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Taunton School Staff beat Doctors by 6 runs
Taunton School 127 for 4
Doctors
121 for 6
The
start of the School innings paralleled Graham Gooch’s observation that
batting against New Zealand was like facing a World XI at one end and Ilford
Seconds at the other. Ali
Witts’ immaculate line and length emulated Sir Richard Hadlee while at
the other end Craig Williams’ fluent driving and pulling treated the
bowling with disdain. Witts (4o, 1m,
4r, 1w) caught and bowled Cyril Kelly and Williams retired on 37 and for a
while Simon Hogg and Mike Cook opted for sensible accumulation. Both batsmen were beginning to open out
when Hogg (30 n.o.) was obliged to retire.
Doctors obtained sorely needed control thanks to an excellent bowling
partnership from the Chandler family. Cook (19) was
caught off the glove by keeper Graham Fergusson off Will Chandler and the
same bowler accounted for Lucy Turner (13) and Chris Davenport, the latter
expertly stumped by Fergusson. Tom
Chandler marked his 13th birthday with a controlled spell of wrist
spin and was unlucky to go without a wicket.
Doctors made an agonisingly slow start against Chris Chalcraft (1-16)
and Declan Rogers and after six overs the score was 16 for 1. Fergusson (11) hit two blistering fours and
was then run out by a direct hit from point by Chalcraft and for the second
week running Doctors were indebted to the explosive striking of Justin
Pepperell. His volley of six
boundaries brought the visitors back into the game as Charles Macadam gave
useful support but when Pepperell (30 n.o.) retired the target was still a
stiff 58 from 7 overs. Macadam (22)
fell to Davenport (1-22) and in gloomy conditions Ali Witts (18) and Will Chandler
(12 n.o.), batting unusually low in the order, had much to do against the
pace of Davenport and Dave Tarr. Both
batsmen struck the ball well and ran hard but boundaries were hard to find
and Hogg (2-14) was able to cash in on some desperate strokes as the overs
ran out.
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