Sep 01 2007
Leamington III v L.I.C.C. (01-09-2007)
Played Saturday, September 1st 2007
Itchington pushed perennial rivals, and already promoted, Leamington all the way in another good game of cricket on Saturday.
Having been put in the visitors lost a wicket at 15. Martyn Rawbone and Alex Jack added 88 in reasonable time before the latter was dismissed for 43 in the 28th over. Rawbone followed 5 runs later for 45. At 144-3 a base was there for acceleration but 3 quick wickets quashed these hopes. Nick Brooks (25) and Stephen Rawbone (15n.o.) added some late runs as the total reached 185-8 despite 4-44 from Ryan and 3-32 from Cheslin.
Leamington struggled early on following a fine spell from Neil Hudson (10-1-29-2), who dismissed both openers, and it was 30-3 when 15 year old Hugh Perks took a superb one handed diving catch to dismiss the dangerous Cheslin.
Skipper Dale survived chances but when Richard Cressey accounted for him for 25 the home side were in big trouble at 78-6. Youngster Zac Grant was joined by the experienced Damian Dixon and together they turned the game around aided by some poor ground fielding from LI.
Grant finally went for an excellent 44 at 142. Dixon was 8th out for 38 and it was left to another teenager Credgington to hit the winning runs finishing on 26 n.o. with 2 balls left despite all 5 bowlers sharing the wickets.
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