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Avondale/NWCC I v Merrion III at Oakhill on Sat 12/09/09 – Senior 3 League
Innings of Merrion						Scores
1	R Stanton	run out				41
2	K O'Flynn	caught Playdon				11
3	A Parkinson	ct Fitzsimons				2
4	N Brown	caught Hastie				22
5	A Kay	run out				26
6	J Dunleavy	ct Hastie				33
7	S Sharahan	ct Drane				5
8	A O'Keefe	ct Bridge				40
9	R Dere	run out				21
10	W Dassanayaka	bwld Bridge				22
11	G Dunleavy	not out				0
	Total Extras					14
	Total All out					235
Innings of Avondale/North Wicklow						Scores
1	U Ghani	R Dere				27
2	R Hastie	bwld Dassanayaka				73
3	D Drane	lbw O'Flynn				37
4	J Fitzsimons	not out				28
5	D Joyce	lbw Dassanayaka				1
6	S Brosnan	not out				8
7	A Hancock	dnb
8	P Playdon	dnb
9	N Fusco	dnb
10	R Bridge	dnb
11	Absent
	Total Extras					66
	Total wickets 4 for					240
	Avondale/NWCC Bowling	O.	M.	R.	W.
1	R Bridge	9.3	-	28	2
2	P Playdon	10	1	39	1
3	U Ghani	2	-	12	-
4	J Fitzsimons	6	-	41	1
5	N fusco	5	-	34	-
6	R Hastie	10	4	33	2
7	D Drane	6	-	27	2
RESULT:- Avondale/North Wicklow won by 6 wickets
Match Report by Johnny Fitzsimons
North Wicklow/Avondale took on Merrion III in potentially the last match of the season at Oakhill on Sat. 12/09/09. The news from the toss was that we were to field first. We took the field initially with 9 men but  thankfully Usman responded to a late call up which at least took the numbers to 10 for the day. After a week of decent weather with no rain and a bit of sunshine the pitch had transformed from a track that favoured the bowlers to a lovely batting track. It soon became obvious that bowling was going to be hard work. Anything loose was punished and a beautifully prepared outfield meant anything that beat the outfield pretty much made the trek to the boundary. The Merrion batsmen attacked from the outset and runs flowed freely. It took some excellent work in the field from Usman Ghani to stem the flow. Two direct hits saw him run out two Merrion batsmen who were really taking the attack to the North Wicklow bowlers. The skipper bowled a very good spell in conjunction with Richard Bridge and we were able to restrict them to 235 in the 48th over. Could well have been more. After the break Usman and Wiz opened up the innings and they both enjoyed the batting conditions going on to build a partnership of 70 odd before Usman was caught playing one of his customary expansive shots. David Drane came to the crease and continued the momentum in partnership with the skipper. They looked to be well in control until Drane was given out to a horrible lbw decision. At 2 for 160 odd there was still a bit of cricket left but the total was reached in the 46th over with the loss of just 2 more wickets. Thanks go to Peter Saville for the use of his magnificent ground and facilities all year and to Sean Stanley for all his hard work preparing the pitches during another annoyingly wet summer. One last game scheduled away to Clontarf on the last weekend in September so if the weather stays good maybe that will be played. If not, another enjoyable season for myself and will see you all next year. Return to Top