Harpsden v BBC Caversham - 20th June 2009
Harpsden
I Reissman ct Townend b Quinn 0
R Harris b Moore 45
J Bradley ct Treder b Lavers 31
W Stevens ct Lavers b Quinn 56
Gireesh b Moore 0
J Paice ct Burton b Moore 6
B Hancock ct Lavers b Quinn 33
M Hodgkiss ct Townend b Watkins 0
G Hepburn ct Lavers b Quinn 4
J Butler ct Townend b Watkins 1
R Moyle Not Out 0
TOTAL 197 All out
Extras 21
BBC Caversham
Williams ct Bradley b Harris 19
Burton b Paice 5
Castle ct Moyle b Hodgkiss 10
Deeks b Harris 18
Treder ct Moyle b Gireesh 9
Lavers b Hodgkiss 21
Moore ct Stevens b Hodgkiss 9
Watkins b Hodgkiss 1
Townend Not Out 0
Quinn Not Out 0
TOTAL 107-8
Extras 15
Harpsden batted first in this timed match on a warm Saturday afternoon. Harpsden made the worst possible start, losing Reissman for a duck in the first over. Harpsden then recovered very well, with Harris and Bradley managing to knock around the singles, whilst dispatching the bad balls to the boundary. When Harris was bowled by Moore, Harpsden had climbed to 78-1 from 18 overs. Harpsden then lost 3 quick wickets, to leave them in trouble at 117-5. This brought Hancock to the crease to join Stevens, both batsmen decided to push the run rate on, this resulted in a rapid partnership of 72 coming from just 6 overs. When Hancock departed for a hard hitting 33, Harpsden had started to take the game away from BBC Caversham. However, Harpsden lost their last 4 wickets for just 8 runs, which meant that they posted 197 all out from 35 overs, leaving BBC Caversham an extra 5 overs to get the runs.
However, they never decided to make an effort to go for the total, simply blocking and nurdling throughout their innings. This was reflected with no batsmen scoring over 25 runs. Watkins in particular showed no signs of even trying to hit the ball, blocking most balls with his kidney, and then complaining when it hurt. On the other hand, this innings helped the bowlers averages, with Hodgkiss taking 4-13 from his 10 overs and Paice taking 1-7 from his 8 overs.
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