kipper Richard Stephens’ Petersfield IIs claimed their fourth victory of the season on the weekend, beating Odiham & Greywell IIs by 4 wickets at the Heath.
With Odiham batting first, Petersfield made early inroads and kept the pressure on throughout. Oscar Windebank, in his first appearance of the summer, led the way taking 6 for 28, bowling superbly with great skill and variety. He was well supported by Ben Turk (1 for 10 off 8 overs) and Keith Gumbe (0 for 16 in 10), who both showed tremendous control in restricting the scoring.
Alex Thomas behind the stumps picked up a couple of sharp catches and a stumping. Jones (27) and Wiltshire (26) offered the main resistance for Odiham, who finished on 109 for 9 off their 42 overs.
Petersfield started positively in reply, Thomas hitting a brisk 32. However wickets kept falling at regular intervals and it wasn’t until Chris Salmon (16*) and Ben Turk (23*) came together for the 7th wicket that the nerves stopped jangling, the pair putting on an unbeaten 33 to take ‘Field home in 25.3 overs.
This was the second time this season that U15 Turk had been involved a tight run chase, and he again showed an excellent temperament under pressure.
The win that takes Petersfield to 4th in the regional division 2 north table.
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