Cricket: Openers' huge stand
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College West Norfolk League, 45 overs per innings unless stated.
Division Three
Gayton (4 points) lost to Downham B (19) by 9 wkts
Gayton 193 in 38.3 ov (A. Chadderton 25, M. Blowers 25, C. Bunting 18, C. Hill 30, R. Waterfield 6, M. Coker 0, H. Pettitt 46, Mk. Blowers 8, M. Haylock 7, A. Thompson 0, L. Hunt no 2; L. Holman 2-64, A. Thulbourne 4-40, N. Langford 3-53).
Downham B 194-1 in 34.4 ov (C. Bullock 116, I. Stacey no 53, D. Bullock no 0; Bunting 1-5).
Downham B's opening pair Colin Bullock and Ian Stacey almost won the game on their own with a huge stand.
They had brought the scores level when Bullock was caught going for the winning hit for 116, leaving Stacey and Dan Bullock the formality of completing the one run needed for victory.
Gayton had time to spare to set a higher total, but collapsed from 168-5 once top scorer Pettitt was out.
Holt (20) beat Swaffham A (6) by 144 runs
Holt 211 in 44.1 ov (R. Thaxter 33; Frohawk 5-31, Dale 1-18, J. Crisp 1-27, Coggles 3-27).
Swaffham A 67 in 21.2 ov (R. Crisp 21, D. Lane 3, C. Powley 2, A. Dale 1, N. Pickering 0, W. Frohawk 25, J. Crisp 0, A. Payne no 13, J. Jochim 0, J. Coggles 0, D. Webster 1; M. Curtis 10.2-3-32-9).
Swaffham's day went wrong from when they lost the toss and fielded in the heat, ending in a fine nine-wicket scalp from Holt's Curtis.
Heacham (4) lost to Fakenham A (19) by 118 runs
Fakenham A 197-7 (D. Wells 65, M. Webb 7, W. Dunger 27, D. Futter 63, B. Bushell 2, M. Pickering 16, M. Croft 0, J. Betts no 1; D. Rix 2-45, A. Dix 3-43, N. Stockdale 1-17, A. Green 1-30).
Heacham 70 in 23.1 ov (S. Grief 0, T. Farrow 1, J. Rix 4, D. Rix 2, G. Anderson 1, A. Bix 10, P. Darlow 2, N. Stockdale 0, M. Wright no 2, A. Green 10, K. Miller 3; J. Goulding 4-21, Webb 1-13, Betts 1-13, Pickering 2-9, R. Savory 2-1).
Beetley (6) lost to Wisbech B (19) by 25 runs
Wisbech B 173-6 (K. Smart 39, P. Strickle 1, A. Peck 14, J. Sheppard 65, S. Darlow no 32, L. Peck 0, S. Sleath 3, E. Peck no 1; I. Clarke 3-47).
Beetley 148 in 40 ov (S. Denham 39, M. Smith 56; P. Strickle 4-23, A. Peck 3-43).
Division One
Snettisham (8) lost to Grimston (17) by 3 wkts
Snettisham 200-5 (G. Forder 0, Mat Herbert no 108, R. Twiddy 21, G. Raines 8, P. Wright 2, J. Findlater 20, Mat Herbert no 19; K. Barber 1-59, M. Barber 2-34, J. Redhead 1-47, M. McNeil 1-23).
Grimston 203-7 in 38.5 ov (J. Redhead 71, T. Anderson 62, A. Singleton 6, K. Barber 16, R. Belcher 0, M. McNeil 20, R. High 0, T. Childs no 7, J. Butt no 8; A. Daniels 2-35, T. Coughlan 1-41, Raines 3-48, Mi Herbert no 1-24).
Grimston's Jack Redhead and Tom Anderson put on 133 for the first wicket.
Thanks to Stebbings and Hardwick Timber for sponsoring the match balls.
Hardwick Timber MoM: Jack Redhead.
Dereham A (22) beat Castle Acre (2) 225 by runs
Dereham A 286-3 (Wallace 65, Garner no 129; Curry 1-54, N. King 2-45).
Castle Acre 61 in 24.3 ov (S. Molyneux 22, M.
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Last Updated:
19 May 2008 9:22 AM
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Lynn News Friday
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