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Doctors
beat Taunton Deane Council by 6 wickets
Taunton Deane 76 for 6
Doctors 77
for 4
As has been the case so often this year the
match was played on a damp, low, slow wicket and, having suffered an early
loss to a fine off cutter from the lively Matt House (1-5), Gareth Clifford
and Ralph Willoughby-Foster opted for accumulation of ones and twos. Sam Powell, Peter Reed and Jeremy Budd kept
a tight stranglehold by taking the pace off the ball and the partnership was
broken when Clifford (14) fell to a fine, diving catch by Rob Adcock at
midwicket off Reed. There was a mini
collapse as Bruce Carpenter played on when trying a risky cut shot against
Budd (1-12) and the dangerous Dave Sizer offered a half chance to gully off
Reed (2-12) which was plucked out of the air by House. Joe Bannister (12 n.o.) did his best to
take the attack to the bowlers but Adcock (1-11) lured Willoughby-Foster (13)
down the track to present an easy stumping to Graham Fergusson and
attritional bowling from Nick Bray (1-5) created another chance which House
accepted.
Steve Hughes struck an early blow to lift
the Council’s hopes but aggressive driving by Justin Pepperell and Ed
Johnson took back the initiative.
Pepperell (11) was bowled by Sizer (2-29) who also accounted for Fergusson,
caught at extra cover and there was another blip when House was bowled by a
fine inswinging yorker from Hughes (2-11).
Johnson (30 retired.) was the only man to make batting look easy and
his barrage of boundaries put Doctors in an unassailable position from which
Adcock (10 n.o.) and Richard Budd (11 n.o.) were able to finish the match
with some comfort.
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