Falkland Islands
Defeat Costa
Rica on Day 2 at
the Americas
Division 4
Championship
A devastating
spell of medium
pace bowling
from Falkland
Island's Elliott
Taylforth caused
all the damage
in today's
match. He took 6
wickets for 14
runs including a
hat trick and
completed the
overs by taking
another wicket
for a four
wicket maiden.
The day started
with the Costa
Ricans winning
the toss and
electing to
field in cloudy
conditions.
In the third
over of the day,
Sam Arthur sent
one the Falkland
Islands opening
batsman Mike
Summer back to
the pavilion,
bowled all over
the place having
only scored 2
runs.
Then Martin
Collins came to
the crease and
he faired a
little better
before the same
bowler, same
mode of
dismissal for 4
runs and the
Falkland's were
up against it.
The Falkland's
batters came to
the crease and
left with great
regularity with
only David
Hewitt with a
painstaking 21
from 50 balls,
and David Pickup
with 24 runs
from 53 balls,
made any effort
to occupy the
crease.
The Falkland's
innings folded
with 11.3 overs
remaining for
131 runs and the
game looked all
but lost at this
stage. Ben Smith
turned in
figures of
10-32-4 to go
with his century
from the day
before. He was
supported by Tim
Baker who had 3
wickets for 29
runs and Sam
Arthur with 2
wickets for 15
runs.
The new comers
to ICC Americas
cricket however
never gave up
hope, and the
spirit in the
team was further
lifted in the
first over when
Taylforth had
Tim Baker caught
by Collins
without a run on
the board.
Ben smith
threatened to
take the game
away from the
Falklands but he
went brilliantly
caught at midoff,
on the stroke to
leave the Costa
Ricans on 44 for
2.
The Falkland
players went to
lunch believing
they could
conjure up an
upset and set up
a decider with
the host in
tomorrow's game.
After lunch the
game swayed back
and forth until
the 29th over.
With Costa Rica
poised at 92 for
6 and still in
need of 39 runs
for victory, up
stepped the hero
of the day.
In what one
spectator
described as the
most
exhilarating
finish to a
cricket game,
captain
Taylforth came
back into the
attack from the
northern end of
the ground, and
with his first
ball of the over
he had Richard
Illingworth
caught at gully
by Ian Betts.
This encouraged
the Falkland's
to go on an all
out attack with
two slips, two
gully's and all
fielders inside
the circle, the
second ball of
the over brought
Garth Tweedale
forward only to
see the ball
being snapped up
by Richard
Marlor at one of
the two gullies.
This then
brought in Gary
Sheriff with
Taylforth on a
hat trick and
the perfect hat
trick delivery
saw Sheriff
groping forward
and again Marlor
in the gully did
the honours.
The Falkland
Islanders were
jumping and
screaming with
delight for
captain
Taylforth but
also at the
sight of a well
deserved
victory.
The fourth ball
was a dot ball
to last man,
Armando Foster,
but the fifth
ball of the over
was just short
of a length.
Foster got back
but could not
keep his hand
down and the
ball took the
glove and looped
to Marlor
waiting in the
same position as
the previous two
catches and the
Costa Rica
Innings ended
with the score
of 92 to give
the Falkland's
Victory by 3
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