NEW FOREST UNDER 17 LEAGUE

HYTHE UNDER 17's vs MILOFRD ON SEA

Thursday 25th June

Harry SMITH

Positive 29 inc 5 fours

10 Man Hythe Beat Milford With Superb Cathcing Display

A superb catching display by the 10 man Under 17's eased them to a 55 run win over Milford on Sea at Jones Lane tonight. Hythe batted first and made 116 for 5 with Harry Smith top scoing with 29. Ben Smith took two wickets in the first over and from then on Milford wickets fell at a regular pace including two quality catches from Damon Lord and another from Ben and Harry Smith.

Hythe now jump above Milford in the league table to 9th.

Milford won the tosss and put Hythe into bat on what looked a perfect batting on the edge of the square. Hythe again opened with Matt Young and Ben Smith and the pair got the green caps off to a steady start - 20-0 off 5 overs. Then just as Smith started to find the boundary he was well caught by S.Brown for 14 - Hythe 29 for 1.

That brought Tom Richards to the crease who was finding it hard to time the ball. Off the next 7 overs only 40 were added against some ragid bowling. At 67 Hythe lost Matt Young for 23. Harry Smith showed his intent from the off hitting 3 fours from his first 5 scoring shots. The pair took the score to 91 off 15 overs when Richards was out for 23 inc 1x4 and 1x6.

Harry Smith was next to go caught for a very good 29 inc 5x4's. Tom Huxley made 2 before he was dismissed for 2 in the last over and Hythe finished on 116 for 5 with Sam Mead 11 not out.

Ben Smith opened the bowling for Hythe and after three balls down the left side he bowled Rogers off his pad for 0. Next ball he took out J.Brown's middle stump and Milford were 1-2. Same Page took the next over and after Sheppard hit him for 4 two balls later he had him well caught by Ben Smith for 4.

Todd Powell replaced Ben Smith (who was protecting his average) and second ball had S.Brown excellently caught well down by Ben Smith for 3 - Milford 8 for 4. 2 overs later and Powell had another scalp - bowling Lewis for 8. Luke Blackwell replaced Page and first ball had Short caught by Harry Smith for 2. In his next over Milford lost another wicket when Boynton was well caught by Damon Lord in the deep. Two balls later and the sdame pair dismissed Ayling for 0 this time Lord's catch one of the catches of the season. Milford 31 for 8.

Tom Richards came onto bowl and became the 5th Hythe bowler to get a wicket in his first over thansk to another stonker of a catch - this time from Harry Smith. Sam Mead was given 2 overs to help the Milford score along and Damon Lord who missed out with the bat was asked to bowl and was rewarded with the final wicket - Todd Powell with the catch. Milford all out for 61 in just 12.3 overs. A valuable 19 points for the green caps and they did it with ten men after Sam Unsworth failed to show.

Innings of : HYTHE 94 For 5 (18 Overs)

Innings of : MILFORD ON SEA 61 All Out (112.3 Overs)

(M.Boynton 10)

Hythe Bowling

Hythe Catches : D.Lord 2, B.Smith 2, H.Smith 2, T.Powell 1