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Butterworth Jones lost to Doctors by 3 wickets Butterworths
102 for 3
Doctors
108 for 7
Doctors were
lethargic and off the pace in the first few overs as Stone (25 n.o.) and
David Edworthy (28 n.o.) raced away to 67 off 7 overs. Imogen Mann bowled well and was desperately
unlucky when two straightforward chances off her bowling went to ground, one
from each batsman. When the openers
retired the tempo of the match changed dramatically as astringent spells from
Sam Powell (1-11) and Peter Reed (1-10) meant that only 23 runs were added from
the next 8 overs. Another chance went
down but Doctors’ ground fielding improved markedly and Andrew Paisley
finally showed his team-mates how to catch when S.White skied
a rapid ball from Andrew Jeanes to midwicket.
Dean (18 n.o.) was the only other batsman to reach double figures as
Jeanes (1-6) and Phil Barker kept the thumbscrews tight and a final total of
102 seemed well under par. Paisley was the victim of a poor lbw
decision won by Simon Cattell (1-18) but Barker and Georgina Adcock put Doctors
into a position of comfort at 45 for 1 from 5 overs. Adcock (19) played some handsome shots
before an uncharacteristic misjudgement saw her bowled by Waterman. This provoked a sudden collapse. Barker (18) holed out off
Waterman (2-9) and Howard Pearson’s masterful spell of 3 for 18, including a
very low key hat trick, reduced the visitors to 50 for 6. Not for the first time a swashbuckling
innings from captain Powell resuscitated his side. When he retired on 26 off 7 balls there was
still work to be done but attacking cameos from Tom Adcock and Tom Adams made
light of the task. Adcock (12) was
stumped when he gave the charge to Phil Greenway (1-7) but Adams (15 n.o.)
finished the match with a six off a no-ball. |
