Hawkley vs Twelfth Men
Played at Hawkley on Sunday 4th May
Missing several members of the squad due to the clash with the Petersfield Rugby Sevens, Hawkley lost the toss and were invited to bat first. Playing his first game for over a year, Mark Jarrett was quickly of the mark and playing some fluent strokes. He was joined at the fall of the first wicket by Hawkley skipper Keith Madeley and both batsmen scored quickly despite some skilful fielding by the visiting side. The pair put on fifty before Madeley fell LBW, and thereafter Mullard, Evans and Brown all made useful contributions as Jarrett continued to play attractive strikes before finally falling for an excellent 77. Thereafter the Hawkley tail folded quickly and the team were all out for 149, Foster and Alsop each taking three wickets.
In reply the Twelfth Men were quickly in trouble against the brisk left-arm bowling of Huntley, who removed both openers cheaply. Thereafter the batsmen showed more resolve and the score steadily advanced as several chances were dropped by the Hawkley fielders. Three times Hawkley broke threatening stands with Huntley, Evans and Brown the successful bowlers. Finally, with the score climbing rapidly towards the Hawkley total, Hudson removed Penny and Alsop in one over and thereafter the batting offered little resistance. Hudson finished with four wickets and Huntley three.
This was an excellent win for Hawkley against a competitive visiting side. Next week’s opponents are the Wanderers.
Nick Davis
Scorecard-12th man
Innings of: Hawkley
M Jarrett Bowled Alsop 77
N Davis Bowled Alsop 4
K Madeley LBW Hunter 24
S Mullard Bowled Hunter 5
V Evans Bowled Northeast 17
N Brown Run Out 7
N Davis 2 Bowled Alsop 2
N Hudson Caught Foster 3
D Maclean Bowled Foster 1
C Huntley Not Out Foster 0
H Brown Bowled Foster 0
Extras 9
TOTAL 149
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
T Foster 8 21 3
C Alsop 7 24 3
B Hunter 8 31 2
A Kirby 8 24 0
R Blacoe 3 15 0
P Northeast 4 23 1
38 0 138 9
Innings of: XIIth Men
N Hodge Bowled Huntley 2
S Nicholson Bowled Huntley 0
R Blacoe Bowled Huntley 14
D Garland LBW Evans 13
F Worseley Caught Brown 36
J Penny Bowled Hudson 15
C Alsop Caught Hudson 25
T Foster Bowled Evans 7
P Northeast Bowled Hudson 2
A Kirby Not Out 10
B Hunter Bowled Hudson 1
Extras 9
TOTAL All out 134
Bowler Overs MaidensRuns Wickets
C Huntley 8 2 21 3
N Davis2 8 2 22 0
V Evans 7 1 26 2
H Brown 8 0 27 1
N Hudson 7 0 33 4
38 5 129 10
Edited: sherrif (Tue May 5 07:12:40 2009)