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Elton, Derbyshire
Elton Cricket Club
As reported in the Matlock Mercury
17th July 2009
AT first glance, the villagers of Elton seeing off a powerful Matlock side in the Orme Shield looks like a giant-killing feat.
But this is 15 overs per side cricket – a format that Elton have consistently excelled at over the course of the past two seasons. So much so that they have now developed an inner-belief that, providing they play to their full capability, they can be a match for anyone locally in this form of the game. And so it proved here.
When the final got underway, Elton were invited to bat first and their innings got off to a steady if tense start against the opening salvo from Ed Lander and Gareth Johnson.
However, the early introduction of the wily Steve Haslam (2 for 33) produced immediate dividends for Matlock when Craig Elliott (7) edged to wicketkeeper Andy Rogers and the dangerous Rob Lightfoot (10) was caught on the boundary off the same bowler.
Jack Stone had top scored for Elton in each of their previous Orme Shield matches this year and he repeated that happy knack here, although he would have been disappointed to get out for 24 just as he seemed to be established - Luke Pressland rattling his leg stump early on in an impressive spell.
With Elton at 66 for 4, the game was evenly poised, but an entertaining stand between the pugnacious John Ashworth (21) and stylish left-hander James Marsden (19 not out) was instrumental in pushing the final Elton total up to 117 for 7 at the conclusion of their 15 eight ball overs - a competitive total but not an unbeatable one.
Luke Pressland's final analysis of 4 for 23 were the best bowling figures of the evening for either side.
The early stages of the Matlock reply suggested that the County League side would romp home with some comfort as a flurry of firm strokes by Mark Leatherday (19) and Mark Burton (13) reached the boundary ropes. However, once Leatherday had been rather needlessly run out, the Elton bowlers were able to exert a greater degree of control and in the process ramp up the pressure on the Matlock batsmen.
Meanwhile, never one to be boxed in, the talented Andy Rogers was prepared to chance his arm in the Matlock cause. A miscued skier by him just evaded Rob Lightfoot's grasp as the fielder ran backwards in the deep. Rogers then survived a confident shout for a stumping before pushing his luck just a little too far when hitting across the line against the persevering Paul Carson and he departed leg before for an eventful 17.
Backed up by some typically sharp fielding and aided by another run out, Carson (1 for 21) and Rob Lightfoot (3 for 15) then turned the screw as Matlock fell behind the rate required and the game swung decisively in Elton's favour.
Elton keeper Jack Stone was again in fine form, standing up to all of the Elton bowlers and picking up two more stumpings in the processone routine, one a dazzling leg side effort - to add to his already impressive tally for the season.
In the end, Elton were decisive winners by 19 runs a fine effort against a team liberally sprinkled with players who show off their skills in the upper reaches of the County League. Of the eleven Elton players on view in this match, nine live in the village and the two other players live within a couple of miles from it.
This is a village side in the true sense of the word and the standard they have achieved is all the more remarkable for that.
So, barely a week after getting his hands on the Longstone League trophy, Elton skipper Paul Carson was duly presented with the Orme Shield for the first time in the club's long history.
There have been some wonderful performances by this young team over the past two seasons but, given the quality of the opposition here, this was undoubtedly Elton cricket's finest hour.
With Elton at 66 for 4, the game was evenly poised, but an entertaining stand between the pugnacious John Ashworth (21) and stylish left-hander James Marsden (19 not out) was instrumental in pushing the final Elton total up to 117 for 7 at the conclusion of their 15 eight ball overs - a competitive total but not an unbeatable one.
Luke Pressland's final analysis of 4 for 23 were the best bowling figures of the evening for either side.
The early stages of the Matlock reply suggested that the County League side would romp home with some comfort as a flurry of firm strokes by Mark Leatherday (19) and Mark Burton (13) reached the boundary ropes. However, once Leatherday had been rather needlessly run out, the Elton bowlers were able to exert a greater degree of control and in the process ramp up the pressure on the Matlock batsmen.
Meanwhile, never one to be boxed in, the talented Andy Rogers was prepared to chance his arm in the Matlock cause. A miscued skier by him just evaded Rob Lightfoot's grasp as the fielder ran backwards in the deep. Rogers then survived a confident shout for a stumping before pushing his luck just a little too far when hitting across the line against the persevering Paul Carson and he departed leg before for an eventful 17.
Backed up by some typically sharp fielding and aided by another run out, Carson (1 for 21) and Rob Lightfoot (3 for 15) then turned the screw as Matlock fell behind the rate required and the game swung decisively in Elton's favour.
Elton keeper Jack Stone was again in fine form, standing up to all of the Elton bowlers and picking up two more stumpings in the processone routine, one a dazzling leg side effort - to add to his already impressive tally for the season.
In the end, Elton were decisive winners by 19 runs a fine effort against a team liberally sprinkled with players who show off their skills in the upper reaches of the County League. Of the eleven Elton players on view in this match, nine live in the village and the two other players live within a couple of miles from it.
This is a village side in the true sense of the word and the standard they have achieved is all the more remarkable for that.
So, barely a week after getting his hands on the Longstone League trophy, Elton skipper Paul Carson was duly presented with the Orme Shield for the first time in the club's long history.
There have been some wonderful performances by this young team over the past two seasons but, given the quality of the opposition here, this was undoubtedly Elton cricket's finest hour.
Elton Cricket Club's Finest Hour