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2nd XI 2002

  Hoghton
   

Fixture

  WITHNELL FOLD v HOGHTON

Date

  20th April 2002

Score

  WITHNELL FOLD WIN

Match Report

 

  The seconds lurched into the new season with a mixture of the usual old farts plus some younger (much younger) talent which brought the average age down to a healthy 35 or so. The skipper (Sargey again - no-one else was daft enough to volunteer) got off to a good start by not losing the toss, thus equalling last season's best sequence. Hoghton were promptly inserted and slowly struggled to 11 for 5. Some hefty biffing ensued taking them quickly to 70 without further loss. Eventually a total of 93 was reached, Col Smith and Lee Fowler taking the final wickets. The highlights were Martin Fowler's express delivery which uprooted off stump about a second before the batsman played a very correct-looking forward defensive, and the skipper going for 7 off a single ball (thanks guys).

Our response was steady with the target achieved in relative comfort with 20 overs to spare. The skipper's unbroken partnership with Martin Fowler continued in the bar afterwards. When Martin retired Cookey took over until the finish, Sargey being last man out.



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