Regents won by 2 runs
Regents won the toss and chose to bat first
Regents: 141 for 4 in 16 overs
Farmar 37
Campbell 29
Linay 23
Cox 4-1-16
Bengal Tigers: 139 for 6 in 16 overs
Cook 50*
Cox 30 (or so)
Appleby 4-2-not many
An incredibly open game that came down to the final ball, the first thing
that has to be said was the hugely enjoyable spirit it was played in, even
with such a tense finish. Regents put themselves into bat, and although
fairly slow going to begin with, Farmar (refinding his excellent form after
a one game blip) and Campbell got to the halfway mark without losing a
wicket and with a reasonably healthy 66 on the board. This allowed first
Linay and then Dinesen to have a go, with both batsmen playing a superb cut
shot through point in consecutive overs.
The Bengal Tigers response began falteringly, as Appleby induced a rash top
edged shot to deep square leg, where Stand-In-Captain Salmon Jr. had bravely
put himself. Cox and Cook then laid about the bowling attack, and put the
chasing team in a strong position, well ahead of the run rate at the halfway
mark with wickets in hand. Farmar came on for some slow bowling, and a few
lbw shouts helped keep the tigers caged in a bit. The turning point in the
game hinged around the retirement of Cook for his 50, and very soon after
Cox was bowled by Salmon Jr.
With new batsmen at the crease in fading light, Regents managed to claw back
a chance of winning, and Appleby and Dinesen followed up with 2 more clean
bowleds, including the Regents' Trademarked full toss. A chaotic final over
included run outs, byes, lots of shouting and a result that left the Tigers
short by a mere 2 runs.
Submitted by Jake of Regents
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