Result: Sarisbury Athletic CC - Under 13 Won by 1 wickets
Date: Sun 14th Jul 2013
Start Time: 10:00
Ground: Alottment Road Playing Fields
As
the weather continued to be glorious Petersfield travelled to Sarisbury
hoping to continue their good form. Petersfield captain Gabriel
Broadhurst won the toss and elected to bat on a dry pitch.
Petersfield
survived the first over with Broadhurst hit a cover drive to get the
team up and running. This I am afraid was as good as it got for the
first 8 overs as the top order were decimated by the line and length of
Sarisbury left arm seamer Dylan Peacock (3-10 off 3). With his opening
partner Callum Saunders (2-17 off 4) they reduced Petersfield to 17-5
with 12 overs left. The modes of dismissal were nearly all the same as
Petersfield forgot to play themselves in before trying expansive shots
(something for the coaches to work on).
Joe
Clarke (27) came to the crease and despite watching another wicket fall
started to build a platform for the Petersfield bowlers to bowl at. He
was very ably supported by the lower order who nearly all hung around
with Joe. He was eventually out to Luke Perry (3-16 off 3).
Kit
Classen (8), Harvey Baker (8) and Will Milner-Smith (5 not out) all
contributed to Petersfield reaching a score of 87 with Kit Classen only
getting out off the last ball of the innings trying to add some vital
runs. The batting of Joe and the lower order showed great resilience and
as per the Ashes test match showed the top order how to build an
innings.
Although
87 was a modest total for Petersfield (who I think have scored over a
hundred each time they have batted first this season up to this point)
it gave them something to bowl at. With the pitch getting drier by the
minute in the 30 degree temperatures, captain Broadhurst sprung a
surprise on his coach by opening the bowling with his opener batting
partner Ben Anscombe (maybe looking for a bit of revenge). Ben Anscombe
(2-17 off 4) bowled a lovely line and length and accounted for both
openers. The second a superb catch on the boundary by Kit Classen as the
dangerous Jack Nolan (19) went for a slog sweep over square leg’s head.
After a bit of a debate the catch was given as Kit judged the catch
perfectly just an inch or two from the boundary line. This gave
Petersfield renewed hope and when Kit then followed up the catch with
the run out of Luke Perry the pressure was on Sarisbury.
Unfortunately
Petersfield had not counted on skipper Jamie Dunn ((30 retired) who
played a very nice innings to guide his side to within sight of victory
despite Will Milner-Smith (3-23 off 4) bowling very nicely to remove the
middle order. With Jamie retiring, Calllum Saunders (14) took up the
challenge before being bowled by Joe Clarke (1-5 off 2) with a slow
bouncer. So it came down to the last over with 4 runs needed and
Petersfield needing 2 wickets. Gabriel decided that he would take the
responsibility of bowling this vital over and 2 balls into it he got his
reward as Dylan Peacock trying to loft the ball over midoff danced past
the turning ball and was stumped by Jack Butcher. Out came under 11
James Fredrich with the field in and desperate for the last wicket he
calmly played out the 3 ball of the over with a stout defence. The next
delivery was slightly fuller and with flourish of Kevin Pietersen took a
big stride down the wicket and swept the ball perfectly to the boundary
for 4 to win the game with 2 balls to spare.
Both
coaches agreed that this was a fantastic advert for colts cricket and
that at 10:30 the game was likely to be over by 12 and we could all sit
and watch England beat the aussies but as in that game it went to the
wire. Credit should go to both sides for not panicking despite the
situations they both found themselves in during the game
Man of the Match - Joe Clarke pushed very close by Kit Classen
Moments of the Match - Alfie Casson’s fielding at extra cover
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