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Sunday 11 July 1999
London Erratics v Withered Lilies
at Magdalen College, Oxford
Bowling is punished, but Erratics hold on for the draw
The Withered Lilies won the toss and elected to bat.
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WITHERED LILIES — 213 for 5 dec Rivington 14 |
LONDON ERRATICS — 150 for 7 |
| Neal | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | † | Khawaja | stumped | 52 | |
| Hattam | 8 | 1 | 47 | 1 | Neal | bowled | 22 | ||
| Truscott | 12 | 1 | 54 | 0 | Berrigan | bowled | 9 | ||
| Heller | 8 | 2 | 35 | 2 | * | Dunabin | bowled | 11 | |
| Tanner | 3.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | Sulley | caught | 1 | ||
| Maddocks | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Maddocks | caught | 10 | ||
| Truscott | NOT OUT | 24 | |||||||
| catches: | Tanner | bowled | 4 | ||||||
| Neal (c&b) | Hattam | NOT OUT | 6 | ||||||
| Heller |
Match drawn
NOTES
1. James Rivington swaps sides at the start to make it a 10-a-side match, handing over the captaincy to Chris Dunabin.
2. The Withered Lilies’ batting was strong, with a partnership of 78 for the third wicket (Claydon/Symons) and an unbeaten partnership of 55 for the sixth (Royds/Mount).
3. The Erratics’ innings started solidly, with a first wicket partnership of 49 between Nasir Khawaja and Matthew Neal. After Nasir was fifth man out, the Erratics did not look particularly secure, but managed to hold on for the draw.