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Maximum points for the Green
ENVILLE
v BARNARDS GREEN For the
first time this season Rich Williams lost the toss and the Green found
themselves batting on a wet wicket and with a slow outfield due to a
pre-match storm. Jez Clarke
fell early and Rich Williams (16) and Kev Golder (14) found scoring very
difficult. When they both fell trying to increase the scoring rate the Green
found themselves 38-3 after 20 overs. Paul Drinkwater
(34) and Tim Clarke (27) added 48 for the 4th wicket with some fine shots in
an enterprising stand. Drinkwater picked up a foot injury and with the aid of
a runner he and Chris Hill (24) began to put their skates on in a bid to
increase the scoring tempo. Drinkwater fell with 10 overs left with the score
on 123. T Williams
(37), Hill, then later Scullion and Doughty only managed one boundary in this
time, but still managed to add 58 to close on a very competitive score of
178-8 in their 50 overs. Enville
started positively in reply but the Green did manage to pick up the early
wicket of Smith superbly caught behind by Glendinning off T Williams (4-34).
Ian Scullion (2-25) again bowled an excellent opening spell picking up the
key wickets of Turner and Wheeler for 44. Rich Williams then accounted for
the wicket of J Smith with a superb run out after a leg side dive from first
slip and a direct hit. At 54-4 the
game was still in the balance but Doughty (2-30) then picked up two vital
wickets including skipper Roberts. T Clarke (1-22) then had Spears caught and
bowled with a well flighted delivery. With 10
overs remaining Enville required seven runs an over with three wickets in
hand. T Williams was reintroduced to the attack and immediately bowled Ralphs.
T Clarke then took two catches off Williams to help him finish with four
wickets and also complete an unusual feat of four catches in the innings. Green ended
up winning a hard fought match by 47 runs and take a maximum 24 points. The Green
now lie second in WCL Division Three and entertain Hereford City on Saturday
(2pm). |
Teams ...
Saturday,
June 1 1st XI v
Hereford (Home). Meet 1pm. R Williams (Capt), P Drinkwater, J Clarke, T
Clarke, T Williams, J Doherty, R A Brown, G Glendinning, K Golder, C Hill, J
Drew. Sponsored
by Clarke Roxburgh. 2nd XI v
Hereford (Away). Meet 12.40pm. R W Brown (Capt), T Price, P Spencer, K
Middleton, D Bell, A Middleton, M Brookes, J Sherliker, L Hooper, J Curtis, J
Watson. 3rd XI v
Worcester (Away). Meet 1pm. R Longmore (Capt), R Lewis, H Gregory, R
Rogers, N Rogers, J Lewis, R Tyler, L Dyment, S Clarke, J Longmore, H
Gregory. Sunday,
June 2 1st XI v
TBA
(Home). Meet TBA. K Ratcliffe, G Glendinning, S Clarke, J Clarke, K Golder, T
Clarke, R Williams, R W Brown, J Doherty, M Heaton, A Lamb. Sponsored
by D W Stokes General Builder Powick. 2nd XI v
Belbroughton (Away). Meet 12.45pm. R Longmore, T Williams, H Gregory, M
Wajzer, L Hooper, J Wheeler, R Mayo, T Price, C Hill, J Longmore, Justin
McMillan. |
Disappointing defeat
BARNARDS
GREEN II v ENVILLE II Batting
first, the Green made another poor start, losing Keith Middleton and John
Sherliker in the first few overs. The in-form James Curtis played sensibly
again, punishing the bad ball and, with Andy Wheeler starting to hit the ball
cleanly, the score mounted more rapidly reaching 125 in the 29th over. Seam bowler
Foxall troubled both batsmen with the angle of his delivery and finally made
the breakthrough, bowling Curtis for 43. Andy Wheeler hit a number of
boundaries off slow bowler King but then went back rather than forward and
was bowled for 68. Tim Price
(39) timed the ball well to keep the score going but got little help from the
other end as the Green collapsed. First, Bob Rogers skied a ball to cover and
then Foxhall clean bowled Phil Spencer, Dick Brown and Lee Hooper in the
space of four balls. Price was
also dismissed, swinging across a straight full toss from King so Duncan Bell
and Matt Brookes were left to see out the overs. They batted sensibly but the
innings ended on 191 in the 47th over when Bell was needlessly run out. In reply,
Matt Brookes soon made inroads into the Enville batting line-up, bowling Fish
for four. Hodges and Foxhall put on 74 runs together but found it difficult
to increase the tempo of the innings. Duncan Bell
bowled a tidy spell but a wicket did not fall until the 23rd over when Andy
Wheeler had Hodges caught by Curtis with a full toss. Bell rejoined the
attack to bowl Wilkinson for a duck but then twisted his ankle and was unable
to continue bowling. This
exposed the lack of depth in the Green attack although skipper Dick Brown
managed to entice three Enville batsmen into throwing their wickets away with
a variety of poor shots. When Phil Spencer bowled Foxhall for a well made 42
it looked as though Enville might have lost too many wickets to threaten the
target but tail enders M Branch (31no) and Powell (19no) took advantage of
the gaps in the field after Andy Wheeler had to depart injured. Powell
finished the match in style with a six over midwicket to win a game in which
the Green had failed to impose themselves. Thanks go
to the match sponsor A K Lewis Builders. Courtesy of the Malvern Gazette. |