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Central Brittany CC lost to Doctors by 111 runs Doctors 233
for 8
Central
Brittany 122 all out
The
Doctors late arrival at a floodlit football pitch owed much to the
questionable navigational skills of the Powell family, but Keith Powell soon atoned for
the inauspicious start with a steady opening partnership of 50 in 8 overs on
a bouncy, grassy pitch. The Doctors serene progress came to an abrupt end when
skipper Lee Snelling brought himself into the attack. He bowled Keith Powell
(26) and next ball took a fine C&B to dismiss Sam Powell. His fine
spell of 6-14-2 limited the doctors scoring but Nick Smyth and Dave
Williamson continued to score at the other end, bringing up their 50
partnership in the 18th over. Nick Smyth then fell to G Palmer (6-33-1) for
29 off 24 balls, which brought Harry Lee to the crease shortly before Dave
Williamson retired for a fine 53 not out. Harry then launched a
spectacular assault on the Brittany bowling with 55 (retired) off 31 balls
including 5 sixes. Phil Barker, Andrew Paisley and Doug Johnson all
contributed down the order, and Ed Johnson rounded off the innings with a six
off his first ball before being bowled by the final ball. V Mallard,
the only Frenchman playing ended with figures of 5-43-2 and the Doctors
closed on 233 for 8. Ed
Johnson and Phil Barker opened for the Doctors, both finding plenty of
movement off the pitch. Both struck in their third overs to remove the
openers but thereafter Phil Barker's luck deserted him and 4 catches went
down off his bowling (6-33-1). Ed Johnson wisely choose the direct approach
and clean bowled both his victims to end with 6-30-2. The Brittany No 3 Tom
Edmunds was by now well established and when joined by Lee Snelling they
began to score freely reaching 88 at the halfway point. Andrew Paisley
(4-28-1) then took the crucial wicket of Edmunds for 60 and one over
from Harry Lee was enough to account for Snelling for 17. Sam Powell then
accounted for the lower middle order with 6-23-2, and Darell Edwards, kindly
playing for the Doctors as 11th man took 2-6-2 to finish off his team mates
for 122 all out.
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