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Taunton School Staff beat Doctors by 14 runs Taunton
School 119 for 4
Doctors 105
for 9
On the habitually good Taunton School
batting wicket openers R.Wood and Luke Waller cruised along at 5 an over
without taking any undue risks. Sam
Powell and Peter Reed bowled economically but it wasn’t until the 9th
over that Doctors took the first wicket when Wood
(22) was bowled off his pads by Tom Adcock (1-17). Waller retired on 30 but J.Cameron and Lucy
Turner kept the scoreboard ticking until Turner (19) was bowled by the
excellent Phil Barker (1-13). The
curse of the pink ball continued to afflict Doctors’ catching as three
chances were shelled but the ground fielding was excellent. Cameron (14) made
a mistake that many others have made in the past when he tried a sharp single
to the predatory Harry Lee who scored a direct hit, and A.Kirby was the
victim of a fine throw from long off by Sam Powell. Doctors were unable to make any further
inroads as Simon Hogg (15 n.o.) lifted his side to a respectable total. The Doctors’
reply began badly when Harry Serle’s first ever ball in cricket was gloved by
Rob Adcock and held by keeper Dave Tarr as he ran back and dived. Andrew Pring took an early wicket but Keith
Powell and Lee fought back and were establishing a
good platform when Powell (15) was bowled by Pring (2-19). Doctors’ hopes rested on Lee (16) and Sam
Powell but disaster struck when both were caught by Tarr off Cyril Kelly
(2-27). Dave Rooke got an edge to an
excellent ball from Dan Godfrey (1-3) which was very well taken by the
ubiquitous Tarr as it flew past his right ear. From this nadir Barker and David Gwynne
Jones mounted a sterling rearguard action which put Doctors back into the
match. An improbable victory was
tantalisingly within view when Gwynne Jones (14) was run out and wickets for
Kirby (1-17) and Hogg (1-13) snuffed out the revival. Barker was left high and dry on 26 not out.
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