Kinoulton Stumped

The 13s turned on the style, eventually, away at Kinoulton. Each over was surpassed by more drama and excitement than the last.

The home side bats first in the Newark League so the KCC XI sprung onto the pitch after a thorough and extensive warm up routine from Newell and Legge. Somewhere from springing over the boundary marker to reaching the square the promise of electrifying fielding and unplayable bowling had evaporated with a series of of megs, toe danglings, byes and short deliveries.

Kinoulton: 40-1 off 7 with Newell shaking his head at square leg. One shining light amongst the opening carnage was Chamberlain (2-1-2-0) who bowled exceptionally.

Cairns (2-1-1-0) stemmed the flow at one end as Luke Brown (2-1-7-2) reaped the rewards at the other end - bowling the opener, and thankful to Kitching's safe pair of hands for his second. Newell (2-0-3-0) and Burns (2-0-5-0) then upped the ante again as the run rate slowed to snails pace.

Kinoulton: 55-3 off 14

With Kinoulton potentially set for a final four over onslaught, Flewitt turned in a headline making 2 over spell with his 1st, 2nd and 3rd wickets in KCC colours finishing with figures of 2-0-4-3 - a clean bowled and Cairns and Shepherd safe under the others.

Flewitt's headlines would have to wait as Nice and Blacklock raised the standard into stratospheric proportions. Nice claimed a wicket on his first ball after a smart stumping from Blacklock. Tuckwell was unaware of the significance until Neecey Snr was spotted bouncing up and down his van - HAT TRICK - this after Neecy Jnr had polished off the Burton Joyce innings with his final 2 deliveries the week previous.

There was still more to follow as Nice and Blacklock combined a further 3 times in the final over of the innings all in the same manner - Bowled Nice - stumped Blacklock, leaving Blacklock with 4 stumpings and Nice with tremendous figures of 2-1-4-4 including his hat trick. 2 wickets in his final 2 deliveries leaving him on another potential hat trick - Quality!

Kinoulton: 64 all out.

In reply Nice set off like a train, seeing it like a football, but didn't fully commit to a leg side swipe and was caught in the covers for 13. Chamberlain (7) followed closely, not before an exquisite lofted straight drive. Newell was playing a trademark innings as Shepherd came an went. Cairns joined Newell at the crease with 20 required. Masterful calling and chanceless running saw the finishing line crossed with 7 overs to spare.

Keyworth: 66 - 3 off 10.5