Petersfield Girls v Pink Maidens

Petersfield Girls v Pink Maidens 29th July 2012 The final game of the season came courtesy of the Pink Maidens who kindly gave up their free league weekend to play the Petersfield girls side in a 20/20 match at Elsted on Sunday. The maidens batted first and both Olivia Wadey and Jess Grange showed some great determination as they opened the bowling for Petersfield and restricted the Maidens to 7 for 1 from their 1st 5 overs. A good spell of pace bowling from Katie Nolan supported by the accuracy of Laura Bates and some excellent wicket keeping by Lorna Williams kept the pressure on the Maidens who were 30 for 2 from 11 overs. Some free hitting and loose bowling then saw the score accelerate until Emma Barrett regained some control and the opening bowlers returned to take wickets leaving the Maidens a little short in scoring 77 for 4 from their 20 overs. Petersfield once again opened with Williams and Wadey who faced some of the quicker bowling of their short careers with bravery and application. The early loss of Wadey did not disrupt Petersfield’ s reply as some good shot selection and quick running moved them to 28 for 2 from the 1st 4 overs. The loss of Jess Grange for 10 and Lorna Williams for an excellent 12 could have proved problematic however some disciplined batting from Emma Barrett and big hitting from Katie Nolan who made 7 and 11 respectively kept the scoreboard moving. The returning opening bowlers for the Maidens threatened to take the game away from Petersfield however some brave batting from the younger and less experienced members of the team kept Petersfield in charge and needing 12 from the last 3 overs Tash Wadey and Ella Williams secured the match for Petersfield with 8 balls to spare. Congratulations should go to the entire team who played with spirit and focus, this result takes the girls to a new level of which they should be very proud.