Petersfield lose despite batting well

Purbrook 3s v Petersfield 3s
Saturday 2nd August 2014
Purbrook 3s won by 4 wickets

After a slightly delayed start due to heavy showers, Petersfield were asked to bat first.
Petersfield got off to a slow start and were only on 6 in the 7th over when captain James Stratford-Tuke offered a return catch to young M Wright who gleefully took his first senior wicket. John Windebank was then adjudged to be LBW to Renfrew as the umpire did not see or hear the inside edge (was very windy). Baker then induced an outside edge off of Simpson through to the keeper leaving Petersfield on 21-3 in the 11th over. All rounder Ben Cox (26) joined number 3 bat Paddy May at the crease and the innings rebuild began with Ben taking up the mantle playing some lovely shots down the ground putting on 61 before he was bowled by Marsh (3-39). Dave Squires came and went getting out to the same bowler in the same way as Cox much to his annoyance.

Under 13 Joe Clarke then showed his coach Squires how to play straight as he supported May very well taking the score along to 135 being caught off opening bowler M Bradley (1-20). Alex Squires (2) was then caught off Marsh playing across the line. This brought Kit Classen (22 not out) in to bat on his senior debut and he and Paddy May punished anything short or wide as the score moved along to 172 before Paddy May mistimed a pull to deep mid wicket to give Renfrew his second wicket. Paddy finished on 82 with 11 fours to get his second 50 in two games as he continued his fine form. Kit and Simon Dodd (11 not out) then scored 18 runs off the last 3 overs to leave Petersfield on a competitive score of 195-8

Purbrook got off to a steady start scoring 34 for the first wicket with a few edges going past gully as well as a few harsh wides off Oli Simpson (2-45). Simpson picked up his 2nd wicket as Garrett was clean bowled for a duck. Marsh (38) and Renfrew took the score to 73 before Renfrew holed out to Paddy May off his son Dan May at midoff.

Purbrook captain A Cornborough (57) came in and hit some lusty blows as well as surviving a very close LBW decision and a couple of difficult catches. Marsh eventually missed a yorker from Dodd (1-46) with the score on 107. Petersfield thought they were in with a chance of pulling the game round as they did in last weeks game but a combination of dropped catches, edges not carrying and good shots from Corborough and J Harris (29) took the game away from Petersfield and only at the end did the 81 run partnership get broken as Ben Cox got the reward for some tight lines finishing with 2-27. The Purbrook number 7 and 8 took them home with no real alarms to wrap up a good win in the 35 over.

Petersfield will be pleased with how they showed resilience in their batting but as the old saying goes "catches win matches"

Man of the match - Paddy May for his 82 (in great form)
Moment of the match - Kit Classens first senior runs