Result - Lost by 65 runs

Top Performers

Old Sharleston 183-4 , R. Scott 97, C. Weaver 42, Dave Kershaw 2-42

Stainborough 118 all out, Richard Grange 26, Ged McInerny 22

Match Report

After two back to back wins on the road, Stainborough went into the game knowing that a win would probably put them into the top three.

Old Sharleston were asked to bat first and found runs very difficult to come by in the opening overs. Despite beating the bat on many occasions, the openers survived and steadily began to grow in confidence. At the mid point of the innings the score had reached 60 without loss, but with plenty of wickets in hand a high score was expected. Eric Ball made 22 and Chris Weaver 42, but the innings revolved around Richard Scott who made an impressive score of 97. He was run out in the final over when hoping to gain the strike in an attempt to reach a much deserved century. The final target was set at 183.

The score of 183 was only seen as a "par" score and Stainborough expected to make up for the lack of any bowling points. However, they got off to a terrible start losing Gilfillan without a run on the board. At 26-3, Stainborough needed to get back into the game. Richard Umbers (13) and Ged McInerny (22) moved the score to 60, but the fall of their wickets in successive overs left Stainborough in trouble. With the ever increasing run rate and the steady fall of wickets Stainborough were never in a position to challenge and were duly dismissed for a very disappointing 118. 13 year old Brad Woods making only his second senior appearance should be congratulated on a composed innings and remained undefeated after facing several overs at the end of the innings.

Most Valuble Player