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

Timberscombe ran out easy winners to complete their second win of the
season. Asked to bat first, the home side found the early going tough.
After 20 overs they had moved to 52 for the loss of one wicket. From
then on the innings took off. With skipper Paul Sparks leading the way
with 78, healthy contributions from opener Btuce Lang, 32 and Joe
Shooter a total of 186 for 4 was posted.

The Stoke reply never really got going. A wicket to the third ball of
the innings and tight bowling from Rob Golding and Will Giblett meant
the visitors were always up against it. A lively and hard hit
52 by M Vigar brought some respectability to the innings, but they
were always  behind the required rate ending 57 runs short.

Timberscombe 186 for 4
Paul Sparks 78
Joe Shooter 34 no
Bruce Lang 32

Stoke St Gregory 129 for 4
M Vigar 52
Rob Golding 16 for 2

Timberscombe 23 Points beat Stoke St Gregory 5 Points by 57 Runs

The game was restricted to 30 overs per side after showery weather
made the chances of a full afternoon’s cricket unlikely. Timberscombe
won the toss and elected to bat. Once the early showers had passed Paul
Sparks and Bruce Lang set about their task. Their opening partnership
of 51 proved to be the biggest of the match. Lang departed on 15 and a 
brief flurry of wickets brought Paul Keal to the crease. He picked up
the tempo of the innings as opener Sparks went 1 short of his half
century. Caswell bowled well for his 5 wickets. When the innings closed
Keal’s 33 had helped to take the score to a healthy 157.

North Newton found the going tough. Rob Golding bowled a miserly early
spell of five overs for 4 runs. All the bowlers continued to keep the
runs down, and with two good run outs by Tom Sparks, and a couple of
wickets from Keal  Newton were always well short of challenging the
total.

Timberscombe 157 for 9
Paul Sparks 49
Paul Keal 33
Caswell 5 for 31

North Newton 109 for 5
B Sellick 37 no
Paul Keal 2 for 22

Timberscombe 23 Points beat North Newton by 48 Runs

Timberscombe put Bishop’s Hull in on a lively looking wicket. So it
was to prove as wickets fell on a regular basis on a day when ball
dominated bat.  Hoddinott was the pick of the Bishop’s Hull batting his
positive approach enabled him to hit his way to 19. Bowlers Rob Golding
and Will Giblett used the conditions well and worked their way steadily
through the Bishop’s Hull batting line up, they were ably backed up by
Ben Bowman.

In reply Timberscombe’s batsmen found the going no easier and found
themselves losing wickets at key moments. Well taken catches and
accurate bowling, especially by England and Holman made the going
tough.
Paul Sparks was the only batsmen to show any kind of sustained
resistence. He battled his way to 46 before being the last man out. The
innings ended with the visitors 29 runs short.

Bishop’s Hull 120 All out
Rob Golding 3 for 20
Will Giblett 3 for 21
Ben Bowman 3 for 35

Timberscombe 91 All out
Paul Sparks 46
Hoddinott 3 for 10

Timberscombe 7 Points lost to Bishop’s Hull 24 Points by 29 Runs

Rain on Thursday and Friday ended chances of a game on grass and the
artificial wicket came to the rescue. Winning the toss, Taunton elected
to bat and were soon enjoying the unusually reliable early season
conditions.  Masters (64)and Hunt (38) the Taunton openers set about
their task, and took full advantage of wayward bowling and the short
leg side boundary. The first wicket fell on 110, and with Preston
following up with 34 Taunton looked well placed. Timberscombe were
relieved to get to tea and were perhaps a tad fortunate to have
restricted the batsmen to 186 for 5 by the close of the innings. Of the
home side’s bowlers only Rob Golding with 4 for 38 could be pleased
with the way he had bowled.

In reply Timberscombe never really got going and lost crucial wickets
at key stages. Cameo innings by Ben bowman, Paul Sparks and Paul Keal 
were never enough to trouble the fielding side. The only bright spot of
the innings was a maiden league half century by 15 year old Tom Sparks.
His 61 not out and a late 50 run partnership with Rob Golding (16) made
the score respectable and earned full batting points for the home side.
Man of the match Masters took 4 for 37 and was the pick of the bowlers.

Taunton 186 for 5
M Masters 64
Rob Golding 4 for 38

Timberscombe 157 for 7
Tom Sparks 61 no
M Masters 4 for 37

Timberscombe 7 Points lost to Taunton 24 Points