HYTHE & DIBDEN CRICKET CLUB

HYTHE SNATCH DRAW IN LOW SCORING GAME

HYTHE SUNDAY XI vs ROBINS

Sunday 22nd July

After heavy rain the previous day had left the square very damp - with a dry day forcasted the decision was made at 10am that with no more rain then a game could go a head. By 2.30 the pitch was still damp but playable and the conditions difficult.

The game went ahead and resulted in an entertaining draw.

Hythe won the toss and elected to bat first a decision Robbie James must have questioned after 2 overs when both Matt Howe and James Page had returned to the pavillion.

Things got even worse when Tongs 6 and Russell Moore joined them Hythe 15 for 4. Paul Whitlock dug in at the other end as he and Grobler looked to get Hythe out of a rut. Whitlock finally went for 23 unusually stumped off the bowling of 14 year old Danny Mills a promising young leg spinner on the books at New Milton. Grobler appeared to be getting use to thew conditions when he was caught off the bowling of Hythe Under 17 - Gregg Woods for 30. Woods bowled 8 overs for 30 in only his second bowl of the season and Robins were grateful to him for filling in.

Ben Smith 13, Like Mills 17 and Rob James 11* all contributed as Hythe got over the hundred mark and finished on 119 all out 10 minutes before tea.

Robins bowld well skipper M.Crossley 3-16 and S.Cox 4-37 the pick of the bowling and young Danny Mills 7-0-22-1

Robins fancied there chances but their innings sufferd the same fate as Hythe's losing two wickets in the first over - both bowled by Willow League Leader Pete Stevens jnr. A prtnership of 40 then occured between Giles 25 and S.Cox 16 before Giles was excellently caught by Page off the bowling of Ben Smith. Smith then dropped a skier in the deep before redeeming himself by catching Cox off the bowling of Robbie James. Lee Powell took over from the top end after Stevens finished with 2-2 off 7. Powell then bowled Spiers for 14. Kermode and Adams batted sensibly but were needng 5 an over to win with 9 overs left. 3 wickets in quick succession then left Hythe needing 2 wickets off the final 2 overs. Robbie James got 2 in 2 when two top catches by Punchey Mills and Lee Powell in the deep was followed by a deserved wicket for Mills when he bowled Adams for 15. With 2 overs remaining the Robins skipper M.Crossley decided 18 was too many to get and decided to close shop for a sporting draw. All the Hythe bowlers did there bit by keeping their economy rates below 3.6 and some of the catches would make 'small hands' Dixon druell with envy.

Innings of : HYTHE 119 all out (39.5 Overs)

Innings of : ROBINS 101 For 8 (43 Overs)

( J.Giles 25, P.Kermode 22, S.Cox 16, J.Spiers 14, G.Woods 0 )

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