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Doctors
beat Sedgemoor Unison by 8 wickets
Unison 111 for 8
Doctors 115
for 2
Doctors’
captain Jeremy Budd chose to open with his recently formed bowling
partnership of Phil Barker and Peter
Reed after Unison had opted to bat
first on a fine, breezy evening at Cannington. The decision was spectacularly successful
as the combination of swing and off cutters from Reed (3-11) and unplayable
swing in both directions from Barker (2-5) reduced the visitors to 15 for 5 after 4 overs. Quinton Button and
Duncan Harvey led a spirited fightback and took the score to 76 after 11
overs, whereupon Harvey (17) fell to David Williamson (1-12), caught by James Powell
running in from mid off. Lee
Gannicott, having hit two sparkling boundaries, perished to a hook shot off
the pumped-up Sam Powell (1-4) as Ralph Hammond took a super catch over his
shoulder running back to fine leg and then Keith Powell capped an
increasingly energetic fielding display with a good direct-hit run out. Button, having been untroubled throughout,
retired on 30 not out and left Neil Anderson (16 n.o.) to supervise the tail.
Nigel Osborne (1-22) gave a good impersonation of Glen McGrath in his
opening spell and was rewarded with the wicket of Hammond, clean
bowled. Barker exuded calm authority
and having seen off the opening threat of Osborne and Button formed a
productive partnership with James Powell whose entertaining cameo showed that
he has been picking up hints from watching the England team. Powell (18) was caught behind off Mike
Caswell (1-12) and Barker (30 n.o.) retired, but Adrian Fisher (28 n.o.) and
Andrew Dodden (17 n.o.) showed their quality as they calmly knocked off the
remaining runs without giving a chance.
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