17.08.03: Excellent
performance as Mulbarton pull of a surprise victory
against Mallards.
An excellent 70 from Bob MacKenzie was backed up by
an unbeaten 23 by Matt Kelly as well as contributions
from Angus Curtis, Mike Eastman and Mike Savory as
Mulbarton made 166-6 on a difficult surface. Tight
bowling and sharp fielding then restricted Vauxhall
Mallards to 143-5 in reply with Mike Eastman's pace and
bounce in particular causing problems.||Score
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06.08.03:
Mulbarton exit the Norfolk Cup as Kettringham Hall's
batsmen run riot.
After some quick early wickets Kettringham Hall
powered their way to 161in their 16 (8ball) overs. A
Curtis and J Curtis put on 39 for the second wicket but
Mulbarton were always going to struggle and managed just
69-8 in reply.
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20.07.03: After a
couple of wobbles Mulbarton ease through friendly
encounter.
An unbeaten 94 by James Harris guided Mulbarton to
149-5, Harris carried his bat through the whole 40 overs
and held the home innings together after a couple of
wobbles young Sam Thelwell stuck with Harris at the end
as the two made a 50 partnership to steady the ship. In
reply the Costessy Crown XI caused some worries for stand
in home skipper Savory as New Zealander Paul Bass scored
65 as the away side made 127 all out in reply.
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13.07.03: Hales
exact revenge by bowling Mulbarton over at Orchard Park.
A strong Hales side stole the points and dashed
Mulbarton's hopes of their first Mid-Norfolk double.
Unbeaten fifties by M Lindsay and J Vale guided the
visitors to 181-3. Despite a battling 30 from the
Mulbarton captain the home side limped to 80 all out.
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06.07.03: Batting
collapse concerns Mulbarton as they loose out.
Mulbarton loose out as Steve Thelwell's 4-35 and
James Harris' 3-29 put the away side in a strong position
before a batting collapse saw them falling well short of
the small total set by Saxlingham.
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29.06.03: Poor
bowling performance but Mulbarton still win.
Home side Mulbarton made hard work of beating
Yarmouthians by 10 runs. John Curtis hit 46 and Mike
Eastman 33 as Mulbarton racked up 173 all out.
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25.06.03: Tight
game sees Mulbarton exit the Bernard Matthews Cup.
Saxlingham won with 4 wickets to spare to knock
Mulbarton out of the mid-week competition at the first
hurdle, despite John Curtis' battling 40 not out.
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22.06.03: Big
hundred knocks Mulbarton out
Mulbarton exit the plate competition, beaten by form
division two side Downham Town.
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15.06.03: Home
side blasted away by visiting Halvergate despite a good
43 by James Harris
A good innings of 43 by James Harris was not enough
to stop Mulbarton slumping to 117 all out. In response
Halvergate managed to knock off the runs with only the
loss of two wickets.
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08.06.03: Mulbarton
beaten comfortably by Mallards
A Whirlwind centery by T Murray left Mulbarton
needing a massive 264 to win. A well played 50 by Mike
Eastman managed to help the away side score 131 all out
in response in an action packed match.
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01.06.03: Good
batting performancefrom Mulbarton not enough
A very good batting performance by the visitors
wasnt good enough to stop Mulbarton slipping to defeat
despite a very creditable performance. Bob McKenzie top
scored with 40 as the away side scored 176-6 chasing
Beccles score of 219-8.
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18.05.03: Rain
calls off Mulbartons fixture with Diss
A late pitch inspection and rainy conditions caused
Angus Curtis and Mike Savory to call off Mulbarton's
latest fixture with Diss Cricket Club.
11.05.03: Battling
performance from Mulbarton
A tight 2nd spell from James Harris and a typically
mean spell from Bob McKenzie stopped Hales' run chase in
its tracks during this tight, exciting match. McKenzie
(39) and Harris (35*) also starred with the bat to pave
the way for Mulbarton's first win of the season.
Mulbarton 175-6, Hales 161-8 Mulbarton (20pts) win by 14
runs.
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04.05.03: Mulbarton
humbled as they exit the Challenge Cup
A battling 37 from a "youthful" looking
Bob McKenzie couldnt stop Mulbarton being soundly beaten
in the first round of the Challenge Cup. Set a target of
172 the away side stumbled to 57 all out.
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27.04.03: Captain
and Vice-captain Fightback Not Enough
Mulbarton fought back from 33-5 to finish on 120
all out thanks to a 56 run partnership between Skipper
Angus Curtis(34runs) and Mike Savory (24runs). This was,
however, not enough to beat Saxlingham in the first
Mid-Norfolk Sunday Cricket League match to be played at
Orchard Park.
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24.04.03:
Team announced for first game of the season
Mulbarton have named their first choice eleven for
the game on Sunday vs Saxlingham.
A Curtis
(capt, wk), Savory (v/c), McKenzie, Brooks, Harris,
Bluckert, Kelly, Straw, Dye, Woods, Oakley
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