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MATCH REPORT
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MATCH REPORT
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MATCH REPORT
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Career best for Williams
Barnards Green
1st XI visited Himbleton on Saturday in a vital WCL division 3 match. Green
skipper Rich Williams won the toss and asked the home side to bat first on a
wicket with plenty of grass. However,
Himbleton got off to a good start with the opening pair adding 60 in
reasonably quick time. Ian
Scullion then removed Clark with the aid of an acrobatic catch from Rich
Williams at square leg and Rogers followed next ball, caught behind by
Glendinning. Tim Williams replaced the luckless Duncan Bell and soon accounted
for Iggulden with a yorker. McCann and
Oliver steadied the ship for a short time, both of them reaching the 20's.
However, carefully set fields managed to frustrate the pair and both fell to
Williams thanks to good catches from Scullion and Paul Drinkwater. Wickets
then began to fall regularly with Williams and Scullion enjoying some bounce
out of the wicket. In the end Himbleton were dismissed for 132 in 37.1 overs.
Scullion
finished with 3-36 and Williams posted career best figures of 7-50. Phil
Spencer (32) and Paul Drinkwater set off positively in reply with rain
looming. Both found the boundary several times as they added 68 in 15 overs.
Both were then caught in the same over attempting to increase the run rate. Rich
Williams (40no) and Kev Golder (23no) then came together and continued to bat
positively. They added 67 in 11 overs with both looking in excellent form and
making light work of the target. Barnards
Green thus took 20 vital points and after other teams near the top dropped
points the Green are now back with a realistic chance of promotion. Tomorrow
(Saturday) the Green entertain Enville at North End Lane in another must win
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Pace proves too hot
Put in to
bat, the Green soon found themselves facing one of the quickest pace attacks
seen at the Green this year. Young openers Marc Jones and Mat Brookes did
well in the early overs until Jones nibbled at one and was caught off Swan.
Lee Hooper followed shortly completely beaten for pace. Brookes
showed good application, but was undone by Swan going back instead of forward
and lost his middle stump. Tim Price (30) then took on the attack and mixed
aggression with some excellent legside shots and was well supported by the
experienced Roy Mayo who held his end up well until he was bowled by Hayden
with the score on 59. Justin
McMillan was extremely unlucky to be run out when Price crashed a ball
straight back down the wicket only for the bowler to get his fingertips to
the ball and divert it onto the stumps. With Swan
(3-4 off 6 overs) rested, Price was then LBW and at 65-6 things looked bleak
and a skipper's innings was required. Robin Longmore (59) did not disappoint
and ably supported by Marek Wajzer (8) his son Jamie (9) and Andy Lamb, the
total managed respectability at 155. In reply,
Chaddesley Corbett were soon in trouble when Andy Lamb bowled both openers,
but skipper Garbett (69no) steadied the ship. He should have gone early on
but was dropped off the bowling of Emily Price. Jamie
Longmore re-discovered some form to bowl an excellent spell of 2-23 from his
nine overs, but Chaddesley eased home with two overs to spare. Many thanks
to match sponsor Malvern Instruments. Next sunday is fete day at the Green
but the seconds travel to Feckenham. |
Weather has the last word
RAIN
prevented Barnards Green 2nds from improving their league position on Saturday
when they were well placed to overhaul Himbleton's total at North End lane. Batting
first, the visitors found it hard to make progress against some controlled
bowling from Robbie Lewis and Matt Brookes. Brookes
soon bowled Benjamin with an in-swinger and Lewis had Pretty well caught by
Goodman running backwards at mid-on. When the
bowling was changed Preece and Cordle saw the opportunity to increase the run
rate, punishing any loose deliveries. Preece moved on to 42 before striking a
long hop from Dick Brown straight to mid-wicket, where Jamie Longmore held
another good catch. Robbie Lewis managed to cling on to a catch at long off
at the second attempt to get rid of the dangerous Cordle for 61. As the rain
increased Matt Brookes claimed his second wicket before the players were
forced from the field for more than an hour. When the
skies cleared temporarily James Curtis and Brian Hancock opened the innings
for the Green needing to score 215 in 42 overs to secure victory. After a
slow start, with Alford bowling particularly well, both batsmen were striking
the ball confidently, taking the score on to 74 in the 13th over . Unfortunately,
despite the players' efforts with tarpaulins, brushes and forks, the weather
had the last word. Many thanks
to match sponsors Classic Interiors. All
reports are
Courtesy of the
Malvern Gazette |
CLUB NEWS
BARNARDS Green Cricket Club holds its summer fete at car boot
sale at the club on Sunday, July 28, between 2pm and 5pm.
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COUNTY NEWS
Paddock the inspiration
Staffordshire
batted first and had advanced to 25 without loss, before Liam Paddock came on
to bowl his seamers. In the end they were bowled out for 90, Paddock
finishing with figures of 6-2-10-4. Worcestershire
reached their target for the loss of just two wickets. In March
2003 the youngsters are due to travel to South Africa to participate in a cricket
festival in Johannesburg. Any local
companies or individuals wishing to help sponsor the trip in any way, can
contact Liam's father, Steve Paddock on 07771 966054 for details. |
FIXTURES
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