Barnes 1

Mon 30 May                                 Barnes                  Won by 5 runs (D/L/G method)

    They 205/6 in 37.2 overs  (Campbell 51, Cuthbertson 41, G.Thomas 2/45)
    We      67/1 in 10.4 overs  (T.Keleher 39*, Ladak 14, Foulds 1/17)

KCC were sent into field, always a disappointing outcome when rain is forecast.  Barnes made a barnstorming start (pun intended), getting regular boundaries in the early overs.  It took a Sunil Amar master spell to slow proceedings, with his controlled swing and nagging length repeatedly forcing the Barnes batsmen to play and miss.  Although he only picked up one wicket himself, his spell helped the later bowlers of Gabriel, Jai Singh and Neeraj to take a bulk of the Barnes wickets.  With rain settling in just short of the 40 over mark, Barnes sportingly declared at 205 in order to give KCC some chance to chase their score.

Both skippers agreed to initially modify the target – 130 off 25 overs – but unfortunately the weather stepped in to scupper even these plans.  Skipper Keleher had helped himself to 39 runs before the match was abandoned just 10 overs into the chase, with KCC well settled at 67 for 1.  To most a draw was the presumed result.  Thankfully Mr Gore was present, and with his quick accounting skills coming to the fore, KCC were declared victors by the Duckworth/Lewis/Gore method.