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Doctors
beat Doctors 125
for 6
Unison 117
for 8
Doctors
got off to a flier as Ali Witts took 21, including 2 sixes and a five, from
the first over bowled by the normally frugal Nigel Osborne. Witts’ dazzling display of cuts and
pulls was so dominant that after 5 overs he was obliged to retire on 42 not
out with the total on 48. Osborne came
back well to bowl three tidy overs and Gary Stone (1-24) removed Rob Adcock,
caught at point by Osborne. This led
to a brisk stand of 30 between Jeremy Budd (19) and David Gwynne Jones (11),
the highlights of which were a glorious straight drive by Budd off Stone and
a savage pull by Gwynne Jones off Chris Upham. Both batsmen were bowled by Chan Deep Walia
(2-13) and as he and Upham kept the brakes on the scoring rate Ralph Hammond
and Will Chandler had to produce brisk cameos to ensure a respectable
total.
Peter Reed took an early wicket as Unison replied but Stone and
Quinton Button took the attack to the bowlers until Stone (15) gave the
charge to Reed (2-35) and was well stumped by Budd.. Kevin Chorley joined Button and produced an
exhibition of clean driving and pulling which sent the run rate soaring. Fergusson and captain Phil Barker came on
to restore a bit of order and Fergusson’s excellent spell was rewarded
with the wicket of Button (24), clean bowled.
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