Scorecard

Orsett & Thurrock 5th X1 v Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 4th XI on Sat 20 Aug 2022 at 12.30pm
Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club Won by 57 runs

Match report A long journey away to bottom of the league Orsett was the challenge this weekend for the in-form 4s side. Orsett were on the brink of relegation - they simply had to win to have any chance of staying up in the division. Stand in captain Fazan Habib lost the toss and his side were put into bat on what can only be described as the bare minimum required to allow any contest between bat and ball.


Parks struggled to adapt early on to the pitch with so much inconsistence bounce and pace. However, Yash Patel had no such issues hitting an aggressive quick fire 38 but wickets tumbled regularly - Ibad Usman, Fazan Habib and Maran Mariyathas all fell cheaply. This presented an opportunity for young Vajran Srividyanandan to showcase his talent - he played with such a calm demeanour, watching the ball very closely and elevated the teams score by constructing an excellent 76 - playing some eye catching shots on both sides on the wicket. This contribution was extraordinary on a really difficult pitch, especially given the pressure of the match situation on top of that. Vajran was extremely well supported by the experienced Kavinkumar Veloopillai, who played the perfect support role (21) at a time where Parks needed a partnership to get to a competitive total. The innings ended with another flurry of wickets but Parks managed to get to a very competitive total of 228 all out.

Orsett opening batsmen struggled against the youth of Sriraman Srividyanandan and younger brother Vajran Srividyanandan - both opening bowlers troubled the batsmen with their pace & movement, using the pitch wisely to make it very uncomfortable for the opposition. Sriraman was again the star of the show, following up on last weeks 4 wicket haul with another almost identical feat -taking 4 wickets for 25 runs in his 8 overs. Kavinkumar Veloopillai continued to apply the pressure by bowling with excellent accuracy and skill (8-2-19-1) to hold up one end, whilst the other two spinners - Praven Sureshen (1 wicket) & Kajanantis Skandamoorthy (2 wickets) contributed around him. Maran Mariyathas and Yash Patel came on late in the innings to seal Orsetts fate with one wicket each. The match ended in poetic fashion with Fazan Habib taking the final catch to seal his maiden win as a captain - thank you to all the boys for their effort and contribution on the day. It was another good performance on a tricky pitch, making it no defeats in the last 5 games with 4 wins and 1 draw.

Next up, Ardleigh Green at home - same again next week please!

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 4th XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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229
        
Yashes Patel Lbw  38 7 1 1
Ibad Usman Bowled  2
Fazan Habib Caught  9 1 1
Maran Mariyathas Bowled  12 3 2
Vajran sarma Srividyanandan Caught  76 14
Kush Ruparelia Lbw  1
Kavinkumar Veloopillai Caught  21 3
Ramesh Manickavasagan Run out  13 3
Sriraman Srividyanandan Not Out  6
Praven Sureshen Caught  9 1
Kajanantis Skandamoorthy Caught  4

Orsett & Thurrock 5th X1 Bowling

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Orsett & Thurrock 5th X1 Batting
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172 (38.5 overs)
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 4th XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Sriraman Srividyanandan8.012546.253.12
Vajran sarma Srividyanandan8.022600.003.25
Praven Sureshen3.0020120.006.67
Kavinkumar Veloopillai8.0219119.002.37
Kajanantis Skandamoorthy6.0038219.006.33
Maran Mariyathas3.0015115.005.00
Yashes Patel1.50313.001.64