Timberscombe Cricket Club

Timberscombe took on old foe Brasted Invicta on Sunday and it was a
familiar tale as they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Having lost the toss Timberscombe fielded first and despite a couple of early wickets Brastead got off to a good start, with Pearce and S Young being severe on anything off length or line.  It took a magnificent catch at square leg by Kev Godfrey off Chris Hill to remove Pearce for 42 with Young following to the same bowler shortly afterwards for 45. However, there was no respite as M Lea completed his maiden half century, and only tight bowling from Godfrey kept Brastead below 250 as they closed their forty overs on 242-7, which was attainable for a Timberscombe side with a strong batting line-up and lightning outfield.

Timberscombe started well, keeping close to the required rate thanks to some delightful attacking batting by Nick Hill, who posted his fifty in double quick time in the face of decent bowling. Number three Rob Golding batted well until sawn off by the trigger happy visiting umpire, and although Hill was still going strong he did not have much support at the other end until his brother joined him, at which point he completed his first century in four years and retired as he was visibly flagging in the heat. This signalled Chris to attack the bowling until he too was cut off in his prime despite a massive inside edge onto his pads. With the tail failing to wag and the run rate required mounting not even the returning Nick Hill could attain victory, as he was run out in the penultimate over with the home side twenty runs short.

Brastead Invicta 242-7 (Lea 67*, S Young 45, Pearce 42, B Young 35)
TCC 222 all out (N Hill 108, B Young 3-23)

Timberscombe CC League Averages 2008

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Timberscombe CC Friendly Averages 2008

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Timbuck traveled to Brompton Ralph and won a tight game against Monksilver in soggy conditions in the 20th over. Monksilver batted in the dry conditions but only Jason Bindon retired on 30 and John Kidd hit a useful 24 not out. Leading wicket taker Russell Summersgill bowled both openers, and G Storey span well to take another wicket and an amazing caught and bowled from Perkins claimed the fourth wicket, which restricted Monksilver to two short of the magical ton.
Timberscombe struggled as conditions went from light to heavy rain and the light faded. Starting slowly Summersgill, who was forced to open, ended his run of ducks and occupied the crease for a long time with a pedestrian 10 runs off 27 balls. Nick Hill (8) and Paul Sparks (28) were both run out trying to increase the rate. Abbott came in and scored a run a ball 19 to leave Jez Dibble 4 not out and Ian Buchanan 17 not out to see the game home in the 20th over; with the latter hitting another boundary after a fielder missed a difficult catch, allowing the score to finish on exactly 100.

TCC – P Sparks 28 R Summersgill 2 overs 7 runs 2 wickets

Monksilver- J Bindon 30 ret. J Kidd 24 not out

On Sunday 29th JulyTimbuck entertained touring side Woolhampton and ended up being comprehensively beaten by 92 runs. P Howe (31) and M Smith (73) got the tourists off to a great start. It could have been so different if the dozing Buchanan had not dropped Smith when he was still in single figures. C Simmons crawled out of his sleeping bag to score a quick 46 not out to post an unlikely 256 for victory .
Set an imposing 255 off 40 overs, Timbuck started well with Nick Hill and Alan Evans both getting into the 30’s before both falling to Porter. The reliable run machine of Jason Abbott for once failed to trouble the scorers and with his dismissal ended Timberscombes slim hope of victory. In form Dave Cook hit a steady 21 not out and Matt Stonier stroked a fine 30 including a glorious on drive but with ducks from Summersgill and Buchanan Timberscombe limped to 163 all out.

TCC – A Evans 34 N Hill & M Stonier 30
N Hill 5 overs 31 runs 2 wickets, J Dibble 7 overs 49 runs 3 wickets
R Summersgill 8 over 2 maidens 24 runs 2 wickets

Timberscombe ran out winners by 50 runs in this highly entertaining game 20/20 game. Mid-week captain Steve Perkins surprisingly won a toss and decided to bat. Will Giblett opened with T Sparks and both were caught by Gunn with young Sparkle only making 4 but Giblett got Timberscombe off to a flyer with some lusty blows in his 27. Brandon Rawle played well and reached his 30 before retiring and Perkins made a swift 20 before being bowled off his pads by Laurie’s grandson. Jason Abbott blasted 30 before retiring and Abbott senior made 10 not out and with Nick Hill slapping a lucky 25 before being caught by Sidley-Adams off the bowling of Greek international Gus Woolbridge to leave the Gunn eleven a competitive 163 to win.  In reply spinner Tom Sparkes removed both openers for 1 and 16 and Ali Lang continued with his impressive wicket tally adding Jason Hill for 10 and the danger man Woolbridge for a duck, to his list of victims. Dave Sowden hit a six before Golding had him caught behind. Gareth Morgan came in and hit some lusty blows before falling to the guile of Paul Sparks for 15. Pete “Pasty” Adams was the most impressive batsman playing some hard straight drives and a fine cut up the hill in his 37 not out which included 6 boundaries. However Adams ran out of partners when Perkins who dropped a hard caught and bowled chance previous ball trapped Gunn plumb lbw and the special spin of Nick Hill bamboozled Mikey T to wrap up the innings 50 runs short of their target.

TCC – B Rawle & J Abbott 30 ret, W Giblett 27, N Hill 25 & S Perkins 20
A Lang 3 overs 27 runs 2 wickets, T Sparks 2 overs 11 runs 2 wickets

GUNN X1 – P Adams 37 not out

Cannington elected to bat upon winning the toss. After the fall of
early wickets there innings was put together skillfully by the batting
of D Rich (64) and brutally by the hitting of W Pither (90).
Timberscombe were yet again left to regret drop catches and missed
chances, as the home side put together a competitive total of 220 for 9
at the close of their innings. Rob Golding again performed well with
the ball taking 5 wickets for 42.

At 31 for 3 Timberscombe’s chase looked to be all but over until the
two Pauls, Keal and Sparks once again carried the innings forward.
After a partnership of 109 Keal (66) was removed. With the next wicket
falling to the very next ball the remaining runs required looked a
steep mountain to climb. So it proved. With Sparks carrying his bat for
76 and a late flurry from 14 year old Tom Sparks the innings finally
fell 23 runs short.

Scores.

Cannington 220 for 9
D Rich 64
W Pither 90
Rob Golding 5 for 42

Timberscombe 197 for 8
Paul Sparks 76 no
Paul Keal 66
D Hill 4 for 47

Cannington 25 points  Timberscombe 9 points

Overnight rain made a firm pitch wet on top and was always going to
make early batting difficult. Hinkley won the toss and did not hesitate
to invite the visitors to bat. Despite the pitch condition the
Timberscombe batsmen set about their task feeding off some loose short
bowling and waiting for bad balls to put away. Nick Hill played
aggresively for a quick fire 40 from 34 balls before being
unfortunately given out caught behind when playing his pad. Paul Sparks
(51)then patiently built on Hill’s early work to keep the momentum of
the innings going. All the Timberscombe batsmen chipped in and carried
the score to 175 for 8 when the innings closed. D Hill was the pick of
the bowlers with 4 for 47.

Hinkley set about the chase with a combination of patience and hard
hitting. With 10 overs remaining they were well set as the rain came
and conditions swung in favour of the batting side. A combination of
slippery ball and outfield made bowling and fielding hard going. J Hill
was determined to make the most of the opportunity and did so with a
well hit 60 not out. This match winning innings was ably supported by
all the other Hinkley batsmen as they reached the winning total with 12
balls to spare. Rob Golding again bowled well with an impressive 4 for
39.

Scores.
Timberscombe 175 for 8
Paul Sparks 51
Nick Hill 40
D Hill 4 for 47

Hinckley Point
J Hill 60 no
Rob Golding 4 for 39

Holford 25 points  Timberscombe 8 points

Over Stowey climbed away from the foot of the table with a convincing
59 run victory over Timberscombe.

Winning the toss and choosing to bat, Stowey made a steady start
reaching 50 of the first 20 overs. Opening bowlers Rob Goulding and Will
Giblett had worked hard to restrict the scoring in the early stages.
Wickets in hand were the key and Stowey were able to up the tempo due
in the main to a well hit unbeaten 100 by J Platt. Stowey effectively
took the game away from Timberscombe in the middle phase of the innings
as none of the bowlers ever managed to master the bowling conditions.

Early overs of the Timberscombe reply went well but then the Stowey
bowlers turned the screws and the runs dried up.  The slow start meant
that the chase was never on and at 57 for 4 the visitors were in
trouble after 22 overs. Paul Keal (49) and Paul Sparks (36 no) manged
to salvage a little repectability to the score, but batting points were
the only real objective. The inning finally closed some 59 runs short
as Stowey ran out deserved winners.

Over Stowey 213 for 5
J Platt 100 no

Timberscombe 154 for 6
Paul Keal 49
Paul Sparks 36 no

C Woodley 3 for 43
Over Stowey 24 points Timberscombe 7 points

A good all round display from the home side saw them run out
comfortable winners by 81 runs.

Lydeard won the toss and invited their hosts to bat on a damp wicket.
A slow and patient start saw the openers battle to 54 from the first
19 overs. Ben Bowman was the first to fall for 30. A quick flurry of
wickets brought Paul Keal and Paul Sparks together to once more build
the partnership of the innings. Despite tight and effective bowling in
the conditions, the pair put on 86 valuable runs together. When Paul
Keal was out in the penultimate over for 61 it was possible that he and
Sparks (28 no) had helped to post a challenging total.

So it proved to be as first Rob Golding (1 for 8) and Will Giblett (1
for 25) put the brakes on the first 15 overs of the Lydeard reply. The
innings was set for Paul Keal to complete his all round contribution by
first dismissing the dangerous W Venton for 21 and then going on to
take 8 for 13 in 7 overs. Geoff Dibble ably supported Keal with an
equally miserly spell of 7 overs for 13 runs. For once the Timberscombe
fielders were able to adequately support their bowlers taking catches
all around the ground helping to seal an important home win.

Timberscombe 155 for 5
Paul Keal 61
Ben Bowman 30
Paul Sparks 28 no

M Knight 3 for 45

Lydeard St Lawrence 74 all out
W Venton 21

Paul Keal 8 for 13

Timberscombe 26 points Lydeard St Lawrence 3 points

Timberscombe entertained Minehead at Cowbridge and chased down a modest total of 139 runs with four overs to spare.  Minehead started brightly with opener Buchanan retiring on 50 and Matt Drakely’s 40 no, but no else managed to get into double figures, apart from S Tudball (12 no).

Timberscombe opened with Rob Goulding and Bruce Lang and the former scored a quick 20 off only 19 balls including a six before being caught and bowled next ball by Drakely.  Lang continued and retired on 50 ( 4 six’s),  these being much needed runs as in his previous two innings he’d failed to score.   Jason Abbott blasted 38 before being caught off the bowling of S Tudball and it was left to Nick Hill and Matt Stonier to see the game home in the sixteenth over.

Minehead 139 (I Buchanan 50 retired, M Drakely 40 no)

Timberscombe 140 ( B Lang 50 retired, J Abbott 38)