Timberscombe Cricket Club

Timberscombe overcame a lively challenge presented by visitors Bishops 
Hull to keep their unbeaten run in tact.

Inviting the visitors to bat 
the home side exerted an element of control restricting runs and taking 
wickets at regular intervals. Only when J Osmond and M Chanter came 
together did the innings start to take some shape. Both hit lively and 
aggressive scores in the thirties, both perished to good catches in the 
deep. Nick Virgin and Rob Golding were the pick of the bowlers taking 4 
and 3 wickets respectively. The Hull innings finally ended on 140.

A 
useful opening partnership of 49 saw the reply take off. Opener Nick 
hill was first out for a typically aggressive 24. Fellow opener Bruce 
Lang then took on the key role of providing the backbone to the 
innings. A lively 19 from Paul Sparks, and a couple of wickets late on, 
brought Paul Keal to the crease to see Timberscombe home with seven 
overs to spare. The evergreen Lang ended on 62 not out.

Bishops Hull 
140 All out
J Osmond 39
M Chanter 37
N Virgin 4 for 39
R Golding 3 for 
34

Timberscombe 141 for 4
B Lang 62 no
N Hill 24

Timberscombe 26 
points beat Bishops Hull 6 points by 6 wkts.

A wet wicket and outfield from overnight rain meant the toss left an 
easy decision to make. Choosing to bowl the visitors were soon on top 
and never really released the strangle hold on the Lydeard innings. Rob 
Golding and Will Giblett made runs hard to come by and wickets fell 
too. Once again the bowling of Keith Graddon and Nick Virgin backed 
this up with both taking wickets. Only B Foxwell provided any sort of 
resistance as the home side were blown away. Graddon ended with another 
five wicket haul, and Virgin two, as the innings was ended on 69 all 
out.

A steady 23 first wicket stand set the platform for the 
Timberscombe reply. Nick Hill once more set about the bowling with 
effect. He ended on 43 not out as the total set was passed in the 17th 
over. An efficient victory for the visitors in a game played in good 
spirit throughout.

Lydeard St Lawrence 69 All Out
B Foxwell 23
K 
Graddon 5 for 13

Timberscombe 72 for 3
Nick Hill 43 Not Out

Timberscombe 26 Points beat Lydeard St Lawrence 1 Point by 7 Wickets

Another convincing win made it six wins from six for Timberscombe. 

Asked to bat the visitors were always making steady runs. Once again 
opener Ben Graddon was the one out of luck as his wicket fell in the 
fifth over. Fellow opener Nick Hill was the one to profit from his 
misfortune as he took the chances that came his way, taking advantage 
of the many lives he was given throughout his knock, he set about any 
loose deliveries that came along. Minehead’s young bowling attack were 
finding it hard going as their wayward line was helping the 
Timberscombe cause. Only some energetic fielding, and one spectacular 
catch from Sam Jordan, provided any positives as the visitors moved 
comfortably to 223. Hill who finished on 91 unbeaten, and Andy Dyer who 
managed 48 were the mainstays of the innings putting on 110 for the 
third wicket. For the second week running Timberscombe were aided by 
extras, this time totaling 60.

Minehead’s reply never really got going 
as Rob Golding and Will Giblett once again applied early pressure. When 
the first wicket fell in the 14th over the score was 32 and the home 
side were well behind the required rate. From here Timberscombe’s 
bowlers turned the screw. A dogged innings of 22 from Stu Tudball came 
to an end and marked a rapid capitulation from there on. Spinner Nick 
Virgin nibbled away throughout his nine overs taking 5 for 24, ably 
assisted by the accurate change bowling of Keith Graddon who managed 3 
for 14 from his 12 overs.

Timberscombe 223 for 3
N Hill 91

Minehead 
81 All Out
S Tudball 22
N Virgin 5 for 26
K Graddon 3 for 14

Timberscombe 
26 Points Beat Minehead 2 Points 
by 142 Runs