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Doctors lost to Spaxton by 3 runs Spaxton 110
for 7
Doctors 107
all out
On
a slow, difficult wicket of variable bounce Spaxton’s Wayne Pither (18)
got his side off to an explosive start until he was bowled by a fine
inswinger from Phil Barker (1-23). Barker bowled well but without further luck
and Sam Powell’s impeccable line and length commanded respect. Powell yielded only 8 runs from 4 overs as
Will Robbins anchored the innings and Chris Powell took on the aggressor
role. The total had reached 50 when
Robbins (18) was bowled by a slower ball from Peter Reed (1-24) and for a
while Powell and new batsman Anthony Trollope were content to rotate the
strike with well taken singles. The
innings stalled when Graham Fergusson joined the attack and, in his first
over, bowled Powell for an excellent 27.
In his next over Trollope (14) lofted the ball to mid off where Ralph
Hammond covered 30 yards to take a fine running catch. The Spaxton lower order kept the scoreboard
ticking with singles but a wicket for
Matt House looked good at the start of Doctors’ reply until a
big forward stride failed to save him from an lbw decision against Trollope
(1-27). Gary Meadows bowled a fine
spell of full length swing bowling which made run scoring almost impossible
but, having seen him off, Harry Lee and Will Chandler then compiled what
should have been a match winning partnership of 54, full of elegant strokes
and intelligent running. Lee (34) was
undone by a ball from Ian Jeanes (1-22) that “popped” off the
wicket and took the shoulder of his bat but at 88 for 2 and needing 23 from
the final 5 overs Doctors were cruising.
The turning point of the match was a horrible mix up over a second run
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