Brooke CC Club 1st XI

Saturday 24th July

Downham v Brooke

Alliance Premier

Downham won the toss and asked Brooke to bat first. We lost both
openers quickly and were 27 for 2 before Rob Panter and Ali Shearer
put on 175 for the 3rd wicket, a record partnership for this season.
Rob's 85 came from 111 balls and included 13 4s, while Ali scored 76
from the same number of deliveries faced, hitting 10 4s. The innings
fell away after these 2 were dismissed and we were 260 for 8 at end of
the 50th over. Adam Todd was Downham's best bowler, taking 4 for 56 in
11 overs.

Stuart Pritty (2 for 40 off 13 overs) and John Habershon (2 for 70 off
13 overs) opened the bowling for Brooke and initially kept the
visitors in check - at one stage they were 37 for 3. After that,
Jarred Cunningham with 96, Adam Todd 35 and Duncan Lanchester 46 saw
Downham home with one over left. Ed Sturman bowled well, taking 2 for
54 in his 11 overs. 24 points for the league leaders and 8 for us.

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Saturday 17th July

Brooke v N & CW

Alliance Premier

We won the toss, asked NCWCC to bat first and they put on 101 for the
first wicket. Rahul Dewan dismissed both openers, finishing with 4 for
36 from his 13 overs, while Stuart Pritty took 3 for 44 from 12,
including a brilliant caught and bowled. John Habershon and Ed Sturman
bagged a wicket each and the last fell to a run out in the 50th over,
leaving NCWCC on a total of 238. Top batsmen for the visitors were Ali
Ponder with 53, Pete Biljon 58 and Tom Williams 45.

This total looked achievable on a good batting track, but despite
another good knock from Rahul (66 from 65 balls faced) we kept losing
wickets, with nobody else making a significant contribution. We had
180 in the 40th over, but were 8 wickets down and could not push on to
get the target or the 90% draw, ending on 202 for 9. Scott Hayes was
NCWCC's best bowler with 3 for 39.

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Saturday 10th July

Cromer v Brooke

Alliance Premier

After we were put in to bat, we scored 290 all out in 49.5 overs. Rob
Panter, in brilliant form this season, held the innings together with
87 (6 4s and 7 6s) and shared stands of 69 with Ali Shearer(31) and 72
with Ben Prentice(19). Rahul Dewan hit a quick 44 from 36 balls and Ed
Sturman, John Habershon and John Andrews all batted well near the end
to help us to a very competitive total.
Cromer were 225 for 3 after 38 overs, with Richard Charlwood making
56, Dave Turner 47 and Nish Liyanage 63, and looked on track to reach
our total. Rob Panter, 5 for 68, and Rahul Dewan, 3 for 52, then
appled the pressure and the wickets started to tumble. Cromer
eventually gave up the chase and played out for a draw, finishing on
274 for 9, 16 runs behind.
A good result for us, getting 15 points for the winning draw in one of
the best matches of the season so far.

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Saturday 3rd July

Brooke v North Runcton

Alliance Premier

We won the toss and batted first, Rahul Dewan and Chris Sheehy posting
an opening partnership of 53. Chris made 22 and Rahul 75 from 74 balls
with 13 4s. The 2nd wicket partnership was worth 110, with skipper Rob
Panter hitting 59 from 84 balls with 10 4s. John Reynolds (27), Ed
Sturman (23) and Stuart Pritty (23 not out) helped us to 275 for 8 in
our 50 overs. Shaun Hemeter was North Runcton's top bowler with 4 for
71.

North Runcton started well and were 133 for 2, Andy Barrett hitting 46
from 40 balls with 5 4s and 3 6s. Our slow bowlers applied pressure -
Stuart Pritty 0 for 42 off 13 overs and Rahul Dewan 2 for 34 off 11.
Rob was the star of the show, taking a wicket in 5 of his 7 overs and
finishing with 5 for 26 as the visitors were dismissed for 184, giving
us a 91 run win and 25 points.

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Saturday 26th June

Brooke v Lowestoft

Alliance Premier

Lowestoft batted first and amassed 301 for 5 in their 50 overs. South
African Mpho Sekhoto top scored with 174, including 23 4s and 5 6s,
and his second wicket partnership with Ryan de Coteau (69) was worth
170.

In such a big total we did well to concede only 10 extras (8
wides and 2 leg byes). John Habershon took 3 wickets and Ed Sturman 2.
Our reply ended on 226 for 8 with Lowestoft getting the winning draw
and 18 points and Brooke getting 8 - just enough to move ahead of Acle
in the league. Ali Shearer made 56 from 57 balls and Rahul Dewan 40
from 45 balls before John Habershon, Stuart Pritty and Simon Key all
batted well near the end to ensure we were not bowled out. Peter Sims
was top bowler for Lowestoft, taking 5 for 49 in his 13 overs.

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Saturday 19th June

Acle v Brooke

Alliance Premier

Acle won the toss and put us in to bat on a cold day with frequent
showers. Rahul Dewan and Richard Timm put together an opening stand of
91 and then Rahul and Rob Panter put on 104 for the 2nd wicket. Rahul
hit a superb 116 from 98 balls with 19 4s and 1 6, while the skipper
scored an excellent 110 not out from 92 balls, with 11 4s and 5 6s.
Ali Shearer's 35 not out near the end helped us to 289 for 2 off our
50 overs.
The home side never looked like getting near this total and made 200
for 6 at the end of their 50 overs, leaving Brooke with a winning
draw. Stuart Pritty made things tight for the Acle batsmen, taking 1
for 18 in his 13 overs. Rahul took 3 for 55, Ben Prentice 1 for 10 and
John Habershon 1 for 61. Everyone on both sides and the 2 umpires did
well to get the match finished in the poor conditions and it was a
positive result for Brooke, ending with 17 points .

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Saturday 12th June

Brooke v Old Buckenham

Alliance Premier

We won the toss and put the visitors in under cloudy skies. The Old
Buckenham openers, Terry Perry and Tom Banham, put on 68 for the first
wicket but Stuart Pritty bowled well, taking 4 for 36 and they were
all out for 183 in 49 overs. Ed Sturman and John Habershon got 2
wickets each, while Rahul Dewan took 1 for 34 in his 13 overs.
The Brooke reply was dominated by Rahul Dewan's brilliant 114 not out
from 91 balls faced with 102 of the runs coming in boundaries. Rob
Panter (33) and Ali Shearer (22 not out) also batted well and we
reached 186 for 2 in only the 27th over to record our first win in the
league this season.

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Saturday 5th June

Vauxhall Mallards vs Brooke

Alliance Premier

Rob Panter won the toss and we batted, making 216 for 8 in our 50
overs. Rahul Dewan hit 41 off 30 balls, but the innings stuttered
until Richard Timm (19) and Ed Sturman (54 not out) put together an
8th wicket partnership of 57 to help Brooke towards a competitive
total. Alistair Turner and Adam Todd took 3 wickets each for Vauxhall
Mallards.
In reply, the home side got to the target in the 49th over, winning by
one wicket. Steve Goldsmith scored 104 and Matthew Plater got them to
217 for 9 with 42 not out at the end. Rahul Dewan was the pick of
Brooke's bowling, taking 5 for 51, while Simon Key took 2 for 35 and
Rob Panter 1 for 16.

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Saturday 22nd May

Downham vs Brooke

Alliance Premier

Downham won the toss and put Brooke in to bat. After losing both
openers we were 38 for 2, but an outstanding 3rd wicket partnership of
132 between Rob Panter and Ali Shearer got Brooke back in the match.
Rob made 75 (with 12 4s) from 91 balls faced and Ali scored 87 (with 9
4s and 3 6s) from 119 balls faced. With Ben Prentice hitting 27 not
out, we made 241 for 4 in our 50 overs.
For Downham, Alex Stuart made 78 and Adam Todd 62 - the home side
reached the target in 46 overs, winning by 5 wickets. John Habershon
was Brooke's best bowler, taking 3 for 67 in his 13 overs.This left
Brooke still looking for their first league win of the season, but
this will come sooner rather than later.

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Saturday 15th May

N & CW v Brooke

Norwich and Coltishall Wanderers vs Brooke – Alliance Premier 15th May

NCWCC batted first and despite 67 from their overseas player Piete V Biljon they were reduced to 117 for 8 after great bowling from the Brooke attack. Then a 9th wicket partnership (Scott Hayes made 49 not out) put on 68 and NCWCC got to 185. John Habershon was Brooke’s top bowler with 3 for 50 in his 13 overs.

Rahul Dewan was again the star with the bat and made 67 from 79 balls faced, but there was little support except from John Habershon in an opening partnership of 94. After being 116 for 3 and looking favourites to win, we were eventually bowled out bowled out for 164. 23 points for NCWCC and 6 points for Brooke.

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Saturday 1st May

North Runcton v Brooke

Rob Panter won the toss and put North Runcton in to bat. John
Habershon and Rob Panter were the top bowlers for Brooke, each taking
3 wickets, while Ed Sturman, Rahul Dewan and Chris Sheehy got 1 wicket
each. With 50 from Jack Hastings near the end of the innings, the home
side reached 177 for 9 in their 50 overs.

Our new overseas player, Rahul Dewan, hit 62 and with good support
from Ali Shearer (39) we looked like winning when we were 116 for for
2. Once Rahul and Ali were out, the batting collapsed and despite a
brave 24 from the skipper, we were all out for 176 with 2 balls left.
Disappointing to lose the first league match - North Runcton got 23
points and we ended with 7.

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Saturday 18th April

Brooke vs Horsford (friendly)

Horsford batted first and made 253 for 6 in their 45 overs, with Matthew Wilkinson hitting exactly 100. Stuart Pritty was the pick of the Brooke bowling, taking 3 for 28 in 9 overs.
Brooke’s reply was dominated by a magnificent unbroken 3rd wicket partnership of 198 between Rahul Dewan and Ali Shearer. Our new overseas player announced his arrival with 124 from 110 balls with 18 4s and 2 6s. while Ali scored 106 from 103 balls with 15 4s and 2 6s. We reached the target with only 2 wickets down and 4 overs left.