Timberscombe Cricket Club

Timberscombe CC Mid-Season League Averages 2008

Batting

 

Bowling

 

Fielding

A tense finish saw Timberscombe hold their nerve and hang on to win by
13 runs in this low scoring match.

Asked to bat, Timberscombe lost an early wicket buyt then  moved
carefully on to 111. Bruce Lang (43) and Paul Sparks (39) were the
batsmen who picked their shots and waited for rare bad balls to make
some headway. A late tumble of wickets in the last 8 overs left them
having posted a handy total of 143 for 7.

Stogumber’s reply rarely looked like gaining any real momentum. Opener
A Hayes batted steadily for his 26 and a mid order flourish of 27 by N
Bennet put Stogumber in with a chance. However, a combination of good
bowling and the taking of key catches left the visitors 13 runs short
as the last wicket fell with Harry Elliott catching his older brother
James to finish the innings.

Timberscombe 143 for 7
Bruce Lang 43
Paul Sparks 39
J Rexworthy 26 for 3

Stogumber 130 All out
A Hayes 26
N Bennett 27
Rob Golding 21 for 3
Will Giblett 37 for 3

Timberscombe 25 Points beat Stogumber 7 Points by 13 Runs

Bagborough outperformed Timberscombe in all departments to run out
comfortable winners.

Electing to bat, Timberscombe appeared to have made the right choice
as they moved to 100 for the loss of just one wicket. The departure of
captain Paul Sparks on 30 was followed by a woeful display of poor shot
selection and impatient batting. Opener Bruce Lang was fast running out
of partners before finally departing himself on a hard fought 51. Only
the free flowing of the tail end bats allowed Timberscombe to reach
anything like a competitive score. With Will Giblett flashing his way
to 41 no the innings closed on 179 for 9. On the wichet and outfield
prepared this looked twenty or thirty runs short of par.

So it was to prove as, despite the loss of early wickets, Bagborough
carefully and sensibly went about chasing their target. Having seeing
off the opening bowlers, S Collins and Olly Barrett set about the
change bowlers  as they increased the pace of scoring and saw out the
innings, passing the home side’s total with just over three overs to
spare. Collins and Barrett ended both not out on 93 and 43
respectively.

Timberscombe 179 for 9
Bruce Lang 51
Will Giblett 41 no
Paul Sparks 30
King 56 for 4

Bagborough 182 for 4
S Collins 93 no
O Barrett 45 no
Will Giblett 43 for 3

Bagborough 25 Points beat Timberscombe 7 Points by 6 Wkts

A good all round performance from Timberscombe secured their fourth
consecutive win as they crushed Stoke St Mary by 189 runs.

Electing to bat openers Nick Hill and Paul Sparks made a steady start
before really setting about the Stoke bowling. When Hill fell for 27 in
the 15th over they had moved on to 84. Despite the fall of another
quick wicket the innings then gathered pace. Sparks with Pat Reed (37)
and then with Paul Keal (42) set about the Stoke bowling as they put
the ball to all parts. Sparks finally reached his 100 off 87 balls and
when he was finally out the score had moved to 243. This left a final
flurry from Kev Godfrey who ended with an unbeaten 27 to carry the
score to 279 at tea. Paul Gardner had worked hard for the home side and
finished with respectable figures of 39 for 3 off his 12 overs.

The Stoke St Mary proved to be one way traffic as first Rob Golding
with 13 for 4, and then Tom Sparks with 18 for 4, worked their way
through the batting. Only opener Packer and Collins further down the
order managed double figures as the visitors closed in on victory. The
final wicket fell on 90 as Timberscombe ran out comprehensive winners.

Timberscombe 279 for 7
Paul Sparks 113
Patrick Reed 37
Paul Keal 42
Paul Gardner 39 for 3

Stoke St Mary 90 All Out
D Packer 29
Rob Golding 13 for 4
Tom Sparks 18 for 4

Timberscombe 26 Points beat Stoke St Mary 5 Points by 189 Runs

A devastating spell of bowling by Rob Golding blew away the Trull
batting to set up a 111 run victory for the visitors.

On a warm and sunny afternoon Trull invited Timberscombe to bat. They
looked to have made a good decision when the score was 62 for 4 off 20
overs. However, Timberscombe opener Bruce Lang had other ideas. Having
taken over 10 overs to score his first run, patience paid off as he
managed to to carry the innings with a score of 67. Ably supported by
Tom Sparks and Matt Bowden, the innings closed on 159 for 8.

The Trull innings never got going as Rob Golding set about the top
order. With pace and swing he was fairly unplayable at times. All of
his wickets were bowled and included a hat trick. He went on to finish
with figures of 13 for 7.

Timberscombe 159 for 8
Bruce Lang 67
M Chanter 19 for 3

Trull 48 All Out
Rob Golding 13 for 7

Timberscombe 26 Points beat Trull 4 Points by 111 Runs