DEVON TOUR

IPPLEPEN vs HYTHE & DIBDEN

Sunday 8th July

DIXIES UNBEATEN 70 GETS YOUR OFF TO WINNING START

Sundays Game @ IPPLEPEN.

The tour kicked off at the picturesque ground of Ipplepen a Devon D Division Club.

We arrived 2 hours early and a few of the guys were straight in the nets for a net session. The groundsman went home for his lunch leaving 11 strangers alone with the use of their clubhouse.

Chiv nominated captain for the day elected to bat first when seeing that the opposition was 50% colts and went for safety first - electing to put the first team players at the top of the batting order with the excuse that the Seconds had played the previos day.

The James brothers began to play their shots from the word go and put on 47 for the first wicket before Robbie was bowled for 10. Three runs later Kev was back in the pavillion as well for 28.

Dixon looked to increase the pace but three overs later Guymer too was plodding back to the pavillion for the first duck of the tour. 65 for 3 off 14 and Hythe needed to increase the pace. Froggett was next to go - out for 9 and Hythe were 86 for 4. Enter the guru he and Si Dixon putting on 101 for the 5th wicket in just 16 overs though the fielders helped Dixies cause dropping him 5 times in the process. Soon after Dixon reached his fifty Tongs was out for 46 and Hythe were 188 for 5 off 35 overs. Whilst Dixie scored in singles Narus scored in boundaries scoring a quick fire 32* in five overs. Dixon finished on 70* and Hythe a decent 227 for 5 off their 40 overs.

After a superb tea - can't describe how good it was - Hythe took to the field with Belly behind the stumps. Gary watch out he put in such a decent performance that he was voted captain the next day.

Chiv opened up with Grobler and Edwards and wish he hadn't - 2 smacks on the legs from the pace of Grobler - but for the metal of his support strap he would have been hospitalised. Instead he just had an egg on his leg. Groblers 6 overs cost just 9 runs.

Edwards meanwhile took the first 3 wickets as the home side struggled to 54 for 3. We then saw a partnership of 71 for the 4th wicket between Tuckett 42 and Cooper 47 before Guymer broke the deadlock at 125 for 4 off 34 overs. Rich Froggett and Robbie James both picked up 2 wickets each before the Ipplepen innings closed out on 164 for 8 giving Hythe a 63 run victory.

Innings of : HYTHE 227 For 5 (40 Overs)

Innings of : IPPLEPEN 164 For 8 (40 Overs)

( T.Cooper 47, L.Tuckett 42, A.Peters 19*)

HYTHE BOWLING