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Doctors
beat Butterworth Jones by 8 wickets
B.Jones 120 for 7
Doctors 124
for 2
Butterworths chose to bat first but could
make little headway in the first 8 overs on a good Cannington batting track
against constrictive bowling from Peter
Reed and Phil Barker (1-21). D.Edworthy and Keith Wiggins upped the
tempo and had put on 41 for the second wicket when Edworthy had to retire for
an excellent 33 not out. Charles
Macadam (1-28) then made a clinical incision and major surgery was performed
by Andrew Dodden in a fine spell of 2 for 16 which accounted for Wiggins
(23), well caught by Sam Powell. The
same fielder then assisted captain Jeremy Budd (1-20) with a sharp catch at
extra cover, completed after a prolonged period of juggling. There followed a sensible partnership of
good placement and fast running between Steve Wray and S.Edworthy which
ensured a respectable total. Doctors’
fielding was not up to its usual sharpness with the exception of Barker who
was outstanding. Sam Powell (1-15) in
a new role as off spinner broke the partnership when Edworthy (18) was
stumped by Graham Fergusson – a dismissal notable for a novel form of
sledging by the bowler whose exclamation of “that’s out!”
came shortly after the ball left his hand.
Macadam then effected a good run out after tidying up a fielding mix
up and Wray was left on 18 not out.
Doctors reply began briskly and then
accelerated as Keith Powell returned to form in spectacular style with some
heavyweight driving and hooking. After
6 overs he had retired on 32 not out which gave Ralph Hammond and Adrian
Fisher the chance to give an exhibition of class shots. Hammond (27) was
bowled by Wray (1-21) and Fisher (15) was bowled by S.Edworthy (1-19) and
there was then a period of consolidation as the Butterworth bowlers bowled
wider and wider in an attempt to slow down the scoring rate. Just as the visitors were beginning to
scent an unlikely victory Doctors’ young guns Dodden and Sam Powell
came back hard at them with a selection of classical drives and Doctors
cruised home with two overs to spare.
Dodden was unbeaten on 24 and Powell was on 21.
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