Bengeo won the toss and elected to bat which seemed a strange decision on the green and damp wicket of Therfield. Within the first over Bengeo had put 16 on the board. The other opening bowler Karl Ward picked up the first wicket with his second ball and and claimed two other Bengeo wickets early in the innings putting pressure on the Bengeo batsmen who were 56-5 and Karl Ward finishing with figures of 3-17. Martin carried on bowling until he claimed his wicket which was caught behind by Alan Ward 1-35. Jack Tidey 2-19, Richand Barlow 5-16 and Michael Robertson 2-14 all pitched in with the wickets a great catch at gulley by Bowles was a highlight in the field. Kallum Ward looked forward to bowling to claim the last wicket but Robertson claimed the last wicket before Kallum Ward could even finish warming up. Reeds fielders all played their part in keeping the runs down through out the Bengeo innings restricting the to 103 all out off of 23.2 overs. Reeds opening batsmen almost saw the game to a close with Matt bowles getting caught out on 46 and Ed Blissett being caught out on 37. The pair batted very well, there was a range of shots and from the start it seemed like these two wanted to wrap the game up quickly. Mike Jackson 6 not out and keiran ward 0 not out who did not face a ball finished off the innings. Bengeos wicket takers were Wright 1-28 and Walker 1-14. |
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