Hepburn and Hancock Shine For Harpsden

Harpsden v Catchiteers – 13th June 2009

Catchiteers
Murray ct Bradley b Ashmore 7
Janus b Greenwood 10
Cardew ct Hodgkiss b Foster 42
Read ct Farmer b Hodgkiss 9
Beard c & b Foster 16
Perry b Hancock 3
Meek ct Hepburn b Hancock 9
Davison b Hancock 21
Malpas Run Out 2
Johnson Not Out 1
Meek b Hancock 0

Extras (w3, b1,lb2) 6
TOTAL 126 All Out

Best Bowling : Hancock 4-27, Foster 2-7


Harpsden
M.Hodgkiss Not Out 46
J.Bradley b Murray 0
G.Hepburn ct Read b Murray 68
J.Paice Not Out 5

Extras (w4, b4, lb1)
TOTAL 128-2

Harpsden lost the toss and were put in to field on a hot Saturday afternoon. Harpsden made a strong start with the ball, with openers Ashmore and Greenwood bowling with a good line and length to leave Catchiteers on 40-2 after 9 overs. Catchiteers then rebuilt and looked to be on course for a competitive score. However when Foster and Hancock were brought into the attack, they managed to plug the runs and take regular wickets. Hancock in particular bowled some very good leg spin to take figures of 4-27 from 7.2 overs. This meant that Catchiteers were eventually bowled out for 126.
Harpsden made the worst possible start to their innings, losing Bradley in the second over. This brought Hepburn to the crease to join Hodgkiss. Hepburn wasted no time in taking the attack to the Catchiteers bowlers, dispatching the first two balls of his innings for four. He continued in this vain, smashing 11 fours and 3 sixes, one of which cleared the longest boundary with considerable ease. When he was eventually caught for 68, Harpsden were just 19 runs short of their target. Hodgkiss and Paice then finished off the game, to take Harpsden to their target in just 14.1 overs.