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Barnards Green are moving up
BARNARDS
GREEN v HIMBLETON After heavy
overnight rain the start was delayed by 45 minutes and the game was reduced
to 44 overs . Rich
Williams again won the toss and with no hesitation asked Himbleton to bat on
a wet wicket. Ian Scullion (2-12) bowled a superb opening spell, getting the
ball to move appreciably both ways and was unlucky not to pick up more
wickets. The
introduction of Judd Doughty (5-52) saw wickets start to fall at regular
intervals. Paul Drinkwater took an excellent diving catch to hand Doughty his
5th wicket. The Green
fielded and bowled well, especially when reduced to 10 men due to a serious
leg injury to T Clarke. Himbleton managed only 119-8 off their 44 overs. Brian
Hancock and Rich Williams got the Green off to a steady start before Williams
was adjudged lbw with the score on 24. Hancock (22no) and the in-form Golder
(22no) took the score to 58 before Hancock was struck on the jaw whilst at
the non-strikers end after Golder had hit the ball powerfully back. Hancock
was taken to hospital in an ambulance and the game's atmosphere was
flattened. However
Golder and later Chris Hill (35no) with some aggressive strokes, saw the
Green home to a fairly comfortable eight wicket win and 20 points. Thanks go
to this match sponsors Alfrick Stores. Tomorrow
(Saturday) the Green travel to Enville . BARNARDS
GREEN 3RD XI v FECKENHAM
3RD XI BARNARDS Green
played hosts to Feckenham in this WCL 3rd Division Double 45 over match. Skipper
Jones won the important toss and put Feckenham into bat on a damp wicket.
With runs hard to come by they were all out for 71. Youngster
Harris bowled well and got his first senior wicket and finished with 5-2-4-1
it was left to R Lewis to mop up the bottom order with excellent figures of
11-7-5-4 with the first five overs maidens! The Green
then reached 94-6 with Gregory making an fine 23 before R Lewis (7no) and R
Longmore (11no) knocked off the final runs with Longmore hitting a six to
finish the game with 12 overs left, the Green gaining 20 points. Thanks go
to the match sponsor N C Munford. |
Teams ...
Saturday,
May 25 1st XI v Enville
(Away). Meet 12.20pm. R Williams (captain), P Drinkwater, J Clarke, T Clarke,
T Williams, J Doherty, R A Brown, G Glendinning, K Golder, C Hill, I
Scullion. 2nd XI v
Enville (Home). Meet 1.15pm. R W Brown
(captain), T Price, P Spencer, K Middleton, D Bell, R Rogers, M Brookes, J
Sherliker, L Hooper, J Curtis, A Wheeler. 3rd XI v
Bewdley (Home - Newlands). Meet 1.15pm. M Jones (captain), R Lewis, H
Gregory, P Harris, N Rogers, J Lewis, R Tyler, L Dyment, S Clarke, J
Longmore, H Gregory. Sunday,
May 26 1st XI v
Evesham (Away). Meet 12.45pm. K Ratcliffe, C Hill, R A Brown, J Clarke, K
Golder, T Clarke, R Williams, R W Brown, J Doherty, J Curtis, A Lamb. 2nd XI v
Belbroughton (Away). Meet 12.45pm. R Longmore, M Brookes, H Gregory, M
Wajzer, L Hooper, J Wheeler, E Price, T Price, M Jones, J Longmore, Justin
McMillan. |
Curtis falls one short of
century
HIMBLETON
II v BARNARDS GREEN II Bob Rogers
opened his account with a six over fine leg but was soon dismissed for 11,
followed quickly by Sherliker and Price. Alford was bowling particularly
well, using the conditions to his advantage.
Bob
Rogers takes a big step forward Skipper
Dick Brown joined James Curtis and the pair batted sensibly, putting on 84
for the fourth wicket before Brown skied the ball into the covers. Curtis was
now batting confidently, blocking the good balls and dispatching anything
short or overpitched to the boundary. Hooper scored a couple of boundaries
before being bowled by Critchlow for 13. Keith
Middleton proved an effective partner for Curtis, who was now approaching the
nervous nineties. Having checked his score, he knew when he reached 99 but
lacked the confidence to hit through a ball from Preece, pushing it gently
into the cover fielder's hands to end an excellent innings which included 10
4s and one 6. Middleton (48no) also did an fine job to see the Green to
260-6. In reply,
Himbleton soon fell behind the scoring rate required and lost wickets
regularly. Only Critchlow (35) seemed interested in threatening the Green
total as Matt Brookes caused problems for all the batsmen with his swing
bowling. Skipper Preece held the innings together with a dogged knock of 84no
in 51 overs as the Green failed to hold all their chances.
Green put the
pressure on. Young Tim
Price did some excellent work behind the stumps to help Brookes to take 6-49
in a spell of 16 overs. Duncan Bell (1-26) and Andy Lamb (2-25) also bowled
well but were unable to dismiss the last pair as Himbleton hung on for a
draw. Courtesy of the Malvern Gazette. |
