Harpsden v Holyport

Harpsden v Holyport

Sat 26th September 2009

Holyport, one of the very few teams to have beaten Harpsden this year travelled to the village ground on a beautiful Indian summer day for Harpsden;s penultimate game of the season. Holyport, opting to bat in a timed game got off to a flying start scoring 40 off the first 5 overs before the pace of George Hepburn and the wily spin of Matt Hayward reduced the guests to 50 for 4. Holyport got a good partnership going with Fowler and Pyle getting into the forties and found the rest of the Harpsden attack easier to score off with only Will Foster managing to pick up a wicket. The return of Hayward with a wicket off his first ball and Hepburn getting two wickets in two balls stalled Holyport and they declared at tea on 163 for 8. The target should have been an easy one for Harpsden to chase an excellent 60 partnership between Ian Reissman and Dan Hayden gave the impression that Harpsden were going to cruise home. However two run outs changed the game, first Reissman struggling to make his ground and then a suicidal call by Hodgkiss resulting in the excellent Hayden heading back to the pavilion. The remaining batsmen came and went until Harpsden were 9 down, 25 short of the target with 9 overs to see out. With man of the match Haywood and veteran wicket keeper Richard Moyle at the crease a very tense half an hour ensued. Holyport tried desperately to remove one of the pair to win the game but some stalwart defence aided by a couple of lucky 4’s kept Harpsden in it and with 2 overs to go Moyle pulled a short ball for 4 winning the game for the home team. How the crowd rejoiced!

Holyport
Pajnani c lbw b.Hepburn 8
Taylor c Moyle b Haywood 29
Osinski c Haydenb Foster 7
Davies b Hawyood 11
Fowler c Moyle b Hepburn 40
Pyle b Haywoodi 46
Price st Moyleb Haywood 9
Cox b Hepburn 0
Bush Not out 1
Hayes Not out 4
extras 8
TOTAL (dec) 163
Best bowling M Haywood 4 for 44. Hepburn 3 for 29

Harpsden
I Reissman Run Out 27
A Birkett c Fowler b Hayes 1
D Hayden Run Out 46
R Birkett c Price b Pajnani 0
M Hodgkiss c Price b Fowler 26
G Hepburn b Fowler 1
M Greenwod c & b Hayes 4
E Birkett b Fowler 14
W Foster cPajnaniB Fowler 4
M Haywood `Not Out 13
R Moyle Not Out 8
`extras 20
``TOTAL 164
Best bowling Fowler 4 for 38