On a very damp pitch Petersfield 3s lost the toss and were put into bat by the Herriad captain.
Petersfield openers Stratford-Tuke (17) and Eoin Seager (28) got Petersfield innings off to a
steady start but both fell quickly after the good start attempting to push the scoring along.
Herriads spinner Jefferies (4 for 20) was getting the ball to come off the wicket so slowly that
Petersfield middle order all fell cheaply to the spinner with shots they will not be happy with but
the pitch was a real pudding and explained the use of the edges and wrong side of their bats.
John Windebank (11 not out) and colt Josh Bird (2 not out) making his debut in senior league
cricket both found it hard to score runs with some accurate bowling leaving Petersfield 103-6 off
there 42 overs.
During the interval the rain arrived and with the wind conditions were more akin to rugby
match in October than cricket in June. Jack Hannam (2 for 4 off 40) took a wicket in his first over
before he had to retire hurt with a neck strain leaving him double up in pain. Petersfield made
steady progress in removing the Herriad batsmen and keeping a tight reign on the scoring with
Will Jamieson (2-36) bowled his spin very (alot less than he deserved bowling with a very wet
ball and seam). He was very ably supported by Matt Salmon bowling 10 overs straight through
taking 4 wickets for 20 runs with 3 maidens, one a wicket maiden.
At this point an unlikely victory seemed on the cards as Herriad were reduced to 67-7 but
2 overs of wayward bowling (caused by the now sopping ball) allowed J Lawes (29) taking
advantage meaning that Herriad were within site of victory before Mark Holloway took his
( consolation) wicket in his only over of the match when Laws was removed trying to hit the
winning runs over 'cow corner'
Unfortunately as it usually is in these rain affected matches the toss was all important and
Captain James Stratford-Tuke will be hoping to find a 4 leaf clover or rabbits foot to change his
luck at the toss. Special mentions for Matt Salmon for his fantastic bowling efforts and 14 year
old Josh Bird who showed that the club have a lot of talent coming through the colts ranks. The
club look to have a bright future ahead of it.
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