Birkett and Hayward set up Harpsden Win

On a very wet track Little Marlow won the toss and elected to bat first. However they found themselves pinned down by some tight opening spells from C.Whittaker and T.Ham. Whittaker struck twice and was unlucky to not bag a third when Findlay was put down first ball in the slips.

When the Harpsden skipper turned to M.Hayward and R.Birkett the pressure only increased as both bowled tightly and were backed up by some good fielding to put Little Marlow well behind their desired rate. Inevitably this lead to wickets as Birkett picked up 3 and Hayward 1 as the pair conceded just 38 runs form their 16 overs.

The super bowling display was continued by Cary and Brooks who both picked up one wicket. And the innings was rounded off when Whittaker ran out Findlay, who had just completed a well earned half century.

With just 108 required to win Harpsden set about building a solid partnership with Nugent and Sweet both striking the ball well. Sweet was to fall for 28 but Nugent continued on to complete a half century and finished the game off with the help of Whittaker.

Little Marlow

D.Glennoster ct N.Sweet b C.Whittaker 10
J.Gray c&b C.Whittaker 3
A.Sharif b M.Hayward 6
A.Findlay Run Out 50
K.Balapandian ct T.Mitchell b R.Birkett 4
I.Angus b R.Birkett 11
M.Yaqoob ct T.Ham b R.Birkett 6
S.Sasikaran ct T.Nugent b A.Cary 5
A.Weit b J.Brooks 0
A.Jackson Not Out 5
R.Tedham Not Out 0
Extras 7
Total 107

Harpsden
T.Nugent Not Out 51
N.Sweet ct Findlay b Jackson 28
W.Stevens ct Gray b Jackson 7
C.Whittaker Not Out 21
Extras 5
Total 112