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Doctors lost to
Spaxton by 4 wickets
Doctors 115 for 5
Spaxton 117 for 6
Graham Fergusson and John Ogle sprinted out
of the blocks with a selection of crisp drives and deflections which put on
39 from the first 5 overs. Fergusson
(15) toe-ended a full toss from Harrison Buller (1-29) which gave the bowler
time to run round to midwicket to take the catch. Georgie Adcock joined Ogle and the smooth
progress continued to 70 for 1 off 10 overs but when Ogle (33
n.o.) retired Doctors, for the second time in two weeks, hit the
mid-innings doldrums. Tom Bellinger
(2-15) and Darren Langlois strangled the life out of the innings and this
time Sam Powell was not able to rescue his side, being the recipient of the
ball of the day from Langlois (1-16) which pitched 4 inches outside off and
hit middle stump. Adcock (30 n.o.)
looked a class act but got no significant support as Rodney Parish and Dan
Russell kept the scoring rate tied down.
On the flat Cannington batting wicket
Doctors total looked 40 runs light and this impression was confirmed by a
confident opening stand between Scott Bellinger and Gary Wales. The contest flickered into life when
Bellinger (13) top-edged Peter Reed (2-32) to keeper Fergusson and Dan
Andison was well taken at long on by Powell off the same bowler. When Wales (21) was caught by Imogen Mann
at mid on off Tom Adcock (1-18) the match was
evenly poised. L.Miller (30 n.o.) look the game away from Doctors by smiting
virtually every ball that he received behind square on the leg side and when
he retired Langlois shepherded his team to the threshold of victory. There was one last flurry as Powell (1-13)
caught and bowled Russell and Langlois (23) was very well caught by
Fergusson, the first of two quick wickets for Robert Seymour (2-8). By then
Spaxton were only three runs from victory and a nerveless boundary from Ryan
Brewer sealed the win.
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