U16s Deserve Their First Win

The U16s achieved their first indoor win against Waterlooville. Batting first, Alex Thomas (17)and Matt Crouch (29no) put on a solid opening partnership which built the foundation of 136-3. Accurate bowling then kept the Waterlooville reply under control and they were forced to make some suicididal runs and fell short of the Petersfield total by 48 runs. Aron Murray and Nicky Caddick took the took wickets which were not run outs. Both were superb catches, one by Jordan Hiscock and one by Nicky Caddick. Notably only 7 wides were bowled.

The seniors lost their first game of the indoor season to Portsmouth B. Too many wides and no balls gave Portsmouth an opportunity and despite some great batting from Christie Salmon (46) and Matt Salmon (27) they fell short by 13 runs. They had looked to have snatched victory when a hard straight drive was deflected by the bowler onto the stumps to run out Matt.

Two in a Row for the Senior Indoor Team

Petersfield secured maximum points in their win over Portsmouth Priory. Their opponents were all out for 90 with some tight bowling from Liam Charles 2-19 and Shaun Blanks 2-20. Some generosity with wides gave Petersfield a bigger total than expected to bowl at. After a solid start from Will Rice and Jack Hannam, Matt Salmon top scored with 18 to see the team through to a win with brother Christie remaining not out.

The U16s bowled better in their 2nd match of the winter but some tight bowling from Portsmouth restricted their reply. Next matches are on 21st November.