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Doctors lost to Musgrove Park Hospital by 9 wickets Doctors 81 for 8
MPH 82 for 1
Doctors made a dreadful start as Des Sealey
(1-10) and Mike Haycock (1-3) exploited a slow, low Cannington strip by
bowling straight and full. Hywel
Thomas (2-5) and Simon Ingram (1-1) did likewise and after 11 overs the home
side were 22 for 5. David Gwynne Jones
(21) fought back valiantly despite injuring a hamstring muscle until he was
run out by his runner. Tom Langston
(15) gave useful support but was stumped by Olly MacLaren off Justin
Pepperell (1-12) and Pete Dacombe (1-10) took a wicket in the final
over. The best of Doctor’s batsmen was
Georgina Adcock who rattle off a stylish 15 not out at the death.
Batting suddenly
became a lot easier as the MPH openers set off in pursuit of their small
target with Doctors’ bowlers straining to take wickets quickly. There was a
flicker of hope for Doctors when Peter Reed (1-16) took a wicket thanks to a
slick stumping by Adcock, but Pepperell and Tom Fleming were able to tick
over quietly without any pressure to score quickly and both batsmen did their
job efficiently and without risk.
Doctors rotated their bowlers but made no further impression. Fleming (33 n.o.) retired but Pepperell (24
n.o.) and MacLaren (19 n.o.) finished the match with 5 overs to spare. |
