Sunday 12th August 2001 vs Sundowners C.C.
 
A bad toss to lose
 
Washington C.C. 138 all out
Sundowners C.C. 140 for 2
 
Washington took a bad beating on Sunday at the hands of Sundowners. Having been put into bat and knocked over for 137, they saw the visitors romp home with four wickets to spare.

It was a disappointing performance all round, as skipper Dave Walker confirmed afterwards: ‘It was definitely a good toss to win, but I’m not going to make excuses. They used the favourable conditions very intelligently early on, and batted much better than we did when their turn
came. That’s why they won…and we didn’t.’

The pitch was indeed lively in the damp conditions prevailing at the start of the game. Pete Demetri (23) and Matthew Cragoe (5) worked hard to add 25 for Washington’s first wicket, but the latter’s dismissal started a pattern of batsmen getting out to loose shots. Grant MacDonald (17) played well, but the only batsman to really triumph over the conditions was Alan Moffatt, who struck a season’s -best 41.

After he was eighth out, it took some stout blows from Rob Crossley (11) and Jimmy Wood (13) to guide the Washington total into the suburbs of respectability.

With such a small target to defend, Wash needed to strike early. Their cause was not helped when opening bowler Terry Tidey limped from the field after only 5 overs, leaving Wash light in the field, and, more importantly, with only 3 regular bowlers.

It wasn’t enough. Tony Medlock smashed an imperious 77, as he and Michael Herlihy (35) added 120 for the first wicket. With the finishing line in sight, both men got out, Jimmy Wood (2-28) claiming the scalps. But by then the match was won and lost, as the history books will show.

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Batting
Player Runs How out
Pete Demetri 23 Caught
Matthew Cragoe 5 Caught
Grant McDonald 17 LBW
Alan Moffat 41 Bowled
David Walker 7 Run Out
David Gluckman 0 Caught
John Roche 1 Bowled
Rob Crossley 11 Caught
James Wood 13 Bowled
Alex McNellan 1 Caught
Terry Tidey 4* 
Partnerships
Wkt Runs Batsmen
1 25 Pete Demetri  &  Matthew Cragoe
2 6 Pete Demetri  &  Grant McDonald
3 24 Grant McDonald  &  Alan Moffat
4 25 Alan Moffat  &  David Walker
5 7 Alan Moffat  &  David Gluckman
6 3 Alan Moffat  &  John Roche
7 50 Alan Moffat  &  Rob Crossley
8 11 Alan Moffat  &  James Wood
9 7 James Wood  &  Alex McNellan
10 9 James Wood  &  Terry Tidey



Fielding
Player Cts Wkt Cts Stmps
Rob Crossley 1 - -
James Wood 1 - -
Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts
James Wood 11.0 2 28 2
Matthew Cragoe 1.1 0 10 0
Alex McNellan 6.0 0 25 0
Terry Tidey 5.1 1 15 0
Rob Crossley 6.5 0 40 0
Grant McDonald 2.0 0 13 0
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