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Preview: Jaidka Cup 2009 final - Peterborough Town vs Nassington
A BIG-HITTING duel between two of the top sides in the area takes place at Barnack tonight (Wednesday, 6.15pm).
A BIG-HITTING duel between two of the top sides in the area takes place at Barnack tonight (Wednesday, 6.15pm).Peterborough Town meet Nassington in the final of the Jaidka Cup, the area's most prestigious Twenty/20 competition at Barnack CC, near Stamford (Ground postcode PE9 3EU).
Town are seeking their first win in the competition for 11 years, while Cambs League champions Nassington are chasing the first Jaidka triumph in their history.
Update:
Alan Swann reports: Long wait is over as Peterborough Town win Jaidka Cup, 25 June 2009.
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Cricket writer Alan Swann assesses the two sides, rating the players out of 10 and delivers his prediction:
Peterborough Town profiles
Next page: Nassington profiles and result prediction
AJAZ AKHTAR 8/10
Champion bowling/sledging all-rounder who has also scored a lot of
runs for a man with one shot. Astute skipper, but 40-year -old limbs are
not suited toTwenty/20 cricket.
Plays like: Imran Khan
ALAN BURTON 9/10
Gingerwhingerwho is usually first to bat, but always last to the bar. Got all the shots and an excellent driver, as long as some-one else has paid for the petrol.
Plays like: Sachin Tendulkar
DAVID CLARKE 9/10
Bats like Ricky Ponting, fields like Jonty Rhodes and runs between the
wickets like Inzamam-ul-Haq. The former Ramsey youngster is one to
fear if he gets into his stride.
Plays like: Charlotte Edwards
IMRAN ABBAS 8/10
Started the summer slowly, but has looked very classy in the last cou-
ple of weeks. Hits lots of boundaries, partly because he's not fond of
running between the wickets.
Plays like: Inzamam-ul-Haq
LEWIS BRUCE 9/10
Bruce Almighty is a terrific talent with bat and ball. He was a child
prodigy who could become a Town great once he grows up.
Plays like: Michael Clarke.
CHRIS JONES 7/10
Jaidka Jonah Jones has never picked up a winner's medal despite a
high-quality career at Market Deeping.The superstitious among the
Town team might be hoping he doesn't recover from a hand injury in
time to play.
Plays like: Rahul Dravid
MARTIN HAIR 7/10
The ultimate teammanwho has been used in more positions than Paris
Hilton. Has put off a trip to Glastonbury to play tonight, and not just
because he's heard the teas at Barnack are exceptional.
Plays like: Mike Gatting.
BASHARAT HUSSAIN 7/10
The seamer with the film star looks will be under-estimated at Nassington's peril. Bash can bash it with the bat and is a wonderfully accurate bowler.
Plays like: Kapil Dev.
CHRIS MILNER 7/10
One of two hugely talented county under 17 wicket-keepers on view
tonight. Milner has faster hands than Floyd Mayweather which has
proved a problem for some of the ageing umpires on the local circuit.
Plays like: James Foster.
JAMIE SMITH 8/10
There was once a thought that pace ace Jamie was in the side because
he enhanced the team photo. Lovely lad off the field, but competitive,
aggressive and dangerous on it.
Plays like: Merv Hughes.
STUART WILLIAMS 6/10
Toured some of the world's hot spots as a soldier including Iraq and
Afghanistan, but still lists playing at Yaxley CC as one of his most dangerous assignments.
Plays like: Dwayne Bravo
Team total: 85/110
Next page: Nassington profiles and result predictionAlan Swann's Nassington CC team profiles
HAROON MOHAMMED 9/10
The cricketing chef is the best local leg-spinner to ever appear in these parts. Fearless Pied Piper of a captain who backs his young players.
Plays like: Mushtaq Ahmed.
IMRAN KHAN 9/10
The man with the famous name has been the star batsman in this season's competition. Starts quicker than Sebastian Vettel and is a better
driver than Lewis Hamilton.
Plays like: Yuvraj Singh.
ADAM CRAIG 7/10
Veteran left-hander who used to play doggedly for Town. He has lots of
class, but has been hiding it down the Nassington order in recent seasons.
Plays like: Allan Border.
TANVIR AFZAL 8/10
The club's overseas star is harder to hit than Klitschko thanks to expert control of a fast yorker. Bagged the best hat-trick since Geoff Hurst when dismissing Wisbech stars Allsop, Freear and Williams in successive deliveries recently.
Plays like: Umar Gul.
TARIQ AZIZ 8/10
Former Town player Tariq has played cricket for Portugal which is about
as impressive as playing football for Pakistan, but he is a dangerous
hard-hitting batsman and big-spinning off-break bowler.
Plays like: Shahid Afridi.
JON POTTER 7/10
Club legend who flogs sweets for a living so expect him to hand Akhtar
a gobstopper if their paths cross in the middle. Paid 200 for a new bat
recently which is optimistically extravagant for a man of his age.
Plays like: Michael Vaughan.
ALEX BANDARANAIKE 7/10
Another to emerge from a cricketing dynasty. Already much better than
his dad and with an infinitely more sensible hair -style.
Plays like: Dimi Mascarenhas.
PHIL SLINN 6/10
Safe hands Slinn will patrol the boundary when the Nassington spinners are bowling.Will probably be patrolling the boundary when Nassington are batting as well.
Plays like: Paul Collingwood.
ALEX MARTIN 7/10
Teenagerwho opened the bowling superbly in the semi-final which was
a bit of a bonus as he is normally a wicket-keeper. Alan Hansen would
hate Nassington as a team that wins with loads of kids in their line-up.
Plays like: Stuart Broad.
CHRIS BUDD 8/10
A star of the future for sure and already has an old head on young
shoulders. Edges rival Milner as a batsman thanks to a destructive cut
shot and violent pull shot.
Plays like: Adam Gilchrist.
ANDY DAIR 6/10
Complained recently about being downgraded from a pacy postie to a
pedestrian postie so what he made of his semi-final description as the
pie-throwing postie is anyone's guess.
Plays like: Mark Ealham.
Team total: 82/110.
Swanny's verdict:
Peterborough Town 85, Nassington 82 - This could be one of the most exciting finals of recent years. Both sides are full of explosive talent.
Peterborough Town may have the better individual players and in a longer game they would be hot favourites to win, but they must be concerned about their poor form in Twenty/20 cricket recently.
In contrast Nassington have looked impressive in the earlier rounds and they will fancy their chances on the small boundaries at Barnack. I fancy them to win narrowly as well.
Update:
Alan Swann reports: Long wait is over as Peterborough Town win Jaidka Cup, 25 June 2009.
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