Harris Stars For Harpsden

Merton CC
Iyaz ct Grimmer b Paice 32
M Asif Run Out 13
J Hossain ct W Stevens b Paice 2
F Sidique ct W Stevens b Brown 9
R Ahmed ct B Hancock b W Stevens 3
C Smither ct & b W Stevens 29
C Williams ct S Burgess b Brown 8
M Nichol st Grimmer b W Stevens 11
Z Iqbal Run Out 6
C Griffith Not Out 1
R Fernando Not Out 20

TOTAL 157-9
Best Bowling: W Stevens 3-24, Paice 2-25

Harpsden
R Harris ct Williams b Nichol 53
A Grimmer ct Iqbal b Williams 24
S Imlay b Iqbal 5
S Burgess ct Griffith b Iqbal 3
T Stevens Not Out 39
J Wright Not Out 28

TOTAL 158-4

Harpsden entertained London side Merton on a very wet Saturday afternoon. Harpsden bowled well throughout the Merton innings, with Paice and Stevens in particular causing the batsman problems. The Merton batsman struggled on the sluggish wicket, and they had Fernando to thank for getting them up to a respectable score with a rapid 20 in the last couple of overs, including 3 sixes.

Harris and Grimmer started the Harpsden innings positively, with Harris in particular regularly finding the boundary. Grimmer was first to fall, and he was soon followed by Imlay and Burgess. From this point on, the only blemish was Harris getting out for a brilliant 53, youngsters Stevens and Wright finished it off, to give Harpsden victory by 6 wickets with 3 overs to spare.