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Vinay Malhotra: Adder of the Week

Vinay Malhotra: Adder of the Week

Jon Kuhrt31 Jul 2021 - 08:39
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Skipper top scores and then bowls incredible final over to win a nail-biter for 4s

'As captain, Vinay took the ball in the most pressurised moment of the game and delivered quality bowling like he has all season'
- Jack Stone

After seeing his son Nikhil win 3 Adder of the Week awards this season, it is Vinay's time to pick up the accolade this week.

Vinay helped his 4s team win a thrilling match last week against Streatham and Marlborough.

He top scored with 30 runs and bowled his 8 overs for just 23 runs. He chose to bowl the final over with the opposition needing just 5 runs to win - and only gave away 3.

In response to his award, Vinay said:

"As we lost quick early wickets, I had to take the responsibility to anchor the innings. I am glad I was able to get some runs under the belt and with some good partnerships, we managed a decent scores to defend.

The last over was one of the best overs I have ever bowled. I knew it was challenging and difficult to defend 5 runs, but along with excellent fielding by the team we won by the barest of margins. I couldn’t have done without the support of my teammates!"

Some of Vinay's team mates gave their perspective:

"To bowl with no room for error, with everything on the line...it was a top quality over!" Alastair Wildsmith

"As a captain, Vinay took the ball in the most pressurised moment of the game and delivered quality bowling like he has all season." Jack Stone

"It was a nail-biting finish and Vinay stepped up to the challenge with consistently deadly ball after deadly ball. In the end, with just 5 needed Vinay bowled one of the best overs I've ever seen! Each ball was venomous, and thanks to him we won the match!" Danny Sampson

"Vinay's batting crucially dragged us to a total, and then his bowling was perfect - that final over conceding just 3 runs was one of the best pieces of bowling I've ever seen in a pressurised context. An insane win created by an brilliant captain's performance."
Danny Kuhrt

Well done Vinay and all the best today!

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