Ladies win again

Petersfield Ladies v Ropley Ladies

10th August 2015

A very hot day greeted the Ladies on Sunday and thankfully Petersfield won the toss and chose to

bat with the Heath looking splendid.

The innings did not start well with the with 2nd ball loss of Tina Emery however last week’s century

maker, Helen Whitaker, and the quick running Angie Clarke settled down to add 68 for the 2nd wicket

in just 12 overs. The loss of Clarke who unfortunately played on brought 13 year old Emily Anscombe

to the crease and her hours of practice showed as she put on a 120 for the 3rd wicket following an

early reprieve after getting caught for 0 from a no-ball. Emily hit 4 fours in a classy 35 until she was

run out trying to take a quick single from a misfield. Captain Jackson then added another 49 with the

now flowing Whitaker who brought up her century for the 2nd successive week. With Helen finally

dismissed for 121, Emma Hussey then smashed a quick 17 which contained 4  fours and Shannon

Bowe added a few late runs to end the Petersfield innings on a massive 266 for 6 from their 35

overs. Adlam took 3 wickets and was the pick of the bowlers for Ropley.

Angie Clarke and Rose Emery opened the bowling for Petersfield but Ropley made good progress

with a 50 partnership for the 1st wicket but Jackson and Whitaker then entered the attack and

wickets started to fall at regular intervals as they battled for the bowler of the year award. The

Captain continued to rotate the bowlers with all six used taking at least one wicket and four catches

being held, 2 by Emma Hussey as the visitors were finally dismissed for 116 from 33 overs.

This was the final league game of the season for the Petersfield Ladies and should see them finish 6th

from the 11 teams in the Hampshire Ladies league division 2 this year. Any players interested in

joining should contact Katie Jackson at lilcake90@gmail.com.