5th XI vs. The Perse, Wednesday 16th May 2012
Felsted won by 2 runs
What a match! The Perse batted first and scored 75 runs off their 20 overs with some tremendous bowling and fielding from the 5th XI to keep the run rate down. There were spectacular catches and some super bowling from all the players with Henry Scarborough bowling our first maiden over of the season, Ed Yeatts following that with a wicket maiden and William Alexander taking 3 wickets in just two overs! Henry Lewis bowled a tidy spell as did Fred Latham, Dan Austin, Serge Savva and Jackson Buckler with wickets falling steadily. Jem Salmon kept wicket well and kept the fielders on their toes! After tea William and Elliot Howell opened the batting well, aiming to score 4 an over. After 8 overs we were on course and the victory looked secure. Then we collapsed! William was bowled out, Charlie Gilbert was run out (not his fault!) and then the wickets tumbled. With 8 wickets down Serge Savva and Fred Latham steadied the innings and we crawled slowly but surely towards the total. On 75 runs Fred was out and Henry came in knowing one run would win it and one wicket would end it! Both he and Serge proved strong enough to pass the test and with 3 overs to go we moved onto 77 to win. Magnificent! A truly great match played in the right spirit with the right result! Well done all. Delighted team captain Dan Austin said of the match “that the team pulled together and showed a real spirit to win. I think, however, we might need to work on our batting more!”
What a match! The Perse batted first and scored 75 runs off their 20 overs with some tremendous bowling and fielding from the 5th XI to keep the run rate down. There were spectacular catches and some super bowling from all the players with Henry Scarborough bowling our first maiden over of the season, Ed Yeatts following that with a wicket maiden and William Alexander taking 3 wickets in just two overs! Henry Lewis bowled a tidy spell as did Fred Latham, Dan Austin, Serge Savva and Jackson Buckler with wickets falling steadily. Jem Salmon kept wicket well and kept the fielders on their toes! After tea William and Elliot Howell opened the batting well, aiming to score 4 an over. After 8 overs we were on course and the victory looked secure. Then we collapsed! William was bowled out, Charlie Gilbert was run out (not his fault!) and then the wickets tumbled. With 8 wickets down Serge Savva and Fred Latham steadied the innings and we crawled slowly but surely towards the total. On 75 runs Fred was out and Henry came in knowing one run would win it and one wicket would end it! Both he and Serge proved strong enough to pass the test and with 3 overs to go we moved onto 77 to win. Magnificent! A truly great match played in the right spirit with the right result! Well done all. Delighted team captain Dan Austin said of the match “that the team pulled together and showed a real spirit to win. I think, however, we might need to work on our batting more!”
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