Hoping to avoid a repeat of the opening defeat of the summer, Petersfield were ruthless in an 80 run win over Havant.
Broadhurst (38) and Anscombe (39) gave a masterclass in indoor batting, milking the decent Havant attack for three after three without a single pot-shot at the back wall.
With the openers both retired by the end of the fifth over, Turk (5) and Campbell (4) looked to keep the score moving but we're both cleverly caught off the netting by C. Dean in Havant's best over.
Clarke (17) and Milford (22) came together at 76/2 and pushed on relentlessly in the middle overs, with Milford leaning into three straight 4s before playing around a straight one.
With Clarke the third batter to fall to a Dean catch off the side-netting, the returning Broadhurst and Anscombe maintained the momentum. Broadhurst was run out in the last over, but Anscombe held his end, and continued the high scoring rate until he too was run out off the last ball of the innings.
Petersfield 159/6 (12 overs).
Facing a daunting total, Havant were immediately pinned back by Turk (2 overs, 10/0) with some rapid dot-ball bowling.
Campbell (2 overs, 29/0) matched Turk for pace and aggression but fell victim to some tight wide calls. Sharp fielding saw Udy (9) run out in the 4th over.
Clarke (2.4 overs, 18/2) and Anscombe (2 overs, 18/1) kept the shackles on while F. Steel (27) valiantly attempted to hold the Havant innings together.
Petersfield were sensing blood, though, and a lightning, diving deflection onto the non-striker's stumps by Clarke off his own bowling saw C. Dean (0) run out. (After the game in a show of hands of those who thought it was deliberate, Clarke lost the vote 5-1).
Campbell embodied the urgency of the Petersfield fielding when he picked up and threw, giving L. Dean (0) no chance of regaining safety after setting off for an unlikely run.
An entertaining caught-and-bowled saw Anscombe make an excellent one-handed parry away to his right before an interminable series of juggles ended with him finally grasping the ball somewhere around extra cover, M. Carter (1) being the eventual victim.
F. Steel returned to be confidently snaffled at point by Turk, and Clarke trapped D. Russell (13) lbw off the next ball to seal the win, and leave himself on a hat-trick for the next game.
Broadhurst showed his growing maturity as a skipper with a thoughtful and proactive captaincy. The bold placement of three fielders on the off-side in the opening overs showed great imagination and a well-placed confidence in his bowlers.
Havant 79/6 (8.4 overs).
With more to come from Petersfield in both the batting and bowling departments, this early win bodes very well for an excellent indoor season. Well done lads!
Paul Clarke, 27/9/2015.
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