Staff success in cricket final

The University staff cricket team triumphed in the Colchester Evening League Champions Trophy final against The Firm. Special mention must go to the man of the match Colin Steel for his quick fire 41 at the end of the innings and to David Andrews who chipped in with 16 in his partnership of 50 with Colin. In the last 6 overs the score accelerated from 54 for 4 to 117 for 5 which gave the bowlers a decent target to aim at especially as it looked unlikely that we were going to make 3 figures at one stage.

All the bowlers figures were very impressive with Rob Croxson picking up 3 for 18, Adam 2 for 26, and Dar 2 for 25. The champagne moment must belong to Brijesh who bowled a delightful delivery to remove their most dangerous batsmen, Gibbs, who looked set to unleash an onslaught.

Photo: Dar batting in the Final Dar cracking another four to the boundary during the final.

The inswinging yorker that removed the bails was described by the umpire as "the best ball that he's seen bowled all season." Paul Perrin must also be congratulated for the 2 difficult catches he managed to cling on to.

Pictures from the final

The staff team - Back Row: Praveen Chinthala, Dar Tuffail, Adam Smith, Colin Steel, John Gifillan, Paul Perrin, David Andrews. Front Row: Brijesh Gopinath, Rob Croxson, David Williams (capt), Alan Charnock.

Further information

Staff cricket pictures

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