Sunday, 27 May 2012

United Services U13 v Petersfield U13


Match Review
Summary
Petersfield U13 had a comfortable win against United Services Portsmouth U13, winning by 8 wickets with nearly 12 overs to spare. A great bowling and fielding display restricted the home team to a below par 48 and with an opening stand of 46 Petersfield were never in any danger.

Detailed report
Due to the poor weather this season this was the Under 13s first match this year. Playing in glorious cricketing weather, against United Services Portsmouth on their lively astro-turf at the Clarence, it was a great way to start the season.
Petersfield won the toss and the captain, Daniel May, put the home side into bat. Petersfield’s opening bowlers of Oliver Simpson and Ben Turk were accurate and lively and it was no surprise when Ben Turk took the opening wicket with a lovely ball that trapped their opening batsman LBW, Oliver Simpson then clean bowled the other opening batsman beating him for sheer pace. By the end of the first 4 overs US Portsmouth had reached 3 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Petersfield’s 1st change bowlers of Matt Friend and Harry Richards kept the pressure up with Ben Turk taking a very sharp catch off the bowling of Matt Friend to put the home side under even more pressure. Matt Friends pace and bounce got him another wicket well taken by the wicket keeper Alfie Casson. US Portsmouth then briefly rallied with No. 3 batsman, Conor, hitting 2 fours in one over off some perfectly respectable balls. He was starting to look very dangerous when he misread the spin from Will Morton-Scott and skied the ball into the covers where Harry Richards pouched an excellent catch. The home side did not help themselves when the next batsman was run out after some very sharp work by Daniel Parry. Ben Anscombe clean bowled their next batsman with a peach of a ball. At 30-7 in the 14th over things looked desperate for the home team but some sensible batting by their late order pushed  the US Portsmouth score up to 48 for 7 off their 20 overs. The Petersfield bowling and fielding display was absolutely exemplary and it was hard to believe that this was their first game of the season.
Chasing a relatively low score it was important that Petersfield were not complacent and stayed positive. The opening pair of Daniel Parry and Ed Milford imposed themselves on the home team’s bowling attack and scored 9 fours between them. The opening stand had reached 46 when Daniel Parry was clean bowled for an attacking 29 runs. This brought Joe Egelstaff out to the crease. One run later Ed Milford was well caught by one of the home players for an excellent 17 runs. Ben Anscombe then hit the next ball for 4 meaning that Petersfield won by 8 wickets with nearly 12 overs to spare.
It was a comprehensive win for Petersfield but the game was played with a great spirit. US Portsmouth kept the pressure up in their fielding and were trying right to the end and they can take great credit for that. Petersfield’s next game is away to Purbrook and they will hope to take the many positives from this game through to their next game.



Score Card
US Portsmouth U13 Batting
Joe B                           Bowled                                     Oliver Simpson             0
Harry G                         LBW                             Ben Turk                       0
Conor L                        Ct Harry Richards          Will Morton-Scott          14
Ted Graham                  Ct Ben Turk                   Matt Friend                   1
Jack B                          Ct Alfie Casson             Matt Friend                   1         
Will B                            Bowled                        Ben Anscombe             3
Charlie J                      Run Out (Dan Parry)                                          0
Elliott S                        NOT OUT                                                          13
Monty                           NOT OUT                                                          4
HARRY & ASHLEY        Did Not Bat
TOTAL                                                                                                  48 for 7 Wickets


Bowling                       Overs               Maidens           Runs                Wickets                       
O Simpson                   3                      1                      6                      1
B Turk                           2                      1                      3                      1
M Friend                       3                      1                      3                      2
H Richards                    3                      0                      10                     0
D May                          3                      0                      12                     0
W Morton-Scott             2                      0                      4                      1
D Parry                         2                      0                      7                      0
B Anscombe                 2                      0                      3                      1



Petersfield U13 Batting
Dan Parry                     Bowled                                                             29
Ed Milford                    Caught                          Connor L                       17
Joe Egelstaff                NOT OUT                                                          0
Ben Anscombe                         NOT OUT                                                       4
Friend, Turk, Morton-Scott, Simpson, Richards, Casson, May – Did not Bat
TOTAL                                                                                                  51 for 2 wickets

Bowling                       Overs               Maidens           Runs                Wickets                       
Connor L                       2.3                    0                      7                      1
Joe                               2                      0                      16                     0
Ted Graham                  2                      0                      9                      1
Ashley                          2                      1                      8                      0

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