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Doctors
lost to Taunton School by 26 runs
Taunton School 143 for 7
Doctors 117
all out
The
School Staff started their innings at a blistering pace as Craig Williams
(39) took advantage of attacking field placings to sprint to 39, an innings
studded with high class driven boundaries.
Potter (12) played an exclusively leg-side innings until he top-edged
Peter Reed (2-39) to keeper Graham Fergusson and the same bowler claimed
another wicket thanks to a fine running catch by Ralph Hammond at third
man. Hammond and Andrew Jeanes apart,
Doctors’ fielding was below par as catches were put down and the ground
fielding was, at times, sloppy. Tarr
(40 n.o.) and Luke Waller (13) put the visitors into a dominant position at
108 off 11 overs with another blitzkrieg of boundaries until the latter was
bowled by a classic off break by Jeremy Budd (1-8). From this position Doctors did well to stem
the run flow thanks to wickets from Jeanes and James Murdoch (1-15). Jeanes (3-13) was also the pick of the
bowlers and got the key wicket of Simon Hogg thanks to a good running catch
at deep midwicket by Wayne Pither.
Doctors’ reply began disastrously as Hammond was stumped off the
second ball from Hogg (1-18) and Adrian Fisher was run out attempting a
non-existent single. Fergusson and Murdoch
started the rebuild with well judged singles and Doctors were getting on
terms when Fergusson (15) chased a very wide ball from Davenport (1-21) and
was well caught by Tarr running back from cover. Pither (13) came in and kept the score
ticking over until the turning point of the match when he was brilliantly
caught by Mellor at midwicket from a full blooded pull off Tarr. In the deepening dusk and with thunder and
lightening nearby the new batsmen found it impossible to score off
Tarr’s quick and straight bowling and Doctors’ hopes centred on
Murdoch. His splendid innings of 53
was perfectly paced but there was a rattle of wickets at the other end as
Hudson (2-10) and Cyril Kelly (1-21) exploited the gloom. The pressure eventually told as Murdoch
attempted an ambitious drive at Tarr and lost his off stump. Man of the match Tarr finished with 3 for
14.
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