Stanley welcomed struggling
Bisley to the rec, for their last home game of the
season. Winning the toss, Stanley had no hesitation
in asking Bisley to bat at first.
Openers Baker and Tuttle found
it hard to get the ball away against the accurate
bowling of Nash and Kinman-Pearmain. It took until
the 12th oveer for the first wicket to fall. With 34
on the board, Baker. having escaped two previous
edges through the slips, wasn't so lucky the third
time and was comforably caught by Gabb, at 2nd
slip, off Kinman-Pearmain, for 18. Nash bowled
extremely well for no reward finishing with
12-2-18-0. Skipper Ollie Smith hung around with
Tuttle but still runs were hard to come by. The pair
had put on 66 when Smith was bowled by Groves for 37
in the 34th over. A flurry of wickets then followed
with Wallington the only one to get double figures
with 16 not out. Bisley scored 128 for 7 in their
alloted 40 overs. Groves took 3 for 50 from 12 overs and
Fry 2 for 27 from 8.
Stanley, as always, started
possitively and had scored 20, when Clemence played
on from Ollie Smith for 7 in the 6th over. Gabb
strolled to the crease and briefly kept the scoring
rate going but he was bowled by the excellent Jez
Fern for 9 3 overs later. Andy Brennan scored two
and wanted three but Groves had other ideas and
Brennan was run out with the score on 47 for three
from 10 overs. Smith took himself off after bowling
6 overs and brought on the experienced Rich Tuttle,
much to Fry's delight. He and Groves took 16 from
Tuttle's first over which included a dropped catch
at long on. Unfortunately, the fielder didn't get
his hands to the ball, was hit hard, in the 'gentlemens
vegetables' and took no further part in the game.
Our best wishes go to the fielder as I understand he
was taken to hospital after the game. Tuttle did get
his revenge when he bowled Fry for 15. Scott
Kinman-Pearmain took over where Fry had left off and
played some lovely cuts through point. Groves tried
to preserve his average but capitulated to Jez Fern,
who had bowled superbly through the Stanley innings.
Collins finishe don 7 not out and Kinman-Pearmain 14
not out as Stanley overhauled the Bisley total in
the 20th over. Jez Fern finished with 10-1-40-2.
Paul Gabb
Leonard Stanley Captain and
press officer.
