Scorecard

Eight Ash Green Cricket Club Two Counties 1st XI (Saturday) v West Bergholt on Sat 17 Aug 2013 at 13.00
Eight Ash Green Cricket Club Won By 5 Wickets

Match report The Green welcomed local rivals West Bergholt to Fordham Heath on Saturday hoping to take a huge stride towards promotion. Having won the toss and deciding to bowl first in ideal conditions the green soon made their advantage tell with Goodall and Firmin bowling brilliant spells to remove danger men Elson and Wheeler as Bergholt slipped to 28-4. Just as it looked like it would be another stroll in the park for the green, Bergholt hit back putting on 40 for the 5th wicket. In what looked like a rather desperate move, Captain Smith chucked the ball to Nunn looking to break the partnership. However it proved a masterstroke as 2 wickets fell in Nunn’s first over putting the green back in control. With Hammond polishing off the tail (4-20) the Green bowled out Bergholt out for a well below par 114.
Still in tough batting conditions, the Greens chase started badly losing Smith early. Paul Marston however showed all his experience to anchor the Greens innings as he put on useful Partnerships with Nunn and Hammond to put the right in control. After he fell for 43 the Green went through their usual minor collapse but the ever dependable RP (15*) saw them home.
It proved another great win for the Green against good opposition meaning victory away at Frinton on Saturday will secure promotion.

West Bergholt Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1w 2b  
for 10 wickets
3
114 (36.0 overs)		     
R Elston ct  & b Firmin 4
D Wheeler ct  Smith J b Goodall 1
A Buckley ct  Nunn b Goodall 6 1
A Taylor ct  Marston b Nunn 13 2
C Southernwood ct  Smith K b Goodall 16 3
D Whitehouse ct  & b Nunn 28 6
I Lasky ct  Smith J b Hammond 1
M McDonald b  Hammond 9 2
J Smith Not Out  26 1 1
P Twydell ct  Smith K b Hammond 5 1
P Reynolds b  Hammond 2

Eight Ash Green Cricket Club Two Counties 1st XI (Saturday) Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Goodall9.0036312.004.00
Oli Firmin8.0328128.003.50
Alastair Hammond10.022045.002.00
Steve Nunn9.0228214.003.11

Eight Ash Green Cricket Club Two Counties 1st XI (Saturday) Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
6nb 2w 5b 1lb 
for 5 wickets
14
115		        
Jack Smith ct  & b Whitehouse 7 1 2
Paul Marston ct  Taylor 43 8 1
Steve Nunn b  Smith 14 3 1
Alastair Hammond b  Whitehouse 11 1
Nipuna Ukwatte ct  Southernwood 7 1
Richard Polley Not Out  15 2
Oli Firmin Not Out  4 1 1
Jens Wair  
Mark Goodall  
Kevin Smith   2
Jonathan Purser  

West Bergholt Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
D Whitehouse6.0030215.005.00
J Smith5.0026126.005.20
A Taylor6.0020120.003.33
C Southernwood5.0119119.003.80
P Twydell3.001200.004.00
D Wheeler0.30200.004.00