Timberscombe v Jesmond Jaguars 8 Aug 2010
Timberscombe were defeated by tourists Jesmond Jaguars on Sunday by five
wickets, in a game played in fine spirit throughout.
Timberscombe were put in to bat and were quickly in trouble, and despite
some lusty blows by Andrew Covey fell to 47 for 4 in the twelfth over.
However, this season’s leading run scorers Dan Bowditch and Jason Abbott
set about the bowling with vim and vigour, peppering the boundaries at
regular intervals, with one languid straight six from Bowditch a
highlight along with some of Abbott’s straight driving as both notched
up half-centuries.
The partnership had realised 167 runs when Bowditch was finally bowled
just short of a ton, and the innings finished fairly limply as
Timberscombe closed on 225 for 7, probably about twenty runs short of
par. Pick of the bowlers was Eccles who used height and pace well to
end with 3 for 16.
In reply the visitors got off to a fine start, until a fine low catch by
Mark Bolton off the bowling of Sam Price saw then end of a good innings
by Ward at 70 for 1. However another partnership between Lewis and
Mounsey flourished as loose bowling with punished accordingly, until
Bowditch was introduced to the attack and got two wickets in a two over
spell to get the innings back on track for Timberscombe.
However, further wickets for Charlie Tudball and Matthew Bowden were not
enough for the home side and Jesmond Jaguars crossed the finish line
with sixteen balls remaining.
TCC 225-7 (D Bowditch 96, J Abbott 67, Eccles 3-16)