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Burnham beat Doctors by 10 runs Burnham 118
for 3
Doctors 108
all out
Burnham’s Harding and J.Birkett got their
team off to a flier with 43 runs from the first 4 overs, mostly through
exemplary straight driving. Before the
bowlers had time to draw breath Birkett (26 n.o.) had retired and there was
some relief for the visitors when Robert Seymour (1-28) deceived Harding (19)
into lobbing a gentle catch to Peter Reed at extra cover and Connor Keohane
(1-19) ended an attacking cameo from Tipler (13) via a sharp stumping by
Keith Powell. The respite did not last
long as a succession of chances, half-chances and near misses went
begging. Leg side hitting from Lewis
(28 retired) and good use of the feet and straight hitting by Worthington (23
n.o.) took the game away from Doctors.
Keohane effected a run out and Reed and Phil Barker gained a bit of
control in the final overs but by then it was too late. The
start of Doctors’ innings could hardly have been more different to that of
their hosts. The off breaks of Tipler
and left arm spinners from Harding (3-16) ripped through the top order with
only Powell (10) reaching double figures. House (1-19) chipped in with a wicket and at
51 for 6 there seemed no way back, but then an excellent partnership between
Keohane and Barker breathed life into the moribund innings. Barker (26) was caught at long on near the
end. Keohane finished unbeaten on 28
as Tipler (5-15) finished off the tail and keeper Coles had three stumpings.
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