Succesful Senior weekend

Petersfield as a club this weekend took on Midhurst in a Hmapshire v West Sussex shoot out with Petersfield 1s taking on Midhurst 2s, 2s tataking on Midhurst 3s and 3s taking on Misdhurst 4's. Petersfield emerged from this weekend with all 3 sides having comprehensive victories. The 1s struggled on a particularly sticky wicket to reach an unenviable 49 - 9, which brought in Petersfield's answer to Ian Botham, Will Jameson. Will struck 56 in a last wicket partnership of 80 with Captain Nigel Straw to give Filed a glimmer of a chance. This was taken full advantage of, on a wicket which has yielded very few runs all season, and Midhurst were all out for under 60 ,Billy Maisey taking 5 for 8 and was almost unplayable. Midhurst scored 55, only 35 of which were scored off the bat. Puts Petersfield batting (138) into context! Petersfield 2s vs Midhurst 3s at the Heath Petersfield won by 109 runs Petersfield 2s welcomed visitors Midhurst to the Heath on Saturday and recorded their third win of the season by a comfortable 109 runs. Put into bat by Midhurst on a slow but even paced wicket, ‘Field’s openers Thomas (24) and Salmon (29) started steadily against some tight bowling before both falling to Tupper. The middle order consolidated a tricky position before accelerating away with some aggressive stroke play, with Blanks (34) and Maguire (42) to the fore. But leading the charge was 16-year-old Henry Shore, who top scored with 63, which included eight boundaries and a six. Petersfield finished on 232 for 7 off their 42 overs. Sharp, with 3 for 52, was the pick of the Midhurst attack. An inexperienced Midhurst batting line-up struggled in reply but featured a stand-out performance from Tupper, who blasted a quick-fire 60 that featured 9 fours and two soaring sixes in a marvellous display of power hitting that saw the ball despatched to all parts of the Heath. However the real damage was done by Blanks (4 for 36) and Gumbe (2 for 7 off only 7 overs), limiting Midhurst to 123 all out and resulting in a comprehensive victory for Petersfield. Match Report: Petersfield III v Midhurst IV, Saturday 30th June ‘12 Petersfield lost the toss and the Midhurst captain took little time to decide to put Petersfield into bat on what looked to be a green and interesting wicket on a sunny but blustery day. Petersfield looked to be struggling to get on top of the Midhurst openers Sprinks and Jackson, losing early wickets in the 3rd and 8th overs to get to 29 for 2. Midhurst’s confidence took a blow when a difficult catch from Petersfield opener Richard Stephens was dropped on the boundary. This proved to be a defining moment in the match as Stephens and Gabriel Broadhust (12 years of age) dug in. Fourteen fours and five sixes from Stephens were interspersed with an occasional single to take Stephens to a resounding century, superbly supported by Broadhurst with a demonstration of concentration. Stephens eventually retired injured on an individual total of 104. Midhurst’s bowlers plugged on until eventually achieving a breakthrough in the 35th over in which Paddy May was caught off of Hamilton-Fox for a solid 18. This was swiftly followed in the same over by an unfortunate run out of Broadhurst on 40, with the batsmen’s calls being lost in the wind. Father and son pair John and Oscar Windebank then held the wicket until the end of the innings, with Windebank J ending on 20 not out, and Windebank O managing not to break a borrowed bat in his rapid 25 not out including two big sixes. After the break Midhurst got off to a quiet start and then lost an early wicket to Ben Cox, leaving them at 4 for 1 in the fourth over. Cox grabbed a second wicket in the sixth over and then Tristan O’Brien came on to take the wicket of Midhurst opener Powell with his first ball, Powell reaching 18. Midhurst’s fortunes were then not helped by a short but increasingly lively spell from Matt Salmon, opening his cameo appearance with a wicket maiden and ending on 2 wickets for 1 run off of 3 overs. The Midhurst tail wagged a little with Nucstew eventually caught for 12 and Fox caught for 10, both off a fine spell of accurate bowling from Petersfield’s Sam Howe, who closed on 3 for 11 off of 5 overs. The ‘field pushed on to close off a very good spirited match with 16 overs to spare, with the match clearly turning on the performance of batting pair Richards and Broadhurst.