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Quantock Stags lost to Doctors by 39 runs Doctors 149 for 6
Stags 110 all out
Both teams were below their usual
strength, partly due to the attractions of the Glastonbury Festival, but this
did not affect the friendly but competitive spirit in which this match is
always played. Doctors’ openers Andrew
Paisley and Keith Powell made an ideal start, making good use of the short
Holford boundaries and the gaps in the field. Paisley (13) was undone by a
flighted delivery from Tony Fawle (1-35) which kept low and turned to hit off
stump but Powell’s serene progress was complemented by some vigorous
strokeplay by Tom Guppy. When Powell
retired on 31 not out and Guppy (24) was lbw to a very slow slower ball from
Simon Scarborough (1-29) the balance of power swung to the Stags. Will Dickens (1-19) became the first person
to dismiss Graham Fergusson this season with a good, fast yorker and wickets
for James Coates (1-20) and James Dickens threatened to bowl out the visitors
for a score of just above 100. Doctors were rescued by an enterprising stand
between Ed Johnson and Peter Reed and when Johnson (28) was bowled by James
Dickens (2-11) Mark Hodge (10 n.o.), playing his first-ever game of cricket,
joined Reed (15 n.o.) to push the total up to a challenging level. Captain Sam Powell made an inspired
decision to open the bowling with Paisley’s leg spin. A devastating burst of
3 wickets for Paisley (3-28), in which the Dickens brothers were both
expertly stumped by Fergusson, ripped out Stags top order and a wicket for
Imogen Mann (1-16) reduced them to 30 for 4.
Roger Hake had played soundly while this was going on and he now found
a partner to stay with him in Steve Dickens.
The field was spread far and wide and there were plenty of
opportunities for singles and an occasional boundary as they steadily brought
their team into contention. Hake
retired on 30 and there was a wicket for Sam Powell (1-11) but Coates
signalled his intention with a four and a six. The game turned finally in an eventful over
from Johnson (2-2) as Coates (16) was well caught by Mann at long off and the
returning Hake (34) was bowled, leaving Dickens unbeaten on 31. |
