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Crowhurst Park – 175 for 10 v Tunbridge Wells Borderers 119 for 10
Crowhurst Park visited 1st division newcomers Tunbridge Wells Borderers on a blustery and very busy afternoon due to a charity rugby tournament being played in the same park with guest of honour being former England skipper Martin Corry .
Due to injury , club skipper Pete Eames handed over the helm to Martin Barry with Park looking to bounce back from last week’s surprise defeat. Losing the toss was new skipper’s early contribution to the proceedings and having been put into bat, things didn’t get much better for Barry, losing his wicket in the 1st over. With Brookes (8) and Davies (0) soon falling Park were in trouble at 22-3. Chris Philcox (14) and John Hancock (42) repaired some of the damage done by the dangerous Wessels Wolmerans, (6-55) who was playing his 1st game of the season for Tunbridge Wells. Hancock played some lovely attacking cricket strokes but fell to a poor shot when it seemed easier to hit the ball for 6! The arrival of Mike Legg (38) joining Clive Tong (15) at the crease led to some powerful hitting but when Legg was dismissed by the ever reliable Dean Serra (3-64) Park lost two quick wickets to leave them struggling on142-8. It was left to Victor Walcott(15) ,Keith Hobbs(10) and Richard Colemen (7 n/o) to push the total on to a respectable 175 all out.
Knowing that Park had a strong bowling line up meant that they were confident of victory going into the interval but Tunbridge Wells Borderers appeared equally confident particularly with opening batsman Dean Serra at the crease. At 54-1 this confidence crumbled dramatically due to a fiery spell of bowling from County Joinery (South East Ltd) man of the match Victor Walcott resulting in him grabbing a fantastic hat-trick with the middle wicket of the trio proving the most satisfying, removing the dangerous Wolmerans attempting to hook Walcott 1st ball!! With their tails well and truly up, Park sensed victory and once Serra (54) fell to Brookes(2-25) it was only going to be a matter of time. A suicidal run-out followed and with Hobbs claiming a couple of quick wickets the opposition were in a precarious position at 76-8. The introduction of John Hancock to the attack had the injured Pete Eames watching with interest on the side lines, however he was unable to make the final breakthrough. It was left to Brookes and Coleman (2-44) to wrap the innings up and secure a well deserved victory.
With all teams having now played each other it is obvious that the restructuring of the league hasn’t weakened the competition. Park host 3rd placed Barcombe next week which should prove an intriguing encounter, with the visitors looking to avenge their defeat at the hands of Park on the opening league game of the season.
Iden 247-7 dec (49.5 overs) 13pts v CrowhurstPark 246-3 (43 overs) 17pts
The top two sides in the division fought out a exciting hard fought draw, which saw Park very nearly snatch victory with the last ball of the game.
Winning the toss Park elected to field first and made a superb start as Victor Walcott (3-44) grabbed two wickets in two balls to cause Iden some concern. With Richard Coleman pulling up with a groin injury, Keith Hobbs (1-42) took over the reigns to restrict the flow of runs and eventually grabbed the wicket he deserved. Meanwhile Phil Shanks (59) was patiently building his innings and found a useful ally in Chris Curd (118) who between them added 84 for the 4th wicket before Shanks fell to Paul Brookes (1-47) going for another big shot. Paul Lindfield (1-53) and Walcott accounted for another Iden two scalps. Despite a shaky start Curd continued to take on the Park attack single handedly to reach his century, but finally fell to Michael Legg (1-26) with one ball remaining in the innings.
In reply Park set out their stall from the start as County Joinery (South East) Ltd Man of the Match Martin Barry (133) smashed Paul Barnett out of the attack with him bowling just two overs. Rob Mayes (3-32) removed Brookes in his first over, to bring skipper Pete Eames (90 not out) to the crease. The pair proceeded to take the Iden attack apart smashing the ball to every part of the ground with consummate ease. The Pair added a mammoth 215 runs for the 2nd wicket to put Park firmly in the box seat. With Iden desperate for wicket, Mayes returned to the attack and grabbed the vital wicket of Barry who managed to chop a ball onto his stumps with just 32 runs needed for victory with 24 balls remaining. Eames continued to push the total along and went into the final over needing nine to win. Eames grabbed a 3 with the first ball and Legg a single with the next to leave Park needing just 5 off 4 to win. With the light fading Mayes bowled an awful ball, which managed to evade a tiring Eames’ bat, and the fourth saw Eames take another single, a leg bye of the fifth meant Park had to score a 3 or a boundary off the final ball. Mayes bowled the final ball, but it wasn’t to be for Park as they managed just a leg bye to unluckily draw the game.
Park now entertain strugglers Rottingdean and Tunbridge Wells Borderers in the next two games, which will hopefully see themselves return to winning ways, and with Iden facing Ringmer Park will hope to gain some ground on the leaders going into the second round of games.
Crowhurst Park 182 all out (47.1 overs) 14pts v Ditchling 154-7 (46 overs) 14pts
Park hosted bottom placed Ditchling and winning the toss they elected to field first and took a wicket in just the 2nd over as J Hallam (3-53) made the breakthrough. Park opened their shoulders and runs started to come aplenty as Aussie Brant Attard (23) and Chris Philcox (25) scored at a brisk pace. C Atkinson (1-54) trapped Attard LBW and the floodgates opened as J Atkinson (3-33) and M Frodsham (3-26) went through the entire middle and tail order, as an array of poor stroke play and some indifferent bounce accounted for most of the wickets, leaving Park well in the proverbial mire on 137 for 9. A superb match saving last wicket partnership of 45 between County Joinery (South East) Ltd Man of the Match Keith Hobbs (37) and Richard Coleman (8 not out) enabled Park to post a reasonable total to defend.
Set a very gettable target, Ditchling started badly losing an early wicket to Coleman (1-26). J Beardmore (40) started to smash the ball to various parts of the boundary and Park’s low total looked under threat. A fired up Victor Walcott (4-24) came on first change to remove Beardmore and Walsh in quick succession to roll back the years with a superb display of fast bowling. Michael Legg (2-31) supported Walcott to whittle away the middle order. Crazily J Atkinson (31 not out) batted nearly 30 overs to prevent Park from taking the spoils, but more importantly it was an opportunity lost for the visitors to gain a much needed win and gain more points to get themselves off the foot of the table.
Willingdon 1st XI 186-7 Dec (50 overs) 14pts v CrowhurstPark 1st XI 187-7 (41.5 overs) 27pts
Park travelled to Willingdon, who were proudly sitting top of the table after just 4 games, full of confidence and boasting that the title is theirs. Sadly they came crashing back down to earth, when title holders Park chased down their total in an exciting climax to this top of the table clash. After Ringmer’s demise at the hands of Barcombe, Park are now the only undefeated team left in the division.
Winning the toss, skipper Pete Eames elected to bowl first and immediately the decision paid dividends when Richard Coleman (1-29) made the early breakthrough with the score on 18. M Stevens (59) and M Krause (58) batted aggressively and slowly piled on the runs for the home side adding 114 for the 2nd wicket. Despite the slow scoring rate, Park bowled tirelessly but with out much luck, that was until Paul Lindfield (4-41) came into the attack to slow things down and remove Krause. Victor Walcott (2-55) uncharacteristically turned to spin to remove Stevens, trapping him lbw. Lindfield picked up further wickets at regular intervals to slow Willingdons progress. Only a late flurry of runs by M Trewin (28 not out) enabled Willingdon to post a challenging total.
In reply, Park faired little better when D Ford grabbed the dangerous wicket of Martin Barry who edged behind with the total on 10. County Joinery (South East) Ltd Man of the Match Pete Eames (74) joined Aussie debutant Brant Attard (28) in adding 47 for the 2nd wicket before Attard trapped lbw. Eames took the bull by the horns and single handedly took on the Willingdon bowlers. S Fuller (2-24) picked up two quick wickets to put the game interestingly in the balance, but as long as Eames was at the crease the game was nicely poised. Enter Stevens (2-29) who quickly removed Lindfield after cameo burst with the bat. Clive Tong (29) joined Eames to add more runs in a vital 6th wicket partnership of 38. With overs running out and 34 runs needed for victory, Stevens grabbed the wicket of Eames. Tong continued the run chase, but eventually got himself run out with 9 runs needed to win and 3 overs remaining. It was left to the experience of Walcott (12 not out) and Laurence Coleman (8 not out) to guide Park to victory with 7 balls remaining.
Park were indebted to a superb knock by Eames, that set up this superb victory.
Crowhurst Park 1st XI 213-7 Dec (47 overs) 30pts v Rye 1st XI 142 (36.5 overs) 10pts
Park entertained Division 1 new boys and local rivals Rye in a must win game for the reigning champions.
Park lost the toss for the first time this season and were surprisingly asked to bat first. Rye made the early breakthrough, when pace bowler P Harris (3-34) trapped Paul Brookes LBW. Martin Barry (40) continued where he left off the previous week smashing the ball to the boundary with consummate ease to dampen Rye ’s hopes of springing a surprise victory. The following Park batsmen all proceeded to get good starts, in particular skipper Pete Eames (33) and Chris Philcox (35). Despite Rye ’s best efforts, runs continued to flow, but the introduction of Martin Blincow (3-70) meant that Rye picked up some precious points along the way. County Joinery (South East) Ltd Man of the match Michael Legg (49) and Colin Ayres (25) put the visitors firmly on the back foot by smashing many a boundary to guide Park to an early declaration. Harris returned in the latter stages to pick up a couple of wickets to give Rye much needed bonus points, but unfortunately the damage had already been done.
J Hamilton (30) got Rye off to a reasonable start in reply, by fighting fire with fire, but any hopes of chasing down Parks total were soon extinguished as Victor Walcott (3-21) made the early breakthrough. A stubborn partnership between Martin Menezes (21) and Hamilton couldn’t prevent the inevitable as Paul Lindfield (2-36) removed both batsmen and opened the floodgates. Clive Tong (3-18) accepted the invitation and along with Brookes (1-19) removed the entire middle order with only T Brownbill (29) offering much resistance. Walcott returned to remove the tail to guide Park to their 2nd win of the season and to keep Park firmly on the shirt tails of early pace makers Willingdon who consequently Park will now face this coming weekend.
Ringmer 1st XI 227-5 (50 overs) 15pts v CrowhurstPark 1st XI 219-5 (43 overs) 15pts
Winning the toss for 4th consecutive game meant skipper Pete Eames had the luxury of deciding who should bat first on a usually docile wicket, but it turned out to be a superb wicket, yielding nearly 450 runs.
Park elected to field first and made an early breakthrough with Victor Walcott (3-35) removing Murray Barnett. Clive Tong supported Walcott well in the opening exchanges, with the home side scoring only 50 runs at the 20 over mark. An array of dropped chances by Park allowed the fortunate Ringmer skipper Glynn Crees (106) to reach his century. Michael Legg (2-51) bowled well from one end and could have quite easily taken 5 wickets, but luck wasn’t to favour the Park bowlers this day. It was Walcott who eventually removed Cress, getting him brilliantly caught in the deep going for another expansive shot. Graham Pitts (33 not out) added vital runs at the death to give Ringmer a superb total at the half way mark.
In reply, Ringmer soon placed plenty of fielders on the boundary as Park started off at a blistering pace with County Joinery (South East) Ltd man of the match Martin Barry (86) and Paul Brookes (17) adding 98 for the 1st wicket. Colin Coddington (3-56) was brought into the attack and eventually accounted for Brookes, he followed that up by accounting for Tong the very next ball, to put himself in line for a hat trick. The solid Jon Hancock may have denied Coddington the hat-trick, but he couldn’t prevent him from removing the dangerous Barry, the following over as he was brilliantly snapped up by Barnett at 1st slip. Like Park earlier in the day, Ringmer too, dropped vital catches at crucial times. With Park scoring freely, Barnett was brought into the attack to slow the run rate down and eventually removed Eames. Hancock fell soon after to D Page. With the light now drawing in and the majority of fielders again strategically placed on the boundary, Colin Ayres (66 not out) and Legg (32 not out) smashed Park to within a whisker of an unlikely victory, but eventually ran out of overs, needing just 9 more runs for victory.
Both teams picked up 15 points each and no doubt both sides will be in the hunt towards the end of the season.
Crowhurst Park 186 all out (42.5 overs) 30pts v Barcombe 151 all out (43.1 overs) 14pts
On a hot afternoon at Barcombe, skipper Pete Eames won the toss and elected to bat first and ending up ruing his decision when Joe Wheatley went through the Park top order, as a combination of poor shot selection and good bowling put the reigning champions in dire straits at 34 for 5. Park new recruit and County Joinery (South East) Ltd Man of the Match Colin Ayres (61) took the game to the home side, smashing his way to a superb half century. Ayres along with Victor Walcott (39), Keith Hobbs (38) and Sussex Ladies Nicky Pym (5 not out) batted brilliantly to add vital runs in a 7th wicket stand of 60, a 9th wicket stand of 37 and 10th wicket stand of 32 respectively to show Park’s true champion credentials, to guide Park to very defendable total.
In reply Division 1 new boys Barcombe faired little better as they too crashed to 43 for 5 as Walcott (5-40) and the in form Richard Coleman (3-19) ripped through their top order, with keeper Martin Barry taking 4 of his 5 catches behind the stumps. Josh Wheatley (67) fought fire with fire adding vital runs. Hobbs (1-28) bowled well with no real luck as a couple of chances went begging. Paul Brookes (1-32) beat the bat at regular intervals but still no luck.The return of Walcott and Coleman put an end to any hopes that Barcombe may have had of causing an upset by removing the last 4 wickets, with Coleman taking the final wicket of the dangerous Wheatley to give Park the perfect start to their defence of the title.
Park now entertain Fletching in what should be an enthralling encounter against one of their possible title contenders.
Crowhurst Park 223-9 v Crowborough 99 all out
Winning the toss for the second week running, - a feat skipper Pete Eames will be looking to emulate when the league programme kicks off next week- Crowhurst Park elected to bat first on another sunny afternoon. Giving the innings early momentum, M Barry took a liking to the 3rd division attack, dispatching the ball all around the ground. One attacking shot too many led to his demise putting on a 1st wicket partnership of 45, 39 to Barry. P Eames (12) and P Brookes steadied the ship, the latter playing a very watchful innings mixed with some classy shots to take the total to 74 before Eames fell to become S Scales second victim ( 2-38). Brookes built steady partnerships with debutant C Ayres ( 12) and M Legg (15) . The departure of Brookes (32) , brought V Walcott ( 20) to the crease scoring vital runs along with P Lindfield ( 17) , leaving C Tong to add a quickfire 21 to post a respectful total of 223-9 of 40 overs.
When a wicket fell with the 1st ball of the 3rd over of Crowborough’s reply, things looked tricky for the Kent side. But when 2 more wickets fell in the same over, things looked impossible! County Joinery ( South East) Ltd man of the match R Coleman ( 5-32) ripped through the young Crowborough batting line up, with only resistance from N Wood ( 34 n/o) holding up the inevitable victory Crowhurst Park were striving for. A direct hit run out from Brookes only added to the visitors woes, and a wicket for young Bristow Diamond, with his deceptive leg spin meant that Crowborough were fighting a losing cause. The innings was soon wrapped up with the late introduction of Walcott and Lindfield, picking up a wicket each, leaving Crowborough 99 all out.
With everyone getting an early season run out Crowhurst Park will be looking to replicate their success when they start their defence of the league title away to Barcome next week.
Ringmer 141-7 (40 overs) v Crowhurst Park 143-7 (39 overs)
Crowhurst Park started their 2008 season and defence of the 40 over Inter Sport of Lewes Trophy against Ringmer, in a re-match of last years final. You could easily have been forgiven for thinking it was the middle of summer due to a gloriously warm afternoon and what was to be a hard fought game between two teams who know each other so well.
On winning the toss Park skipper Peter Eames elected to field in the hope of giving all his bowlers a chance of turning their arm over. Victor Walcott duly took the new ball along with new signing Phil Dalton. Ringmer’s opening pair of Dave Smith and Steve Barnett found runs hard to come by in the first ten overs, with only 19 runs being scored as both bowlers kept a tight line. A double change brought Richard Coleman and Michael Legg into the attack, but still Ringmer found runs hard to come by, Coleman in particular only conceding a miserly 8 of his 5 over spell. After 20 overs Park were still waiting to take that first Ringmer wicket whilst happy to contain the score. A further double change of bowling brought 2 wickets, Paul Brookes 1 for 15 off 5 struck first having Smith (18) caught behind by Martin Barry, and Paul Lindfield 1 for 18 off 5 removed Ringmer skipper Glyn Crees, who skied one to Laurence Coleman, trying to force the pace.
The next wicket saw the demise of Ringmer’s main run scorer Barnett run out for 52 attempting a quick single and not expecting a brilliant direct hit by Chris Philcox. Clive Tong took over the reins to bowl 5 of the last 10 overs picking up the wicket of Savage (4) in the process, Walcott 8-2-17-1 returned the other end to bowl his last 3 overs and remove Simon Pugh’s middle stump and also stopped any thoughts Ringmer had of a late onslaught. Dalton 7-2-22-2 followed on from Walcott bowling Murray Barnett and getting Coddington brilliantly caught in the covers by Tong.
Park started there innings in the worst possible way, finding themselves 2 for 2 off 3 overs, due chiefly to an excellent opening spell by Gary Holder 8-3-11-2, and D Page 6-2-47-0. Brookes and Eames were both patient in their approach as the score reflected, adding 17 off 10 overs. Park reached 44 at the half way mark without losing any further wickets. The game was nicely poised as both sides felt they could still win it from here. Park needed to pick the pace up and in doing so lost Brookes to the bowling of Graham Pitts 8-1-26-1. Legg joined Eames at the crease and between them set Park on their way to winning, with some lusty blows. Both combined well to find the boundary regular intervals and double the score in quick time, until County Joinery (South East) Ltd man of the match, Eames (41) was finally caught on the boundary. Legg continued the onslaught and took a particular liking to Savage’s bowling before he too fell lbw for 31 off 22 balls. M Barnett 8-2-26-1 finished his tight spell with the wicket of Tong. It was left to Walcott (18no) and Philcox (14no) to guide Park home with an over to spare in a nail biting climax.
Park will now entertain Crowborough next week in the 2nd round of the trophy, with hopes of progressing to the semi finals to be held at the end of the season.
2007 1st XI Squad
1st XI vs Chiddingly (Match Abandoned)
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Uckfield Anderida III 117 all out in 34.5 overs. Crowhurst Park III 118 for 9 in 33.3 overs. Crowhurst Park won by 1 wicket.
Crowhurst Park elected to field on a pitch of variable bounce at West Hoathly. Ross Feekes (2-32) bowled with such ferocious pace that he had the top order backing away from the start and straight onto the back foot. Combined with an excellent spell from Richie Lade (3-11), 2nd placed Uckfield were put under unaccustomed scrutiny. Both openers fell to Feakes by the time the score had reached 23 and with Lade removing 3 more, to wonderful catches behind the stumps by Ed Smissen and one in the field by Nyle Ahmed, Uckfield were struggling on 46 for 5. W. Taylor (23) and C. Saunders (23) were the batsmen to impose themselves in the middle order, Taylor picking his shots before being caught at deep mid-on from a mistimed pull and Saunders chancing his arm to great effect and scoring at a run a ball. Junayd Ahmed (2-17) had Saunders caught and bowled to spark the final collapse. Ben Forward bowled a decent spell of swing to remove Taylor and have M. Ashley caught behind for Smissen’s third. Steady accumulation was impossible on such a variable wicket, so C. Brady (15) and M. Walling (10) made good contributions at the end of the innings to give Uckfield a chance with a 117 total.
Dave Legg hit hard to get to a swift 18 and was soon joined by Ross Feekes contributing an invaluable 16. Wickets fell steadily to Charlie Saunders (7-51), who was nearly unplayable, bowling a fine spell for the whole of the innings. At 47 for 4 the game was in the balance. A great hard hitting knock from Charlie Fellows (33) seemed to have swung the game to Park, but more wickets fell and at 105 for 9, Uckfield had wrestled back the initiative and were favourites to win. Fine batting from Nyle Ahmed and great support from Gordon Pells saw Park secure the win after a tense finish. Fellows picked up the County Joinery (South East) Ltd. man of the match award for giving Park the basis for victory.
Crowhurst Park 79 all out in 24 overs Firle II 80 for 5 in 14.3 overs.
Put into bat on a decent Westfield track Park struggled from the start against a very able Firle attack. Mick Flanagan and Dave Legg were removed in the first couple of overs, both by beauties from M. Neilam (6-8), who moved the ball both ways off the seam, as well as swinging the ball in the air. Legg tried to push one square to the boundary and ended up looking the wrong way as the ball swung. Flanagan edged one that hit the seam. Given the chance that both teams could make use of the pitch, 120 was the target and Junayd Ahmed (18) and Nyle Ahmed (10) put on 30 for the next wicket to give Park a chance. When Junayd and Nyle were both bowled by Neilam another collapse brought in Chris Pigram who played his best innings for Park, hitting fours and attacking the bowling for 19 not out. Dave Martin (4) looked in good form and hit a boundary before hesitating and being run out. R. Alexander (2-19) and R. Craig (1-16) finished the tail.
Firle started confidently with T. Christie making 13. T. Bridge was bowled by Dan Hackett (1-25), P. Hind fell lbw to Richie Lade (3-16) and when Christie was needlessly run out, soon Firle were 23 for 3 and Park were sensing their chance. However, too much short bowling to a close leg side boundary saw the score jump to 43 for 4 as R. Sewell was bowled by Lade. R. Alexander came in to plunder 47 not out. A late consolation wicket of M. Neilam bowled by Lade could not stop the inevitable Firle victory. County Joinery (South East) Ltd. man of the match went to Richie Lade for a great spell for Park.
Hellingly III 214 for 6 Crowhurst Park III 169 for 9. Match Drawn
Played on a dreadful pitch at Ninfield, unrolled and uncut, batting was always going to be difficult, so Park inserted Ninfield on winning the toss. The pitch wasn't spiteful but simply dead. Any advantage to the bowler was taken away by a lack of pace, negating any wicket taking possibilities by shooters deviating and rapping the pad or bowling the unfortunate batsman. A few catches were generated as opener S. Baldwin (45) carved out some runs under difficult circumstances. It took until the tenth over before a wicket fell, S. Williams (10) bowled by Richie Lade (1-34). All the Hellingly batsman managed to contribute, D. Walters(15), M. Hickman (15), J. Ottley (14) and the dangerous S. Vidler (26), who spotted the short leg side boundary. Excellent bowling by Junayd Ahmed (1-17) kept the ball on the offside, for Nyle Ahmed (1-26) to come on and bowl Vidler with his first ball. The best batting was yet to come as B. Wheatley smashed 50 from 26 balls in a fantastic display on such a pitch, ably supported by M. Carter with 21 from 21 balls. Chris Pigram (1-23), G. Pells (1-66) and Dan Hackett (1-25) all picked up a wicket.
Dave Legg (18) started brightly until caught. Mick Flanagan ground out 58 batting until the 40th over. Junayd Ahmed scored an assured 24, improving each week. Ed Smissen timed the ball well for 19 as Park tried in vain to chase the total. Tight bowling from Paul Kirk (3-40) for virtually the whole innings made life difficult, the best bowling of the day. S. Walters (1-41), A. Devlin (1-19) and J. Ottley (1-30) all took wickets but inevitably B. Wheatley (3-7) joined the attack late to very nearly win the game, Park holding on for the draw.
Bells Yew Green III 151 all out in 45.3 overs Crowhurst Park III 152 for 2 in 24.4 overs.
D. Simmons (28) started brightly, attacking the bowling from the start on the sloping Bells Yew Green pitch. Wickets fell steadily at the other end with Chris Pigram (2-22) bowling M. Hathaway (5), David Seymour (2-17) bowling J. Studholme (5) from a dubiously high full toss and Richie Lade (2-36) having P. Fitzsimmons caught by Dave Legg. When Steve Gray was lbw to Seymour soon after, Bells Yew Green were set for imminent collapse on 41 for 5. The wicket did provide some low bounce for the bowlers, but accuracy provided the greatest problem. Dominic Bowen (57) dug in and partnered K. Chowdhury (12) for 60 for the 6th wicket, putting Bells Yew Green back in the game. Gordon Pells (3-21) came on the help finish the innings off and removed both Chowdhury and Bowen in quick succession. Junayd Ahmed (1-16) bowled a tidy spell and Ian Scott contributed 9 to help Bells Yew Green to 151.
Aussie guest Graham Dunk (44 not out ) and Dave Legg (62) plundered the bowling from the start. Both played a range of shots, rode their luck and secured victory with a 100 partnership. K. Chowdhury (1-33) bowled well from one end throughout the innings, gaining scant reward for good line, length and movement. M. Hathaway (1-27) picked up a wicket, but Ahmed joined Dunk to cross the line. Count Joinery (South East) Ltd man of the match went to Graham Dunk for a fine knock.
Crowhurst Park 181 all out in 44.3 overs. Newick Nomads 119 all out 8 in 31.1 overs.
Crowhurst Park won by 62 runs.
Newick Nomads chose to bowl on another green but firm Westfield wicket. The confidence in their openers proved well founded as the ball moved off the pitch from the first delivery. Dave Legg fell to a catch at gully off R. Haque (3-31), who bowled with great maturity for an U15, moving the ball sharply and at pace. Nick Taylor survived until the 8th over before being caught behind off M. Mace (3-23), another U15 swinging the ball and moving it off the seam. Mick Flanagan came in to shore up the innings and graft a score. Partnerships of 32 with Junayd Ahmed (15), 41 with Nyle Ahmed (10) and 36 with Adrian Smart (17) took the score to 121. Flanagan scrambled to 74 before succumbing to Mace, caught behind. David Seymour came in to hit 5 fours from 17 deliveries, making a respectable 181 the Nomads target. R.Wood and N. Oelmann both picked up a couple of wickets as the visitors bowled the home side out.
Seymour was soon back in action with a snorting display of quick bowling, demolishing the Nomads top order in the first four overs. He bowled opener C. Patel in the first over to set the tone and quickly accounted for R. Haque and R.Wood. Richie Lade removed the other opener C. Biggor and at 23-4 Nomads were in trouble. The skipper Alex Rogers (19) joined Oelmann (32) for a 51 partnership and looked to be turning the game until Dan Hackett jagged one back to bowl Rogers and give Park hope. T. Hochling hit 23 not out from 29 deliveries but ran out of partners as Gordon Pells (4-14) came on to remove the tail. This included a fantastic hat-trick. Chris Pigram picked up (1-30), before Pells bowled the last man to clinch victory by 62 runs. County Joinery (South East) Ltd man of the match was David Seymour for the all-round display.
Crowhurst Park 158 all out in 43 overs. Bexhill IV 159 for 8 in 43 overs.
Bexhill IV won by 2 wickets.
A sunny afternoon saw Bexhill win the toss and elect to field on a green wicket, encouraging the seamers. Dave Legg (51) and Nick Taylor (16) opened the innings in aggressive style, taking the attack to the Bexhill IV side until Taylor was caught off the bowling of Ian Harvey (2-46). Flanagan was swiftly caught at point off C. Osbourne (2-42) and Mark Beaumont (16) steadied the innings until Legg also fell to Osbourne. A succession of batsmen played round straight deliveries and the change bowlers benefited from the work done by the openers. Lawrence Flint (9) hit a couple of boundaries and Junayd Ahmed (15) battled stoutly to keep the score moving. A low score seemed inevitable until the senior pairing of Richie Lade (11 not out) and Gordon Pells (4) put on 21 for the last wicket, demonstrating how playing a straight bat to the straight ball and waiting for the loose delivery works wonders for the score. This put Park in a position to challenge for the win instead being rolled over in short order.
Chris Pigram (1-23) opened the bowling and immediately caught edges which would not go to hand. Richie Lade kept one end tight. Ahmed (2-24) came on and took a wicket first ball, removing dangerous hard-hitting opener J. Hobbs caught for 24. Paul Anderson, the Bexhill skipper, returned to his old stomping ground, scoring an edgy but useful 19, before being bowled by Lade. Wickets fell steadily, leaving Bexhill at 60 for 4 and in serious trouble, until C. Osbourne (45) came in and placed shots in all the gaps, built a partnership with K. Cahill (19) until he was caught behind by Taylor off the bowling of Lade (4-21). Another vital partnership with Ian Harvey (9) followed, the new over based format allowing scoring at one an over an option leading to potential victory. Gordon Pells had no joy tempting the batsmen with juicy lofted off-breaks, though they played and missed. Park finally broke the partnership as Cahill was bowled by Beaumont. Park battled for the final wickets but were 20 runs short of what was needed to weed out their opponents. The tailenders saw Bexhill home by 2 wickets. CountyJoinery (South East) Ltd man of the match was Dave Legg for a fine early season half century.
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