Petersfield Ladies
entertained Burridge in their 3rd league match still
looking for their 1st win on a cloudy and cold morning on
Sunday.
Petersfield lost the toss
and were asked to bat and the usual opening partnership of Lorna
Williams and Emma Stead quickly punished any wayward bowling as the
Burridge bowlers struggled with the early conditions and the wet
ball.
Lorna Williams was unlucky to be run out in the 13th
over after an opening partnership of 82 but Molly Bowles quickly
supported Emma Stead in adding another 46 runs before she was bowled
for 17. Helen Whitaker then proved that she can bat in scoring a
quick 23 and pushing Stead for many quick singles. A couple of quick
wickets fell as Petersfield tried to push the run rate even higher
before Emma Stead fell LBW to Hollie Jordan for 98 - an agonising 2
runs short of her maiden century leaving Petersfield on 205 for 6
from their 35 overs.
Burridge, who were
already missing a couple of their better players, were further
weakened when Chloe Hulse had to retire from the game when fielding
one of Stead’s fierce pull shots and this left their batting line
up a little exposed. Wickets fell at regular intervals with all of
Petersfield’s 5 bowlers taking at least one wicket and wrapping up
the Burridge reply for 22 leaving Petersfield with a big victory
margin of 183 runs.
Molly
Bowles and Helen Whitaker again played well but the stand out player
of the match was once again Emma Stead who, despite losing her wicket
for 98, still averages an impressive 69 runs per innings this season.
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