Knockers Vs Kemsing

Win :: Played on Sunday 18th May 2025

Knockers
153-5

Kemsing
107-10

Match Report

Match Report: Knockers CC vs Kemsing CC
Sunday 18th May | T30 | Kemsing

A picturesque Sunday clash saw Knockers CC travel to Kemsing for a fiercely anticipated T30 encounter that featured spin-the-wheel captaining, deceptive full tosses, and the long-awaited return of “The Doctor.”

Bat First Brilliance – With a Hint of Chaos

Captain Ollie Marsh secured the batting honours in novel fashion, opting for a “spin the wheel” decision-making process — a move that could yet revolutionise cricketing diplomacy. Kemsing’s youthful side, fresh off an hour’s warm-up, might’ve felt the advantage was theirs. Enter: Oli Boreham.

Opening the innings with intent and flair, Boreham smashed a swashbuckling 38 off just 26 balls. His stay at the crease had it all — aggression, drama, and classic Bores-ian escapism.

Jai Shah, meanwhile, gritted through four testing deliveries before flamboyantly playing on — setting the zinger bails alight and becoming the first of many victims in what was soon to become a memorable Knockers bowling display.

Back to Oli; after skying one early straight towards the bowler, he opted for chaos over caution, sprinting down the pitch yelling “YES, RUN!” while his partner Matt Landers wisely refused. Fortune favoured the bold, as the panicked youngster shelled the chance, and Bores slinked back, smirking.

Stabilising the innings were Matt Landers (26) and Lynden (32), who stitched together a composed middle-over partnership. Adil Omar showed frustrating consistency — unfortunately in finding fielders — while Luke Stevens looked in fine touch before falling to a well-held catch at deep midwicket.

With wickets tumbling, Papa Shah joined Adil to close the innings. The Doctor, fresh off haunting Kemsing with a five-for last season, calmly farmed the strike, playing with the patience of a surgeon and the guile of a seasoned trickster, posting 11 from 36 to solidify his reputation as a Kemsing nightmare. Knockers finished on a competitive 153.

Kemsing’s Reply: Spoiled by Spin and Slyness

Akhil Anand opened with the new ball, and drama ensued immediately. His first delivery reared off a length and nearly induced a catch at short cover, but the chance just evaded a flat-footed Marsh. Neil Dave, taking on the slant at the church end, struggled to settle, prompting the skipper to take over and join Akhil in a miserly 10-over spell that went for under 20 runs combined.

Marsh found reward with what could politely be described as a rank full toss — doing for the first opener. Kemsing’s skipper Charlie stood tall, anchoring the innings and inching towards his maiden 50.

After another immaculate (but wicketless) spell from Akhil, Neil returned to bowl with metronomic control. Then it was Luke Stevens’ turn — peppering the batsmen with bouncers and setting a 7-1 legside field that finally bore fruit, as he sent Charlie’s stumps cartwheeling shortly after reaching his half-century.

As murmurs of “where’s the Doctor?” spread from the Kemsing pavilion, the man himself emerged from the shadows. His arrival was immediate and clinical. “Lovely loopy stuff” was back on the menu, and it was devastating — 4 wickets in 3 overs blew away the youthful middle order and left Kemsing reeling. At 22 overs in, they were barely past 70.

JJ took over from the church end and brought fireworks of his own, lighting up the stumps thrice and snatching a clever caught-and-bowled. However, some curious no-ball calls and ensuing free hits limited his return to just two official wickets — an injustice if ever there was one.

A late stand-off between captain Marsh and Jai Shah (the latter refusing to bowl his left arm tweakers) brought play to a halt — until Matt Landers stormed in to settle things. He promptly delivered three absolute seeds, the third flattening the stumps and earning him a well-deserved maiden Knockers wicket.

Result: Knockers CC win by 54 runs (with 1 over to spare)

A well-rounded team performance, led by grit with the bat and a suffocating, spin-laden bowling attack, saw Knockers CC claim a commanding 54-run win. The Doctor’s return to the operating table proved as thrilling as ever, and with Marsh’s new bat yet to taste leather, it’s safe to say Knockers still have more to come.

 

Batting

Batsman	How Out	4s	6s	Runs
Jai Shah	bowled	0	0	0
Oli Boreham	bowled	7	0	38
Matt Landers	caught	5	0	35
Lynden Spencer-Allen	caught	2	1	23
Adil Omar	not out	1	0	16
Luke Stevens	caught	0	0	1
Vinit Shah	not out	1	0	11
Ollie Marsh	dnb	0	0	0
James Johnstone	dnb	0	0	0
Neil Dave	dnb	0	0	0
Akhil Anand	dnb	0	0	0

 

Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
Akhil Anand	6.0	1	19	0
Neil Dave	6.0	0	37	0
Ollie Marsh	5.0	3	2	1
Luke Stevens	5.0	1	17	2
Vinit Shah	3.0	0	9	4
James Johnstone	3.0	0	15	2
Matt Landers	0.3	0	0	1