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Kyoto CC - 198 all out vs. Osaka Bulldogs - 256 off 34 overs
Fantastic first outing of the season for Kyoto CC ended in a keenly fought defeat at the hands of an understrength Bulldogs at a dinky little ground in deepest Hyogo-ken, virtually a 3 hour train journey from the temples of Kyoto.
Losing the toss, Osaka opted to bat and survived a testing first few overs from Jimmy Last & Oli Kinghorn with the new ball. Oli found some lovely swing and beat the Osaka openers several times with deliveries that swung like a banana. (See this week's cricket tutorial video on swing bowling at the foot of this article).
Once Oli bowled former Sri Lankan u-19 batsman Miyuru in the first over after drinks (inspired captaincy decision by D Hannah) Osaka were on the rack, but a few loose overs and short boundaries square of the wicket saw the run rate accelerate in the second half of the innings. Bowling credits go to 35-over format debutants Steve Cook (3 wickets clean bowled) and Chai Cameron (pictured top) who ended up with a couple of wickets. Matt Grant kept up his reputation as the best gully fieldsman in Kansai with a stunning 'slow-mo' grab at the tail end of the innings and Darren Hannah was pretty tidy behind the pegs. It's no exaggeration to say that this was Kyoto's best fielding display for a long time, and mention must be made to the volume and enthusiasm generated throughout the 35 overs - Sagar Kuroda taking the credit there.
As the season-opening friendly it was important all our batsmen got time at the crease, and Matt Grant, Sagar Kuroda, Simon Cornelius, and Chai Cameron all got their eye in nicely. Arguably the two class bats of the club - D Hannah and Oli Kinghorn - got out when seemingly set. If those two can fire with Tristan Grey and Raza added to the top order, Kyoto CC should compete handsomely for honours this year. Chai's powerful 62 at the tail-end of the innings capped a superb debut and he was awarded the Man of The Match : Points: 3 - Chai, 2- Steve, 1 - Matt.
Extended statistics to follow at a later date. St.Patrick's Night round the Irish pubs in Kyoto Saturday March 17th. Matt Grant had the idea of wearing our Kyoto CC shirts when we're out on the razz for a bit of crafty guerilla marketing - raise the profile of the club, find new players, attract sponsorship. Hope all you fellas are keen.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE DIARY, FELLAS: SUNDAY MARCH 4TH, SUNDAY MARCH 11TH FOR TWO PRE-SEASON PRACTICE MATCHES VS. OSAKA BULLDOGS @ MIKI, HYOGO-KEN.
Good chance to turn the arm over, harden the hands in the field, and get some time at the crease before the proper KANSAI CUP tournament begins in April. The two matches in question will probably be scheduled for a 10am start, but will confirm times later. Please leave your availability in the comments link at the foot of this post. As it's a practice match we will be prepared to take more than 11 players if needs be.
Other Kyoto CC news:
Keep your eyes on this page for the announcement of the Kyoto CC AGM for some time in February/early March.
Email Oli or leave comments via the website on website content, layout, promotion.
Kyoto CC welcomes ALL new players for the NEW SEASON starting March 2007. Email Oli at ocrk@yahoo.com
Or click on 'comments' at the foot of this post to leave your contact details. It would also help us if you tell us what your cricket experience and specialty (bat, bowl, WK, all-rounder) is. Cheers!
Kyoto CC was founded in Winter 2004 by Oliver Kinghorn and Darren Hannah. Other founding members include James Box and Scott Cudmore. We play friendly and competitive fixtures in Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka.
FIRST KANSAI CUP MATCH SUNDAY APRIL 8TH VS DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY IN KYOTO. AVAILABILITY PLEASE. EMAIL OLI AT OCRK@YAHOO.COM
