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Doctors beat Spaxton by 14 runs Doctors 109
for 5
Spaxton 95 for 9
Doctors won the toss, chose to bat, and rocketed away as Dave Rooke and Andrew Dodden smashed 24 runs off some short-pitched bowling in the first two overs. Rooke was then caught by keeper Gary Deimart off an express delivery from Andrew Jeanes (1-17) and there followed a period of consolidation as Jeanes and Wayne Pither bowled tightly. Dodden played with elegant authority but two quick wickets for the flighted spin of Rob Seymour (2-14) and another for Will Penny (1-5) slowed the scoring rate. The pressure to increase the tempo accounted for Dodden (40) caught at deep gully by Pither off Darren Langlois (1-18) and it was left to Ralph Hammond (17 n.o.) and Steve Witts (12 n.o.) to collect what runs were available from the last four overs. Both
sides thought that Doctors’ total of 109 was inadequate and when Langlois
and Scott Bellinger plundered 18 for Spaxton from the first over from Witts an
early finish looked likely. Witts (2-23)
had other ideas and came back strongly to have Langlois (17) well held by
Dodden at short extra cover and Penny caught at cover by Doug Johnson. It was now Spaxton’s turn to graft
for runs against the experienced duo of Witts and |