nd XI
Men's 3rd XI
Men's 4th XI
Women's 1st XI
Women's 2nd XI
Cavaliers
Taverners
NKCC Hosted Events
Junior Teams
Boys
Minor B Boys (5th & 6th Class)
Girls
Mixed
1st & 2nd Class
Cubs (3rd & 4th Class)
SUBS
TRAINING TIMES
CRICKET4ALL
CLUB CALENDAR
*NEW* CLUB SHOP
TEAMS
Men's 1st XI
Men's 2nd XI
Men's 3rd XI
Men's 4th XI
Women's 1st XI
Women's 2nd XI
Cavaliers
Taverners
NKCC Afternoon Tea
Representative
NKCC Hosted Events
Junior Teams
Boys
Minor B Boys (5th & 6th Class)
Under 13 B
Under 13 C
Under 17
Girls
Under 11 Girls
Under 13 Girls
Mixed
1st & 2nd Class
Cubs (3rd & 4th Class)
Under 9
Under 11 A
Under 11 B
Under 11 C
Under 13 A
Under 15
Midlands U13/15
Club Championship
Parent and Child
AVERAGES
Men's 1st XI
Men's 2nd XI
Men's 3rd XI
Men's 4th XI
Women's 1st XI
Women's 2nd XI
Cavaliers
Taverners
NKCC Hosted Events
Junior Teams
Boys
Minor B Boys (5th & 6th Class)
Girls
Mixed
1st & 2nd Class
Cubs (3rd & 4th Class)
STATS
CONTACT
RETURN TO TRAINING INFORMATION
ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM
Scorecard
Phoenix 3 v North Kildare Cricket Club Men's 2nd XI on Sat 18 May 2013 at 13:30
North Kildare Cricket Club Won by 2 wickets
Match report
When NK seconds arrived in the Park today hoping to buck their losing trend the omens were not good. After some earlier automotive problems half the team arrived ten minutes before the start time, with the eleventh player only making it on to the field after the first over.
Things looked no more promising on the field as the first three overs were dispatched for six runs each, before Wasif Ali had Keane caught at square leg from an attempted hook shot. Phoenix were undeterred and at the end of the ninth over were looking strong at 48-1. Three quick wickets in succession, two for Rahman Ahmed and one for Gulab Singh swung the game in NK's favour. When Gulab took his second wicket in the sixteenth over an early tea looked likely.
Phoenix were fare from done though, and a 67-run partnreship from Zaidi and Shah got them right back on course before two great pieces of fielding a run our by Dalton (Shah) a magnificent catch by Wasif from Sandy Chahal's bowling (Zaidi) removed the dangerous pairing. Kildare appeared to be in the ascendant again, and quick wickets from Ahmed and Chahal left Phoenix 148-9. The home side were far from finished though and experienced knocks from Godwin and Captain Jones brought them to 190, before Wasif finally ended the innings.
With 190 runs on the board and match reports of Kildare's innings to date this season in hand Phoenix were confident of winning. Or at least they might have been if the rain hadn't arrived at tea to make everyone wait...
and wait...
and wait...
and wait...
Who knows whether the hour and twenty-five minute tea was a crucial part in the game but the North Kildare openers arrived at the crease well rested and in suitably aggressive form. Not content with matching the Phoenix openers Hussain and Horn scored 31 runs from the first four overs and had reached 37 two overs later when Hussain was adjudged LBW from Zaidi for 17.
Not wanting to miss out on the fun Rahman Ahmed was next in and next out scoring 12 from the 7 balls he faced. He was followed back to the changing rooms shortly after by Horn and suddenly from a position of strength NK looked to be struggling a little.
At the crease Dalton and Gulab Singh, although both very different styles, continued to play with aggression and ambition putting together a 34 run partnership for the fourth wicket before Gulab was caught by Kean at deep mid-wicket. When Gary Hunt went for a duck two overs later it looked as if the Kildare challenge was about to fade away.
Debut Skipper Dalton was not about to give up the fight and continued stroking boundaries around the pitch. He was joined first by Chahal whose 14 came off 9 balls and then by Happy Singh, when Sandy was caught pulling a ball from Ben White's excellent leg-spin. Happy's first ball brought plenty of oohing and aahing from the fielding side as he played and missed. Still 56 runs ahead, they were surely set for a victory.
Perhaps not though as the next ball was crashed over the boundary for four. Nine minutes and 27 runs later Dalton was caught driving White down the ground, but although a wicket fell, Kildare now had some hope. Or did they? Wasif arrived at the crease and found that, despite some nice shots Phoenix had sent their entire team to the boundary to cut off runs. It didn't prevent a big shot and a good catch but North Kildare were in real trouble again at 158 for 8 with Pargat Singh arriving to the creason
Or at least they should have been. At the other end Happy had taken over from Dalton as the run-getter and while Pargat nudged the ball into gaps Happ set about slapping the ball to every corner of the park. His innings bears a full account: .4414.1466.111 target reached.
Cue celebrations.
Thanks to Phoenix for being such sporting hosts and particularly to Gerry Fennell for keeping the score. As Eddie Lewis noted on the Cricket Leinster website this week, it is a job without which cricket cannot be played.
Phoenix 3 Batting
Player name
Runs
M
B
4s
6s
SR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 7w 6b 5lb
for 10 wickets
19
190 (43.1 overs)
B. Ovenden
ct S. Hussain bowled R. Ahmed
26
P. Keane
ct P. Singh bowled W. Ali
12
C. Cavanagh
lbw G. Singh
5
Zaidi
ct W. Ali
42
I. Anders
ct G. Horn bowled R. Ahmed
0
A. Joseph
ct & bowled R. Ahmed
11
S. Shah
run out (S. Dalton)
26
B. White
b S. Chahal
3
N. Naik
b R. Ahmed
8
M. Godwin
Not Out
19
Conrad Jones (wk)*
b W. Ali
19
North Kildare Cricket Club Men's 2nd XI Bowling
Player Name
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
Wasif Ali
7.1
0
37
2
18.50
5.16
Gulab Singh
9.0
0
30
2
15.00
3.33
Rahman Ahmed
9.0
2
25
3
8.33
2.78
Safdar Hussain
8.0
0
41
0
0.00
5.13
Amardeep Singh
5.0
1
16
0
0.00
3.20
Sandy Chahal
5.0
0
30
2
15.00
6.00
North Kildare Cricket Club Men's 2nd XI Batting
Player Name
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
Catches
Stumpings
Run outs
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 2w 13b 4lb
for 8 wickets
20
191
(31.1 overs)
Gerard Horn
ct I. Anders bowled N. Naik
27
50
43
3
62.79
1
Safdar Hussain
lbw Zaidi
17
22
18
3
94.44
1
Rahman Ahmed
b N. Naik
12
17
7
1
1
171.43
1
Sean Dalton
ct C. Cavanagh bowled B. White
44
62
53
7
83.02
1
Gulab Singh
ct P. Keane bowled N. Naik
16
14
12
1
133.33
Gary Hunt
b N. Naik
0
7
11
0
Sandy Chahal
ct B. Ovenden bowled B. White
14
20
9
1
1
155.56
Amardeep Singh
Not Out
33
26
14
4
2
235.71
Wasif Ali
ct C. Cavanagh bowled B. White
2
4
9
22.22
1
Pargat Singh
Not Out
6
14
11
1
54.55
1
Jonathan Walshe
Phoenix 3 Bowling
Player name
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
S. Shah
4.0
0
25
0
0.00
6.25
Zaidi
5.0
0
34
1
34.00
6.80
N. Naik
9.0
2
40
4
10.00
4.44
A. Joseph
6.0
0
28
0
0.00
4.67
B. White
5.1
0
36
3
12.00
6.97
P. Keane
2.0
0
11
0
0.00
5.50
Umpire :
David Cooke; J.K. Pillai
Scorer :
G. Fennell
Subscription Fees
Cricket Leinster Registration
Information
Information
NKCC Constitution
The Spirit of Cricket
NKCC Code of Conduct
LCU Code of Conduct
Team Selection Policy
Greivance & Disciplinary Procedure
Youth Policies
Sponsorship
Junior Section
Junior Section
Code of Conduct for Young Players
Guidelines for Parents
Youth Leader Guidelines
Child Protection
Taverners
Cricket4All
Club Calendar
North Kildare CC Club Shop
2020 Committee
Photo Galleries
Coaching Corner
Scorer's & Umpires
Clothes Appeal
Pitchero Registration Help
New Registration (using website)
Registering Junior Members (using website)
New Registration - Adults and Juniors (using club app)
History & Honours
History
Club Awards 2016
Dick O'Neill Cup 2016 Winners
2013 MVP
Honours Board 2013
Honours Board 2012
Honours Board 2007-11
Honours Board 2006
Honours Board 2005
Honours Board 1991
Honours Board 1990
Honours Board 1989
Honours Board 1988
Honours Board 1987
Honours Board 1986
Honours Board 1985
Honours Board 1984
Honours Board 1983
Honours Board- Club Awards
Location
Local Weather
Links
Site map
Help
North Kildare CC Club Shop
Booking System