Weekend 30/05/09
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TWO COUNTIES LEAGUE - DIVISION 2 WITHAM 1ST X1 211-6 V MALDON 1ST X1 217-2
WITHAM WON THE TOSS AND DECIDED TO BAT ON A HOT SUMMER DAY AT THE PARK. WITHAM OPENERS MICHAEL HEADLEY AND KAAN HAWES PUT ON 45 FOR THE FIRST WICKET BEFORE MICHAEL HEADLEY WAS CAUGHT OFF BANNISTER FOR 28, RICHARD GREEN JOINED KAAN HAWES AND THESE TWO ADDED 71 BEFORE GREEN BECAME THE FIRST OF THREE VICTIMS OF I ELLIOTTS. ROBERT RAINSLEY 21 AND LEROY FACEY HIT A STYLIST 50. GREG TAYLOR PLAYING IN HIS FIRST SENIOR GAME WAS 16 NOT OUT GIVING WITHAM 211-6 FROM THEIR 45 OVERS. WITHAM'S BOWLERS WERE SUFFERING FROM THE HEAT AND CONTINUED TO BOWL SHORT TO THE MALDON BATSMEN ESPECIALLY I ELLIOTT WHO ENJOYS SHORT PITCHED BOWLING. HE WENT ON TO SCORE 112 NOT OUT WITH AINSCOUGH 62 THEY PUT ON 130 BEFORE J CHICK TRAPPED AINSCOUGH LBW. PETER ALLEN PICKED UP THE OTHER WICKET AND MALDON ROMPED HOME WINNING BY 8 WICKETS WITH QUITE A FEW OVERS TO SPARE. HOPEFULLY WITHAM BOWLERS WILL CONCENTRATE AT NETS ON BOWLING LINE AND LENGTH.
TWO COUNTIES LEAGUE - DIVISION 5 WITHAM 2NDX1 286-4 V MILDENHALL 3RDX1 288-5
WITHAM AFTER THEIR SPLENDED WIN AGAINST MALDON ENTERTAINED MILDENHALL. BATTING FIRST WITHAM LOST IAN GIBBS FOR 1. THIS BOUGHT THE SUETT BROTHERS TOGETHER AND THESE TWO YOUNGSTERS PLAYED SHOTS TO ALL PARTS OF THE GROUND. IT WAS ELLIOTT SUETT'S SECOND SCORE THIS SEASON OF OVER 150. WITH YOUNGER BROTHER JAMES THEY PUT ON 164 WITH JAMES SCORING 72. CHARLES SPENCE WITH 29 HELPED TO RAISE THE SCORE TO 286 FOR 4 FROM 45 OVERS. MILDENHALL LOST BOTH OPENERS WITH THE SCORE AT 59 FOR 2. WITHAM'S TWO OPENING BOWLERS CHRIS HILLS AND PETE PRESTON SHARED THE WICKETS. PETE PRESTON HAD TAKEN 8 WICKETS THE PREVIOUS WEEK. TAYLOR AND MOORE ADDED 130 BEFORE RICHARD HOWES BOWLED TAYLOR FOR 85. J MOORE AND TAYLOR HAD ADDED 130. MILDENHALL REACHED WITHAM'S TARGET LOSING 5 WICKETS AND FINISHED ON 288-5 WITH MOORE ON 124 NOT OUT.
TWO COUNTIES LEAGUE - DIVISION 7 WITHAM 3RD X1 102 - 10 HAVERHILL 2ND X1 242-8
WITHAM'S 3RD X1 VISITED TOP OF THE TABLE HAVERHILL. FIELDING 8 COLTS THIS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT GAME. HAVERHILL MADE 242-8. WITHAM'S YOUNG BOWLING ATTACK STUCK TO THE TASK WELL- JACK SAMBROOK 1-30, OSCAR SPENCE 3-72 BOTH CLAIMED THEIR FIRST WICKETS IN SENIOR CRICKET. ANTHONY FACEY 3-43 WAS THE PICK OF THE ATTACK AND KARL KAHN TOOK 1-25. WITHAM STRUGGLED TO MAKE RUNS AND THE ONLY BATSMEN TO MAKE DOUBLE FIGURES WERE DAVE BEATTY 29- CIARAN BUNCH 18, ANTHONY FACEY 10, KARL KAHN 15 AND DAN STEADMAN 11. WITHAM LOST BY 140 RUNS. |