Petersfield U13s v Hambledon U13s

Petersfield U13s v Hambledon U13s Sunday 19th May Venue - The Heath Captain Ben Anscombe won the toss and put Hambledon in hoping that a small amount of rain overnight would give some lateral movement to his bowlers. Unfortunately the ball was not deviating and on a fast outfield Hambledon proceeded to smash the ball to all parts of the ground. The first 3 batsmen Jack Thistlethwaite, Henry Glanfield and Freddie Martin all retired 30 not out scoring at 9 or so an over with Jack hitting a switch hit 6 to go to his 30! Luke McGuire (2-13 off 2 overs) was then handed the ball and in his first over took 2 wickets caught by Joe Clarke at Mid off and also had another dropped by the same player in between the two wickets. The scoring rate slowed with those 2 wickets and Under 11 Oscar Amis (0-5 off 2) keeping it very tight. Joe Clarke (1-26 off 3) returned to pick up a wicket as did Jack Butcher (1-10 off 1) for his first wicket ever. Hambeldon finished on 172-4 off their 20 overs. After a quick drink Petersfield openers set about the daunting run chase and were going along very nicely at 6 an over before Ben Anscombe (22) mistimed a front foot drive in the air to be caught by the Hambledon captain in the covers. Ed Milford (2) and Jack Butcher (0) came and went before opener Tommy Mathews (22) hit the same shot as his captain to leave Petersfield on 57-4. Luke McGuire (6) saw a succession of partners come and go in a New Zealand type collapse before he was last man out run out in a suicidal attempt at a run by William Milner-Smith (4). There should have been more wickets in the Petersfield innings but some keystone cop type attempts at throwing from Hambledon meant there was only 1 run out. One Hambledon player had 1 attempt on a back swing and then on the return swing swing before returning to his mark totally amazed that he missed the stumps twice. The Petersfield innings finished on 81-8. This was a good effort from the lads who showed a lot of character and fight against a good Hambledon side. Champagne Moment - Luke McGuire getting his first wicket for the club only 2 weeks after getting his bowling action sorted (well done Luke) Man Of the Match - Luke McGuire again for a good all round performance