Thursday 6 June, Penns Place
Fareham & Crofton won by 117 runs
Well that was an interesting game. Well beaten
by a side that would do well in the A league. Fareham has some very
fast and accurate (and tall!) bowlers, and a few big (and even taller)
hitters, but the Pumas coped really well in what was at time quite an
intense game, against a well-drilled side and their very enthusiastic
coach.
Report:
After winning their first
two games, the Petersfield Pumas U9 team experienced what it's like to
lose a game on a very warm evening at Penns Place. After a delayed start
due to traffic hold-ups on the A3, Fareham & Crofton U9s opened the
batting and started slowly, but soon showed what powerful batsmen they
had. Ronnie Reeve scored an impressive 37, with two others scoring over
20, including plenty of boundaries. Petersfield bowled tightly, giving
away fewer extras than in previous matches, but the younger boys' lack
of pace showed. Henry Amis, one of four players making their debut,
bowled his two overs beautifully, taking a wicket with his first ball in
his first match. With some dropped catches due to the low sun, Fareham
reached an impressive total of 337. Petersfield went into bat and after
some early scares with jittery running, they settled down and showed a
lot of confidence against some very strong bowling and a well-organised
fielding side. The bales soon started to fall, with Fareham taking a
total of 11 wickets in the innings, but the Petersfield batsmen kept
their heads up and kept scoring singles, with some determined
opportunistic running adding a fair number of byes. Petersfield's player
of the match was Jonty Baynham-Hughes who scored some classy runs
against their fast bowlers, and, after seeing the ball sprayed around
the boundary in his first bowling over, worked out how to bowl
differently and keep the batsman at his crease for most of his second
over. Overall an easy win for Fareham but the Pumas put in another
fearless and enthusiastic performance.
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