Harpsden 'catch' Cranbourne Cold

Harpsden Sun Vs Cranbourne

Cranbourne 1st Innings 74/10 All Out (Overs 31.3)
V Patel c W Stevens b J Paice 6
Kirtron c&b Hodgkiss 21
L Johnson c N Sweet b J Paice 5
R Sillis b T Stevens 0
R Alleston* c J Paice b T Stevens 1
D Crick c A Norton b T Stevens 5
Parog c R Birkett b M Hodgkiss 1
Watson c J Bradley b C Welford 7
D Daints+ c J Paice b W Stevens 1
Kirton Jnr lbw b W Stevens 5
D Spencer Not Out 9
extras (b0 lb1 w12 nb0) 13
TOTAL 10 wickets for 74

Harpsden Sun 1st Innings 75/0 Closed (Overs 15.4)
N Sweet Not Out 44
T Hancock Not Out 22
extras (b4 lb1 w4 nb0) 9
TOTAL 0 wickets for 75

Best bowling - T.Stevens 3-14, Hodgkiss 2-9

On a very damp track Cranbourne started their innings with caution but were soon under pressure from some very tight opening spells from James Paice and Will Stevens. Paice claimed two scalps in his six overs, and with Hodgkiss coming into the attack the runs dried up still further. The magic moment of the day was provided by Hodgkiss who, following a vicious drive from Kirton managed to keep the ball in the air with approximately six parts of his body before securing a stunning caught and bowled. With Kirton back in the pavilion it was time for 13 year old Toby Stevens to show his cricketing talents, starting with removing the Cranbourne number 4 with a beautiful away swinger. Toby went on to claim two more wickets to leave him the pick of the Harpsden bowling with 3-14 from his 5 overs. Cranbourne eventually folded having made just 74 runs, however if they bowled with the same discipline as the Harpsden bowlers they could expect to cause plenty of problems for the batsmen.

Unfortunately for Cranbourne the bowling was to full to make use of the helpful Harpsden pitch. Their bowlers also ran into two Harpsden batsmen determined to showcase their talents. Sweet and Hancock picked off any poor bowling and with Sweet {44*} the major aggressor the pair saw Harpsden to an early finish and a 10 wicket win.