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March 1st Xl v St Ives
Saturday,
September 10, 2011
The Saturday evening menu was
billed as 'Grill Night' but it was the 1st Xl batsmen who were well and truly
roasted before tea by visitors St Ives, as the fall from grace continued with
the fourth Tucker League defeat in as many weeks.
At 8-3 after just
three overs, the writing was on the wall for the former league leaders,
who moved on to 53-5 before eventually mustering 131 all out, in the
four wicket defeat at The Avenue.
James Hilliard
top-scored with 31, on a day when Aussie talisman Matt Wilcox whacked
the fourth ball of the innings to the boundary, only to be caught next
ball. Carl Chapman lasted just one delivery...and it was only the first
over of the day!
Hilliard and Tommy Howgego (15) took the total to 53
before the deadly Bevis Moynan - who has one eight wicket and two seven
wicket hauls to his name this season - bowled Howgego for his fourth
victim of the day.
And when he came out of the attack, spin at both
ends greeted the remainder of the March batting line-up, who looked
nervous after previous performances.
After David Hodson had made 22, Steve Hinson battled
away for an unbeaten 21, as he did his best to shepherd the tail towards
some kind of total. But again rash shots thwarted his efforts.
St Ives made a mockery
of what had gone on before tea at 42 without loss. Tyler Phillips then
broke the opening stand, with Stuart Mills claiming a second.
With the visitors
cruising at 98-2, the game had virtually fizzled out until skipper Chris
Ringham and Josh Jackman bagged four late wickets to add a bit of spice
to an otherwise drab day, as St Ives ran out 132-6 winners.
Ringham returned 2-45 and Jackman 2-19, as the side
look to finish fourth in the table.
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March 1st Xl v Barnack
Sunday,
September11, 2011
The curtain came down on the Sunday
1st Xl's Rutland League Division 1 campaign with an
impressive three wicket victory over Barnack.
Stand-in skipper Stuart Mills took the
all-important wicket of the free-scoring Asim Butt, when the Peterborough Town
batsman was on 36. Mills went on to take 3-25, before off-spinner Richard Green
made a rare Sunday appearance - taking 4-20.
That enabled March to dismiss the
visitors for 183.
The middle order batsmen knuckled down
to the task in hand after Tommy Howgego had made 22 as the scorecard
registered 43-3.
The ever improving Tyler Phillips came
in at No5 and was just two runs shy of his maiden half-century for the
club. He was ably assisted by Josh Jackman (29) for the fourth wicket
and by Scott Welcher, who scored 45 during a fifth wicket stand.
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