Harpsden demolish the Erratics

HARPSDEN took on LONDON ERRATICS on Sunday with a number of impressive wins behind them recently. Skipper Will Stevens won the toss and bodly chose to bat first on a drying wicket. Stevens and Bryan then overcame some tight new ball bowling from London Erratics to make a stand of 99 for the first wicket. Adam Hurst played the shot of the day hitting an Erractic bowler over an adjacent forest, a feat many had not thought possible. The Harpsden batsman continued to make good progress with Bryan bringing up and impressive 100* within 30 overs and the team declared on 261-3 ten minutes before tea.

The Erratics response started badly with both openers going for ducks within a couple of overs. Deville's control tempered with Tom Ham playing the chin music at the other end was a great combo for Harsden at the top, taking four wickets between them. Rod Birkett then did for the middle order, with an at swift change of pace seeing the batsmen hopping, taking 4 wickets in quick succession and effectively dousing any Erractic hopes of winning. Despite some impressive lower order hitting from the ageless W.G.Hodgkiss the Erractics fell some 197 runs short.


Harpsden

A.Bryan Retired 100*
W.Stevens ct. behind b. Mufti 43
A.Norton RUN OUT 14
A.Hurst NOT OUT 47*
A.Birkett LBW b. Rimmington 28

Sub Total 232
Extras 29
Total (3wkts) 261

Best Bowling: Rimmington 1-18.


London Erratics

Dunabin b. M.Deville 0
M.Hodgkiss ct. I.Nugent b. M.Deville 0
Towers ct. A.Birkett b. T.Ham 9
Mufti b. M.Deville 0
Taylor ct. A.Hurst b. R.Birkett 4
Bush b. R.Birkett 8
Head LBW b. R.Birkett 12
Rimmington b. R.Birkett 0
Pedmore NOT OUT 6
Heller LBW b. E.Birkett 0
W.G.Hodgkiss ct. A.Hurst b. T.Nugent 20

Sub Total 51
Extras 13
Total (all out) 64

Best Bowling: R.Birkett 4-6, M.Deville 3-21