Scorecard

Leverstock Green Cricket Club Under 14 XI v Shenley Village on Sun 16 Aug 2015 at 1.00pm
Leverstock Green Cricket Club Won by 40 runs

Match report LEWIS KOCH'S maiden century was just one of many highlights as Leverstock Green produced an outstanding performance to reach the final of the Readers Herts County Trophy, defeating higher-division Shenley Village by 40 runs.

A large crowd of LGCC supporters roared its delight when Koch took a stunning match-winning catch as day moved towards dusk - Green emerging victors against Championship Division Shenley after a tense afternoon's entertainment containing nearly 600 runs and 20 wickets.

The thrilling win puts Levy in the Herts Trophy Final for only the second time in their history. On Sunday September 6, they will look to better a 2002 defeat to Letchworth when they face Abbots Langley (venue tbc).

Taking first use of the crease, Green got off to a blistering start with the early loss of Miles Barnard (16) compensated by positive and aggressive stroke-play from Lewis Koch - who went on to make a superb 116 - and Kyle Claxton (81) as the pair added over 150 for the second wicket.

Ajit Kumar produced a cameo 27 then Nahim Iqbal hit a very useful 29-ball 41 as Levy continued to head towards setting a target well in excess of 300 from their 50 overs.

But a later-order collapse, with the last five wickets falling particularly cheaply, meant Shenley would have to chase 317 all out after Green failed to use up their full allotment of overs.

In reply, although Shenley scored steadily and consistently through their top and middle order, Green always had a reasonable control of the situation after a relatively tight start forced the run-rate north of eight an over early on in the chase.

Majid Khan's good lines yielded him two wickets, one of which the key opening bat Paresh Kerai for 47, while the pick of the attack was Ajit Kumar who returned 2-43 from his 10 overs - including the middle-order pair of Tom Bruce and Rob Laney.

Morgan Stanley's quick-fire knock ended at 46 when he holed out to Nahim Iqbal off Dave Tyson before Koch crowned a magnificent individual day with the bat and in the field by diving forward to catch Himesh Vekaria off the first ball of Adam Thomas's second spell.

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THANKS to all supporters who backed the boys and congratulations to Dayle Littlejohn and his Sunday XI on reaching the Readers Herts County Trophy Final.

Details of travel options being considered will be published once the September 6 final venue has been confirmed.

Leverstock Green Cricket Club Under 14 XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
1nb 7w 4lb 
for 10 wickets
12
317		        
Miles Barnard lbw Laney 16 10 11 4 145.45
Lewis Koch b Andrews 116 145 120 18 1 96.67 1
Kyle Claxton ct Andrews 81 91 75 12 108.00 1
Ajit Kumar lbw Karai 27 25 28 4 1 96.43
Nahim Iqbal ct Vekaria 41 42 29 5 1 141.38 1
Mark Landau ct Laney 10 7 9 1 111.11
Dave Tyson ct Karai 5 12 7 71.43 2
Dayle Littlejohn b Karai 2 9 4 50.0 2
Imran Iqbal b Vekaria 0 3 3 0
Majid Khan b Vekaria 6 6 3 1 200 1
Adam Thomas Not Out  1

Shenley Village Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Laney10.0083241.508.30
Willingham4.003200.008.00
Vekaria9.1033311.003.60
Bruce10.006300.006.30
Andrews10.0064232.006.40
Karai5.0038312.677.60

Shenley Village Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
3nb 12w 4lb 
for 10 wickets
19
277 (46.1 overs)		     
P Kerai ct Tyson b Khan 47 51 53 6 1 88.68
L Willingham ct Claxton b Thomas 14 31 19 1 73.68
A Vadgama Run out  15 51 38 2 39.47
T Bruce ct Tyson b Kumar 39 56 40 3 1 97.50
R Laney ct Littlejohn b Kumar 29 36 25 2 1 116.00
M Stanley ct N Iqbal b Tyson 46 58 35 4 2 131.43
J Urban b Tyson 20 41 29 1 68.97
A Fall ct & b Khan 6 17 9 66.67
H Vekaria ct Koch b Thomas 28 28 18 2 1 155.56
N Kanabar ct Littlejohn b I Iqbal 12 13 10 1 120.0
O Andrews Not Out  2 4 1 200

Leverstock Green Cricket Club Under 14 XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Majid Khan10.0054227.005.40
Adam Thomas7.1030215.004.19
Ajit Kumar10.0043221.504.30
Dayle Littlejohn10.007100.007.10
Imran Iqbal6.0048148.008.00
Dave Tyson3.0027213.509.00

  • Umpire :
    Panel - Jon Holland & Jan Hilhorst
  • Scorer :
    TBC