Ian Nugent Shines in Harpsden Loss
United Warriors
Keyar ct Farmar b Butler 93
Ammars ct Birkett b Hodgkiss 17
Mohammed lbw b Farmar 11
Bilal ct Harris b Wright 60
Wajih ct Hepburn b Hancock 1
Ali Run Out (Nugent) 16
Ammar Not Out 3
Extras: 36
TOTAL 237-6
Harpsden
R Harris b Dilo 5
A Grimmer ct Bilal b Dilo 23
A Birkett ct Ammars b Dilo 0
T Nugent lbw b Dilo 0
I Nugent ct Thiru b Harsham 56
M Hodgkiss ct Mohammed b Amal 2
G Hepburn ct Ali b Amal 0
B Hancock b Harsham 38
J Wright ct Amal b Harsh 2
M Farmar b Harsh 7
J Butler Not Out 1
Extras : 46
TOTAL 180 All Out
Harpsden kindly allowed United Warriors to bat on a lovely spring day, due to a lack of players from the opposition. This proved to be a mistake as United Warriors piled on the runs throughout their innings, with Keyar and Bilal, who at times provided an exhibition of clean hitting to the Harpsden youngsters. This allowed United Warriors to post a formidable total of 237-6 from their 35 overs.
Harpsden’s task became even tougher when they lost 3 wickets in the first ten overs. This brought Ian Nugent to the crease to join Grimmer, both batsmen played fluently before Grimmer was caught for 23. Nugent then saw Hepburn and Hodgkiss lose their wickets to leave Harpsden in real trouble at 75-6. Ben Hancock then came to the crease, and decided to take the attack to the bowlers, smashing the ball all around the park for a quick fire 38 which included six fours and one six. After Hancock had departed, hopes of a Harpsden win had faded. However, Nugent kept looking forward, and completed a superb 50, which resulted in a barrage of applause from the Harpsden supporters. But it wasn’t to be, as Nugent was caught for 56. Leaving Harpsden 57 runs short of the target.
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