Meggies' trophy chances receive Knock Out blow
MESSINGHAM romped home by 10 wickets against Cleethorpes in one of the shortest matches seen in the Grimsby Town CC/Grimsby Institute Knock Out for some years.
Having won the toss, the Scunthorpe side invited their opponents to bat, the Meggies starting steadily with Ed Carlton and Peter Fulton at the crease and Andy Langford and Danny Rands bowling.
After three overs, Cleethorpes had 25 on the board but in the next over, Rands trapped Carlton lbw.
This brought Bill Kirby to the crease and he and Fulton took the total to 43 before Fulton fell to a good catch by Tom McDougall off Rands, having hit 24 off 20 balls.
Jake Thorne took over from Rands and his first over brought another wicket, Yannif Judah caught behind by Cameron Fletcher to make it 57 for three at the half way stage, with no hint of what was to come.
Then Messingham introduced David Langford to the attack and the Cleethorpes innings collapsed. Langford's first over brought two wickets, Kirby caught behind for 20 and James Windeatt, well caught by Simon McInerney.
Langford's second over was even more devastating, sending three more batsmen back in the pavilion, one of whom skied a shot that the bowler caught.
And when Thorne struck again in his third over, it was left to Langford to take the final wicket as Cleethorpes were all out for 79 with three overs of the 16 still to be bowled.
Rands took two for 18 and Thorne two for 14, both off three overs, while Langford finished with six for 12 off just 21 balls.
McInerney and Jason Scheepers then opened for Messingham and made short work of the total, McInerney hitting 44 off 35 balls with one six and seven fours and Scheepers blasting 24 off 13 balls with a six and three fours, the winning runs coming in only the sixth over of the innings.
Langford's bowling performance earned him the Man of the Match award, which was presented by Grimsby Institute Executive Director Hugh Callaway.
Messingham are back at Augusta Street next week for their semi-final match against Grimsby Town.
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by phil, lincoln
Friday, July 09 2010, 3:45PM
“TO ALL MESSINGHAM SUPPORTERS- there was always some rubbish excuses from the cleethorpes camp when they lost in the knockout..good luck to you lads, might come back to support you as "the new Broadbent's XI"”
by j, scunthorpe
Friday, July 09 2010, 1:25PM
“all the complaining about ringers, cleethorpes had an international batsman and a local village team made him into a village player . I thought the knockout was for entertainment not critisim.”
by Asa Porter, On-The-Boundary
Friday, July 09 2010, 10:41AM
“SOUNDS LIKE SOUR GRAPES...! It seems some people have a problem with Messingham going for a hat-trick of wins. Messingham have a core of village lads playing week in week out. Mybe some couldn't get away from work to play. ANYWAY, WELL DONE LADS & GOOD LUCK IN THE NEXT ROUND..!
Lets hope for a more even contest so maybe the big fella BROC can have a bat”
by phil, lincoln
Friday, July 09 2010, 8:56AM
“anybody rememeber the fast Andy Bichel of Australia playing in the final against Cleethorpes for E.Broadbent's team and Henderson Jordan taking a legside stumping off his bowling. Class sheer class”
by longon, louth
Thursday, July 08 2010, 10:12PM
“OAP Scunthorpe
Yes you are right, Randall and Lamb did play in the final a few years back. However, this was written in the rules by the Town club and was an effort to increase bums on seats. I also seem to recall that the two teams who reached the final were to be allowed to play 12 a side so that none of the regular members missed out. Oh for the good old days, when Cleethorpes fielded their strongest side, and not like last week, a mix of their four XI's”
by OAP, Scunthorpe
Thursday, July 08 2010, 5:05PM
“me Scunthorpe. Sounds like sour grapes. Were you not asked to play?
Jason Scheepers played for Mesingham until this season when they are in the Lincs League and he has gone to play in the ECB League
Did Derek Randall and Alan Lamb not guest for teams a few years back in one of the finals?
Is it not about getting the best entertainment for the supporters who turn up?”
by Andy, Kirmington
Thursday, July 08 2010, 4:23PM
“Me Scunthorpe, Is Dave Langford a 'ringer'?? he seemed to do the majority of the damage according to the report”
by Phil, lincoln
Thursday, July 08 2010, 9:02AM
“E.Broadbent's team had no ringers in at all. They were a team who just played on Monday nights in Grimsby. If you didn't see them play you missed out!”
by Phil, Lincoln
Thursday, July 08 2010, 8:59AM
“There were no ringers in the E.Broadbent's team. they just got together on Monday nights to entertain us. We didn't realise at the time how good they were.”
by me, Scunthorpe
Thursday, July 08 2010, 8:37AM
“You chaps also ought to be aware that the Messingham side had several quality 'ringers'. That includes both opening batsmen who actually play for other clubs. I'm surprised it's allowed in the rules......”