Harpsden fall short in tight affair

Harpsden met Stoke Row for a 40 over match this Sunday. With heavy rain the order of the week the pitch was slow but drying out all the time. Stoke Row were put in to bat and started badly losing McDonald in just the second over. Stoke Row then started to rebuild and reached 70 before losing their second wicket. Tight bowling from Hodgkiss, who took 3 wickets, and Ham, who took 2, left Stoke Row on a good score of 210 for 8 after their 40 overs.

Harpsden came out strongly and after losing both openers LBW it was left to reliable Miles Hodgkiss to do a recovery act, and he wasn’t hanging around. He smashed to ball to all areas hitting 5 fours and a six on a slow outfield in his innings of 77. Good support was provided from Stevens (24) and Bryan (16) and the game was in the balance until the last few overs when Young took the wickets of Hodgkiss and Bryan, ending Harpsden’s hopes of a win. Harpsden finished on 196 for 7, 15 runs from victory.

Stoke Row

McDonald c. Bryan b. Hodgkiss 1
Young c. Sampson b. Ham 18
Wheeler c. Grimmer b. Ham 48
Windsor b. Hodgkiss 16
Hennessy NOT OUT 45
Brown c. Heath b. Hodgkiss 3
Stallwood c. Ham b. Mitchell 0
Kakara b. Stevens 2
Ashton c. R.Birkett b. Heath 10
Power NOT OUT 26
Extras 49
Total (8wkts) 210

Best Bowling: Hodgkiss 3-32, Ham 2-31


Harpsden

Grimmer LBW b. Power 17
Thompson LBW b. Macdonald 8
Hodgkiss c. Power b. Young 77
Stevens c. Stallwood b. Brown 24
Bryan c. Ashton b. Young 16
R.Birkett b. Wheeler 9
Sampson st. Hennessy b. Young 0
Heath NOT OUT 9
E.Birkett NOT OUT 6
Extras 30
Total (7wkts) 196

Best Bowling: Young 3-28