Harpsden vs. Pinkney's Green 2XI

Harpsden met Pinkney’s Green 2XI for a friendly match at Harspden on Saturday. Pinkney’s Green batted first, and James Butler made an immediate breakthrough with his first ball of the season, trapping Narval leg before. Two more wickets fell in quick succession putting Pinkney’s Green firmly on the back foot. A.Rhana and Fox led a mini resurgence before Ed Birkett bowled Rhana with a beautiful delivery. Pinkney’s Green ploughed on steadily, losing wickets at regular intervals, with the best of the scoring coming from D.Rhana’s unbeaten 41 and Anderson’s 35. Special credit must go to leg spinner Matt Hayward, who bowled with great control, taking 2 wickets from his 7 overs. This bowling helped restrict Pinkney’s Green to 162 at tea.

Harpsden came out after tea and got off to a solid start with Ben Hancock (9) and Adam Birkett (24) building a steady platform. Harpsden wickets fell at regular intervals with all the Pinkney’s bowlers restricting the scoring rate. A stand out performance from Taylor, taking 5 wickets from his 15 over spell, meant Harpsden were forced to shut up shop with a few overs remaining. Harpsden finished on a respectable 117 for 8.



Pinkney’s Green

Narval LBW, b. J.Butler 3
Imran c. M.Farmar, b. E.Birkett 3
Fox b. M.Farmar 32
Taylor c. A.Birkett b. J.Butler 2
A.Rhana b. E.Birkett 15
Anderson b. M.Hodgkiss 35
D.Rhana NOT OUT 41
Richards b. M.Hayward 4
Gulfram st. R.Birkett b. M.Hayward 6

Extras 20
Total (for 8 wkts) 162

Best Bowling: M.Hayward 2-21, J.Butler 2-22


Harpsden

B.Hancock c. Fox b. Gulfram 9
A.Birkett LBW b. Taylor 24
W.Stevens c. D.Rhana b. Taylor 12
A.Grimmer LBW b. Taylor 13
J.Wright b. Imran 14
E.Birkett b. Taylor 5
M.Hodgkiss b. Imran 15
R.Birkett b. Taylor 2
M.Hayward NOT OUT 4
M.Farmar NOT OUT 2

Extras 17
Total (8Wkts) 117

Best Bowling: Taylor 5-43, Imran 2-18