Captain's Match Report – Coton CC 1st XI v Foxton Granta 3rd XI

Result: Coton won by 110 runs – 20 pts

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With the bat
• Toss: Coton called correctly and chose to set a score.
• Early hiccup: opener T Pullan nicked off at 8-1.
• Match-winning 100-run stand (8-1 → 111-2):
• S Parashar 53 (94) – 8 fours – soaked up the new-ball spell and rotated smartly.
• V Singh 34 (37) – 6 fours – kept the rate healthy at the other end.

Middle-overs mayhem:
• Yash 39 (15!) – 1 four & 5 monster sixes – lifted us from 122-3 to 170-4 in no time.
• Ollie Brown 19 (13) joined the party; their 48-run burst swung momentum firmly our way.

Finishing touch:
• Useful chips from S Arif (10), S Hartwright (4) and Sam Sengupta (5).
• Late surge: P Singh 19 (21) and R Sridhar 8 (5)* added 31 for the last wicket.
• Extras 38 (plenty of byes & wides under pressure).
• All out 233 in 39.5 overs – a very defendable total.

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In the field
• Foxton raced to 53-0 before Theo Styring (5-0-29-1) broke the opening stand – crucial breakthrough just as they looked settled.
• Quick follow-ups: S Hartwright pinned the next man lbw and P Singh (3-1-5-2) removed danger-man Carnegie for 50. Score suddenly 67-4.

Further choke-hold:
• S Arif (4-2-3-1) conceded only three runs – ruthless economy.
• Yash Y (3-0-8-1) grabbed a wicket to complete his all-round day.
• Sam Sengupta’s second-spell demolition:
• Returned with the old ball, produced a triple-strike in one over (105-6, 7 & 8) – two bowled.
• Finished with 7-2-28-3, slamming the door on any resistance.
• Clean-up crew: Syon Parashar grabbed the final scalp; Foxton bundled out for 123 in 32 overs.
• Fielding extras just 8 – tidy showing despite 16 wides overall.

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Highlights & stats
• 103-run Parashar/V Singh partnership – our biggest of the season so far.
• Yash’s five sixes came in a 14-ball burst worth 39 runs.
• Bowling unit shared all ten wickets; economy under 4 rpo for five of seven bowlers