Sep 01 2007
L.I.C.C. v Catherine de Barnes II (01-09-2007)
Played Saturday, September 1st 2007
Itchington II’s clinched promotion in their first season in Division 6 with a clinical batting display chasing down 179 to beat Catherine de Barnes by 9 wickets.
Catherine de Barnes forfeited the toss due to late arrivals and were invited to bat first. Itchington went back to the future with veterans Steve Crosthwaite (10-5-12-1) and Dave Buchholz (10-1-42-1) opening the bowling and it was Crosthwaite who struck first removing Jonker for 0 after opener Gallimore had retired hurt. Fellow opener Partington soon followed, the first of three victims for Tom Crosthwaite (10-0-47-3) who took over from his dad. Lewis (29) and Ballinger (41) then rebuilt the innings with a stand of 62 before Lewis fell to Tom Crosthwaite and Ballinger was bowled by Jack Arthurton (6-1-18-1) at the end of a tidy 6 over spell. Gallimore (35 n.o.) returned to the fray and a frenetic end to the innings saw 3 wickets fall but 35 precious runs added in the last 5 over’s and a total of 179 was set for Itchington to chase.
Itchington lost an early wicket but after a watchful start Aaron Jones and George Insall started to impose themselves and soon the runs started flowing as first Insall and the Jones reached their half centuries, Jones going on to make 82 n.o. and Insall 73 n.o. as they put on a unbroken 2nd wicket stand of 173 to see Itchington home in the 38th over. Lewis was the pick of the visitors bowling attack only conceding 27 runs in his 10 over’s and taking the solitary wicket to fall.
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