Lawyers Leave Harpsden in Trouble

Reading Lawyers
Mc Gill * b Devile 2
Loosemore Not Out 92
D De Vet ct Reissman b Imlay 66
C De Vet Not Out 71

TOTAL 250-2

Harpsden
A Birkett b Ajmal 8
I Reissman b McGill 74
H Ellis ct Lake b Birkett 39
S Imlay b C De Vet 18
M Greenwood b C De Vet 19
W Smith lbw McGill 2
B Hancock ct Birkett b De Vet 25
W Stevens b De Vet 11
T Stevens Not Out 2
R Moyle lbw b De Vet 0
M Devile Not Out 0

TOTAL 211-9

Harpsden welcomed an unfamiliar looking Reading Lawyers side to Harpsden on a dull Saturday afternoon.
Reading Lawyers won the toss and opted to bat first, and made a shaky start to the innings as they struggled to deal with the swing bowling of Devile and Toby Stevens, Devile made the breakthrough with Devile bowling McGill for 2. From then on, luck didn’t seem on Harpsdens side, as numerous chances went down, and Loosemore decided to use the edge of his bat more than the face. Other than Toby Stevens, the Harpsden bowlers struggled to find the right areas of the pitch, the only success was De Vet being well caught by Reissman from Imlay’s bowling. Reading Lawyers posted a competitive score of 250-2.

Harpsden made a solid start to their innings, putting on 20 before Birkett was bowled by Ajmal. Reissman was then joined at the crease by Harpsden newcomer Henry Ellis, both batsman batted solidly, but as the required run rate climbed, Ellis took a risk and was caught for a very promising looking 39. Imlay then joined Reissman and played attackingly before getting bowled by De Vet for 18, Reissman was next to fall for a nicely played 74. Harpsden now required 10 an over, and despite some late order hitting from Hancock and Will Stevens, they fell well short of their target to give Harpsden their first taste of defeat of the season.