Long Itchington Cricket Club

LI entertained first time opponents Blockley on Saturday and ultimately came out on top in an intriguing game. Asked to bat first on a greenish wicket spiced up by overnight rain the home side lost a wicket to the 13^th ball of the innings. Martyn Rawbone and Richard Cressey added a cautious 40 before the skipper was out in the 16^th over for 15. Cressey departed at 59 and with a 4^th wicket going at 79 the innings was in the balance. Alex Jack and Tom Perks however steadied the ship and added 73 before Jack was dismissed for a fine 47. Perks finished unbeaten on 49 as the last 10 overs produced 65 runs and a defendable total of 193-6. Five visiting bowlers got amongst the wickets with skipper Dyer returning 2-22. Nick Brooks got amongst the much vaunted Blockley top order taking the first three wickets, all bowled, as the total slumped to 27-3 off 6 overs. Dyer joined experienced opener Williams to add 45 before the former was out for 18. The belated introduction of Perks brought about the downfall of Williams for 27. Middle order contributions from Vick (17) and A.Dyer (20) couldn’t deny the home side however as catches stuck as Blockley lost their last wicket in the 40^th over with the total on 132 falling to a 61 run defeat. All six home bowlers returned excellent figures with Nick Brooks 4-25 and Perks 2-13 the pick.

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