Harpsden vs Reading Lawyers

Reading Lawyers 1st Innings 129/8 All Out (Overs 27.1)
M Symms c J Paice b M Hodgkiss 11
M Burrows lbw b T Nugent 1
B Harrison b M Hodgkiss 45
C Lynch c W Stevens b M Hodgkiss 12
W Lake b J Paice 14
D Loosemore* Not Out 13
N Burrows c W Stevens b M Hodgkiss 4
S James b T Nugent 0
M Seymour c J Bradley b A Cary 11
extras (b8 lb8 w1 nb1) 18
TOTAL 8 wickets for 129

Harpsden Sat 1st Innings 130/6 Closed (Overs 27.2)
Matt Thomas b W Lake 23
A Birkett b M Burrows 45
Gireesh b W Lake 8
J Bradley lbw b M Seymour 15
A Cary b W Lake 2
W Stevens* st ? b D Loosemore 9
I Nugent Not Out 6
R Birkett+ Not Out 15
extras (b0 lb1 w2 nb0) 6
TOTAL 6 wickets for 130


Reading Lawyers batted first in this 40 over game and made a solid start through Harrison and Symons. But the game was swung in Harpsden favour by spells from Hodgkiss and Paice, wickets fell at regular intervals until and Harpsden were well on top at drinks. With T.Nugent returning to complete his overs Reading Lawyers were put in further trouble and were eventually finished off by A.Cary (thanks to a good catch by Justin on the boundry).

In response Harpsden started aggressively with Matt Thomas striking some huge blows, but fell to one that nipped back off the pitch. Adam Birkett was the only Harpsden batsman that could be pleased with his efforts as he came away with a solid 45. Others came and went but the Lawyer’s total was never going to be enough and Harpsden took the honours.