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Kings College Staff
lost to Doctors
The clouds parted and Kings College elected to bat after an uncontested toss. Their opening
partnership of Jonty Lawford and aggressive/artful groundsman Nick Mason put
our opening bowlers, Sedge Seymour and Hugh Ogle to the sword, and
occasionally into the distance as well. They rapidly amassed 60 in no
time and a huge total seemed likely, but when they retired to rest in the
Pavilion accurate bowling from skipper Sam Powell, farmer Matt Bere, and the
ever-dependable Graham Fergusson, with a catch around his knees on the
long-on boundary by John Ogle pegged them back to finish on 159. Doctors’ innings
began well with Hugh Ogle hitting seven rapid boundaries to retire on 31
while at the other end his Dad managed four before holing out to the same
Nick Mason in the deep for 21. Graham Fergusson stroked a big 6 onto
the adjacent Astro pitch along with four other boundaries before also
retiring; Rob Adcock worked the ball around the wicket with skill and
utterances until he unaccountably fell lbw to the Headmaster. Despite rotating
their 8 bowlers, Kings Staff were unable to make the necessary inroads, and a
classy 24 from Matt Bere ably supported the skipper who reached the third man
boundary three times with judicious reverse sweeps before giving Nick Mason
his second catch. This left Tom Guppy and Jeremy Minchin to see the
Doctors home with 7 balls remaining and the sun pouring down. The Doctors’
first victory of the season, achieved when all had seemed lost. It was
perhaps as well that Phil Lewis was just too late in arriving in time to
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