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Western Donkeys beat Doctors by 48 runs Western
Donkeys 150 for 5
Doctors
102 all out
After their first four matches of the
season were cancelled because of wet wickets Doctors found themselves on a
plastic pitch, buffeted by a chill wind and facing a high quality team from Weston-Super-Mare
Cricket Club. At first things went
well as Imogen Mann’s fine opening spell was rewarded with two wickets at the
cost of only 8 runs. Phil Barker (1-22) leant solid support. Keeper Graham Fergusson had effected a
fortuitous stumping and then took a fine catch standing up to Barker’s
bowling. S.Ahmed’s cultured strokeplay
and A. Allen’s rustic methodology turned the match around in a stand of 60
which was only ended when both retired on 30 not out. Two wickets for Andrew Paisley (2-27) provided
a temporary check but a blistering 32 (retired) from S.Curley and 14 runs
from R.Crocker posted a daunting total.
The visitors’
reply began badly when Fergusson was bowled by Crocker (1-16) for 0. Harry Lee and John Ogle played comfortably
without ever quite timing the ball on the artificial strip. Lee (13) fell to a fine running catch by
S.Ahmed on the distant midwicket boundary off the bowling of B.Curley (1-14)
and Ogle (23) blasted a full toss from J.Ahmed (1-6) which nestled into the
bowler’s midriff. Tom Guppy and Ed
Johnson took the attack to the bowlers and were getting Doctors back on terms
when Guppy (11) was stumped off T.Dancey (1-20). When Allen (1-15) had Sam Powell (11)
caught by Curley at long off Johnson was left to play a lone hand. He was eventually caught off W.Huxtable
(1-7) and then S.Ahmed (4-5) capped a fine performance by running through the
lower order. |
