Buckingham Town Cricket Club - July 8th 2005

Buckingham Town U13 vs Gerrards Cross U13 (County Cup)

Winning the toss town put their opponents into bat,looking like a good decision as Jack Deal's opening loosener scattered the bails & a superb direct hitting run out from Adam Davies left them two down after the first over. Runs came slowly under Deal & Adam Bone until the fifth over when Rob Laird took a cool catch from Deal's bowling.

Deal was again in the action during the seventh over running out the batsman stood out of his crease. Partnerships were now starting to form & boundaries being found before Steve Brunning made a breakthrough in the nineth over when the batsman returned his ball for a safe catch.

Batsmen Hales & Lewis made a good stand together nudging the score up towards & beyond respectability before Laird found Hales middle stump in the sixteenth before he could retire. Lewis batted well to earn retirement & Shaw ran his replacement out off the next ball. Gerrards Cross finished on a reachable but tricky 100-7 from their 20 overs.

In reply Town's openers, Deal & Tom Hill came out positively; Deal finding the boundary from his second ball. The dream cruise to victory was not to be & Hill(2) bacame the first victim getting caught in the deep in the third over. Bone came to the crease & the pair batted well until Deal was bowled by an awkward short ball for 14 & his replacement Laird found the second ball irresistible & was caught before troubling the scorers. In came Callum Cater(5) who delicately placed the ball to keep the runs ticking over until he too looked to hit a short ball again finding the fielder.

Bone played well, rode his luck a little getting dropped from a skier until he was bowled in the thirteenth over for 17. With good bats still in the bag but overs running out the game hung in the balance. Gerrards Cross were understandably optimistic but they had little idea what was in store. Steve Brunning(21 no) & Ali Shaw(25 no) were more than equal to the challenge batting with aplomb. The winning partnership was worth a fantastic 49 & with three overs left needed a run a ball, Brunning hitting the winning run in the final over with four balls to spare much to the delight of Manager Paul Hill & all the supporting spectators.

BTCC U13