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Clontarf 17th September 2006

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Halverstown started their batting well  with Robbie and Geoff opening and getting to 75 for no loss after 18 overs. However the opening pair were both back in the change room with the score on  80, and Alan and Des took on the batting strain and became our stalwarts, after Lance and Shane had been lost cheaply.

Strong rear guard support action from Alan and  Darren (both with towering pulled 6's near the end when the run rate required was 6 to the over) and finally George with two beautifully timed cover drives, brought Halverstown victory with less than 10 balls to spare in the 47th over. "Batsman of Match" had to be Des for his tenacious stands with Alan and Darren, and even with a pulled hammy and runner Des was able to keep the scoreboard ticking over productively during a tough period of play when the opposition main strike bowlers returned - Des was finally run out avoiding a throw in - there was an interesting debate as to whether he was stumped or run  out - the runner crossed and the run out decision stood ?! Bowler of the day was Matt for his 4 wickets and the Catch of the Day was Robbie's deep mid-on catch with ball coming at speed high over his right shoulder. 

Note : Pictures taken during the match and some post match team shots taken by Des to follow soon once negatives available for scanning soon!

Merrion 3rd September 2006

V’s Old Belvedere 27^th August 06

Halverstown won the toss and decided to bat. From the word go if was obvious that Old Belvedere were fielding a much stronger team than had travelled to Harristown estate earlier in the season. They were also lifted by their victory in the Intermediate Cup two weeks previously, D. Quinlan who scored a century in the cup final lined out against Halverstown. Opening the batting for Halverstown were H.Young and R.Devenish. Devenish played his usual brand of attacking cricked and was lucky to be dropped early on, he made the home side pay for this mistake and knocked up a quick 49 runs before being caught on the boundary. There were contributions from R. Greene 13, and H. Young 12. Top scorer on the day was S. Hogan, coming in at 4 with the team needing to continue its good start he held the latter part of the innings together with a creditable 52 Not Out. Halverstown made 167 for the loss of 6 wickets in 45 overs.

Matt Pitt opened the bowling with R. Devenish. Pitt took a wicket in his first over and put Old Belvedere under pressure. Both openers kept a tight line and were difficult to get away. As the game progressed Old Belvedere lost wickets at regular intervals and although the Halverstown target never seemed out of sight is was the constant wicket loss that eventually caught up with the batting side. D. Quinlan, coming in at 3, made 50 not out but in the end just ran out of partners. The pick of the bowling figure were R. Devinish 3 for 20, D. Brown 3 for 32 and R. Dunphy 2 for 18. Old Belvedere were all out for 139 and Halverstown maintained their position at the top of the Intermediate B League

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Rush

Saturday 19th August

Rained out and has to be rescheduled

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Saturday 12th August 2006

A depleted Merrion side batted first and were all out for 64 which Halverstown reached easily for the loss of 2 wickets.

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7th August 2006

Close win away to North Wicklow - venue between Maynooth and Kilcock.

Halverstown batted first and lost the on form Robbie early on to a real opening ripper from Afridi (surname only known with apologies). Halverstown recovered slowly with fighting partnerships between Dermott, Alan, Shane  and Geoff respectively. Halverstown reached 196 in their allotted 45 overs at a rate of 4.36. Geoff  top scored with 90.

North Kildare lost early wickets and were 90  for 7 wickets before a concerted tail wag occurred that proved difficult to break - even with the comeback 6 overs opening pace attack of Robbie and Matthew again. In the end Ronan and Danny did the necessary to bring the victory home by a narrow margin of around 30 runs!

Special mention of the day was the difficult boundary catch Darren took to dismiss one of  North Kildare's best batsman. Darren was so pleased he put both hands up in the air still with the ball in one hand in celebration, and the umpire thought he was signalling a six - Ronan quickly testified he was well within the boundary and the catch stood. Also the catches taken by Shane and Geoff were memorable.  Fantastic diving stops by Darren (rifle shot stop at deep mid on) and  Shane (great near catch at midwicket).

Special thanks to Matthew Pitts Dad David for most of the fine pictures taken

30th July 2006

Loss to YMCA.

Halverstown lost the toss and fielded first. A much depleted bowling attack with George and Greg on long leave and Matt unavailable, meant a large score to be faced by batsmen was on the cards. YMCA took full advantage in scoring a credible 218 in the allotted 45 overs, in overcast weather. Catches of the day were Dermott's high chest thumper - with a near collision with Andrew as well as Robbie' great caught and bowled. Quite a few catches were put down by Halverstown during the match, which are best forgotten -  but which cost dearly. Just before and during the lunch break  rain fell which made the pitch grass/texture  a lot more lively. Halverstown batted valiantly but fell far short of the YMCA target by more than 50 runs after a real thunderstorm and downpour, delayed the final outcome and drenched the field and pitch with 5 overs and 100 runs to still go. YMCA ran out as deserved winners in the end with some accurate and aggressive bowling with speedy over changing as well.

22nd July 2006

Good win away from home

Note: Full match report to follow from Ronan. Halverstown fielded first and tight opening bowling from Greg (eventually 2 wickets and 3 really outstanding outfield catches) and Matt (eventually 3 wickets) kept Mullingar contained to 2 runs per over for first 15 overs - with both opposition openers dismissed in this spell. Second change bowlers Robbie and Ronan added to Mullingar woes with runs being contained. Fine third change rotation and containment  bowling from  Des, Darren and Henry helped limit the score until Greg and Matt came back for the final  spell - Mullingar were 128 for about 7 after 45 overs.

Halverstown opened with a batting stand of 80 for no loss before rain stopped play - after the resumption Geoff and Robbie were both out shortly, for 40 and 47 respectively. Richard and Henry saw the team safely to 129+ and Halverstown reached the target in 25 overs for the loss of three wickets.

PS A well earned enjoyable break from Irish Cricket is wished for George and Greg who are possibly away on holiday abroad for rest of season -we will miss both their talents-  regards also to Greg's Dad in Perth too from all of us here. 

16th July 2006

Good win at home chasing score of 146 all out in 43 overs by Old Belvedere.

Halverstown reached score in under 35 overs for the loss of two wickets - top scorer was Robbie, who scored a power house knock of 50+ in record time - motivation was he had to rush off at 6:40 pm to catch a Dublin flight.

9th July 06

Playing for Halverstown G. Nurse, I. Walker, S. Hogan, A. Ruddock, G. Beaumount, D. Rayll, H. Young, G. Fletcher, I. Longstaff, M. Pitt, R. Dunphy.

Halverstown won the toss and elected to field. The Bowling was opened by G. Fletcher and G. Beaumount, both took wickets with their first overs and kept runs to a minimum for the rest of their spells. M. Pitt in his first match this season took 3 for 18 and R. Dunphy took 2 for 2. North Kildare only fielded 9 players were all out for 85. Halverstown opened with I. Walker and G. Nurse and had some early set backs but got to the target easily for the loss of 3 wickets. I Walker carried his bat and made 26 while G. Beaumonut was 32 not out at the end of play.

Match 7 ; Loss to Mullingar at  Home in a Cup Match : Halverstown won the toss and decided to bat. After a quick start by Robbie and Tim they quickly fell to a decent Mullingar bowling line up. With that went the Halverstown upper order. Wickets fell fast as Richard and Dermot, Shane and Darren disappeared back to the pavillion. George and Andrew then put a bit of respectability to the score with a fine partnership. George scoring 21 and Andrew scoring 23 not out. Lance was unluckily bowled by a fine ball and Richard Ryall was run out from a bad call from Andrew. Greg was caught at mid-wicket.
Halvertsown opening bowling was very good and Mullingar found it hard score runs off some very tight bowling. Excellent batting from the very resilient Sammy Murphy won it in the end for Mullingar. Best of luck in the next round to them.

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Leinster won the toss and batted first and were all out in 40 overs - they were 8 down for around 95 at 30 overs .

Man of Match Robbie Devenish scored a magnificent unbeaten 64  and got two valuable early wickets in an 8 over spell  -  including Leinter's star batsman - sharply caught at first slip - millimetres from Alan Ruddock's  face - a really  fantastic reflex catch by Alan.

Bowling - Wickets: Danny Ruddock 3 - great effort, Richard Ryall 2, Darren Ryall 2, Robbie 2, George 1

Batting - Robbie 64, Tim Ronaldson got a handy 19 and Darren Ryall a tidy 15 

Notable Catches - Andrew Greene catch of day - World Cup keeper penalty type diving catch low to his left at mid-on - just outranked Alan's great slip catch in terms of visual impact. Obviously following in Dad Richard's footsteps!

Notable Fielding - Lance Ayerst's sprinting on deep mid-on/off boundry and cutting off certain fours. Tim's 2nd slip diving stop. George's tricky slip catch off Ripper's bowling.

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