On a cold and damp evening, Petersfield took on Hambledon, whose side contained 4 Hampshire players as well as several district players. With Petersfield having 1 Hampshire and 2 district this was going to be a tough match.
Hambledon won the toss and elected to bat. The opening bowlers of Ben Turk and Ben Anscombe applied early pressure, both finding swing and being very unlucky not to get a wicket. Two edges just passed slip found the boundary but runs were hard to come by as Petersfield fielded well. Matt Friend and William Milner- Smith took over the mantle and kept things tight and after 8 overs the score was 22.
Gabriel Broadhurst was next to bowl and he got the break through with a well taken catch from Ben Anscombe at square leg. The very next ball saw Gabrielle grab his second, bowling the new batsman. He missed his hat trick.
The batsman knew they needed runs and every ball that was slightly short or on leg was being dispatched to the boundary. All of the bowlers were receiving the same but Petersfield stayed strong. With 16 overs gone the score was on 93. Rain was falling, and Hambledon were pushing but with one over remaining they were on 122. The final over went for 22, leaving Hambledon on 144/3.
The target was set and the rain was still falling. It was more like a winters day. Matt Friend and Ossian Tate opened the response and runs were coming mostly from well run byes. In the third over, Matt was bowled for 0 bringing in Gabriel Broadhurst. With Ossian, they pressed the score on. Some glorious boundaries from Gabriel and some well placed singles from Ossian. With the score on 36 in the sixth over, Ossian was unlucky to be adjudged stumped for 9. In came Ben Turk. Gabriel retired soon after on 21 and Ben retired shortly after with a quick fire 21 of his own. The score now on 78 after 10 overs. Petersfield were ahead of the scoring and Ben Anscombe added a quick 13, but this is where the scoring stopped! At 93 for 3 at the end of the 13th over, the target was 51 runs to win with 7 overs left. The rain was still falling but the bowlers now found their line and a hat trick saw Kit Classen, Joe Clarke and Alfie Casson all back in the clubhouse without scoring. Seb Kay offered some resistance but was caught for 3. Then a mix up saw Max Hendrick ran out.
With the rule that retired players cannot return, Petersfield's innings closed on 95 for 8 in the 15th over.
A really good effort against a very good side, our players can be proud of a decent performance in testing conditions.
Hambledon 144/3 Petersfield 95/8 lost by 49 runs
Team
Matt Friend, Ossian Tate, Gabriel Broadhurst, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Seb Kay, Kit Classen, Joe Clarke, Alfie Casson, Max Hendrick, William Milner-Smith
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