Blues prevail over Quidnuncs at Fenner's
Monday 09 May 2011
The Cambridge Blues notched up another win with a narrow two-wicket victory over the Quidnuncs in a closely-fought encounter at Fenner's today.
The Quidnuncs, depleted of stalwarts Heywood, Kemp and Owen due to injury, won the toss with stand-in captain Tom Savill chosing to bat first. Despite some early aggression from Grammer, the Nuncs soon lost two wickets at the other end to the swing of Thomas Probert, and, when Grammer fell for 30 bowled by debutant Anant Bahl, the Nuncs were in trouble at 56-3. Fifties from Mutucumarana and Matt Austin pushed the score above 200, but two run-outs prevented the Nuncs using the final five overs of their allocated 50, being bowled out for 221.
CUCC made a positive start through Deasy (40) and Carson (50), but gradually the visitors regained control such that when number four Ashok was caught-and-bowled for 15 the Blues still needed over 100 runs at 5 per over. A dramtic collapse followed - Timms, Brown and Lawrence all departing in quick succession - but a composed partnership between Gus Kennedy (30*) and Bahl (39*) saw the students home in a tense finish.
