| Match Report
The Pryers sponsored 2nd XI headed west to
Whitkirk with a batting line up bolstered by the presence of ‘pilot’
Nettleton and Ben Lewis. A soft and spongy track greeted skipper Ian
Hodson at the toss which he was delighted to win and present his bowling
strike force of Dan ‘the man’ Howard and Dazzler Moody with the
opportunity to apply early pressure on the opposition. This they did in
spades, claiming 3 wickets for just 1 run! The Whitkirk middle order
offered more meaningful resistance but Dave Matthews’ desire to run out
his team mates did little to help their cause. Wickets fell at regular
intervals with Ben Lewis almost claiming a hat-trick. Howard finally
put the opposition out of their misery, dismissed for 98, the wickets
being shared by Dan (3-20), Dazzler (2-17), Ben (2-2) and Steve Mudd
(1-38).
With
the track now drier and an excellent tea inside them, the Park’s batsmen
set about their target with confidence. Two ‘duck eggs’ in the
scorebook against Hodson and Tom Medley were hardly what the doctor had
ordered but the ‘pilot’ and Lewis used all their experience to ease the
Park towards victory. With the scores level the ‘pilot’, with
encouragement from the man at short leg, went for glory with an
attempted reverse sweep. No prizes for guessing the outcome – bowled
for 38! Steve Dawson then applied a more conventional shot and the
players adjourned for a well earned pint with man of the match Lewis
undefeated on 59.
Whitkirk II 98 (D Matthews 33, D Howard 3-20) Londesborough Park II
99-3 (B Lewis 59 n o, T Nettleton 38)
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