PETERSFIELD CC MATCH REPORT VS DONNIGTON 17/08/13

PETERSFIELD CC MATCH REPORT VS DONNIGTON 17/08/13

PETERSFIELD REMAINED ON COURSE FOR PROMTION WITH A 5 WICKET VICTORY OVER DONNINGTON IN A RAIN AFFECTED MATCH. JACK HANNAM WON THE TOSS AND PREDICTIABLY PUT THE HOSTS INTO BAT AS IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT THE GAME WOULD BE REDUCED IN THE SECOND INNINGS.

DONNINGTON MADE A SLOW START AGAINST HANNAM, BLANKS AND NIGEL STONE WITH JUST 55 ON THE BOARD FROM THE FIRST 16 OVERS WHEN LAWRENCE WAS ADJUDGED LBW TO STONE. TAIT AND SKIPPER DANDO INCREASED THE RUN RATE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF ONE INCREDIBLY SMALL BOUNDARY ADDING 45 FROM THE NEXT 8. HANNAM TURNED TO TOBY AUSTIN (10-1-33-3) IN SEARCH OF THE BREAKTHROUGH GETTING INSTANT REWARD WITH A WICKET FROM HIS FIRST DELIVERY WELL HELD BY CRISTIE SALMON AT SECOND SLIP.

THIS ONLY BROUGHT THE DANGEROUS SHEPARD TO THE CREASE FRESH FROM HIS UNBEATEN 140 THE PREVIOUS WEEK. WITH THE WEATHER GETTING INCREASINGLY BAD HE RODE HIS LUCK AND DESPITE BEING DROPPED SEVERAL TIMES SMASHED AN UNBEATEN 99 FROM 76 DELIVERIES LEAVING THE HOSTS WITH A COMPETITIVE 235 FROM THE 45 OVERS.

WITH THE SECOND INNINGS REDUCED TO 40 OVERS PETERSFIELD REQUIRED 226 FOR VICTORY. THE VISITORS LOST SALMON IN THE 4^TH OVER WITH THE SCORE AT JUST 17. WILL RICE JOINED ASH SPENCER AND PLAYED IN TYPICALLY AGGRESSIVE FASHION SCORING 33 FROM 28 BALLS BEFORE HE SKIED A FULL LENGTH DELIVERY AND WAS WELL HELD BY LAWRENCE. BLANKS (11) AND NEWMAN (0) CAME AND WENT LEAVING IN FORM MAN TOBY AUSTIN (27) TO REPAIR THE INNINGS WITH SPENCER (79*). THEY ADDED 58 WHEN AUSTIN ATTEMPTING A BIG STRAIGHT DRIVE MISJUDGED THE DELIVERY AND WAS STUMPED.

LIAM CHARLES JOINED SPENCER AND ADDED 16 RUNS FROM THE NEXT 10 DELIVERIES. THIS PROVED VITAL AS THE GAME WAS CLOSED BY THE UMPRIE DUE TO BAD LIGHT AT THE END OF THE OVER WITH PETERFIELD ON 168. IT WAS CALCULATED THAT THE VISITORS REQUIRED 164 GIVING PETERSFIELD ANOTHER VITAL VICTORY.