Result - Lost by 8 wts

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Stainborough 141 a.o., Ged McInerny 34, Dave Exley 22, Richard Grange 21, Chris Hall 20, S. Rhodes 4-45, S. Farook 1-3

Streethouse 144-2, A. Towler 55 n.o., J. Byron 32 n.o.

Match Report

Stainborough again won the toss and elected to bat on a good wicket. As in previous weeks they got off to a good start reaching the desired target of 61-2 at the mid point of the innings. However, the next 10 overs saw just 14 runs added to the total at a cost of 2 wickets and the pressure began to build on the incoming batsmen. With the innings floundering on 90-4, Chris Hall (20) and John Hall (16) provided the much needed acceleration but when they both fell in the 37th over, it was left to Dave Exley (22) to steer the side to a second bonus point. The final wicket fell in the penultimate over with the score on 141.

On a good batting track, Stainborough needed early wickets if they were going to defend their total. In the first 10 overs they were very unlucky when the Streethouse openers played and missed several times and were struggling to find the runs. However, having survived the early pressure, the boundaries began to flow with some careless fielding adding to Stainborough's downfall. Streethouse reached their target with 20 overs to spare and for the loss of just two wickets.

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