HYTHE & DIBDEN UNDER 11's

Vs TOTTON & ELING

Sunday 29th June

Totton test Hythe and we pass the mark.

Hythe Under 11's must go down as the clubs team of the week as they beat Totton & Eling by 13 runs. Its not often one of our club sides gain a victory over 'The Eeels' so lets make a special mention of it. Well done guys

Another sunny morning on the shores of Hythe saw the Northern club of Totton travel down the A326.

Alex duly won the toss for the 9^th out of 10 flicks and put Totton into bat.

The Totton openers only took 1 run in the first 4 overs, the rest going down to extras, Ali Bryers took a wicket in the second over and Totton were at 210 -1 after 4. The second pair lost a wicket in the 5^th over to a tidy ball from Sam Kelly and they also struggled to score runs and with the loss of another wicket in the 8^th over, Totton were on 211 for 3 after 8. Ali Bryers took that wicket and his figures of 3 overs 2 wkts for 7 runs were the best figures Hythe produced.

The third pairing hit 7 runs and lost a wicket when Archie Gilbert bowled and the batsman took off his own wicket. (Thanks go to the spectators for spotting that, as the umpires were half asleep for that one.) Maybe the square leg umpire thought the wind had blown it off. At 225 – 4 after 12 overs it was looking like an achievable score, the last pairing had other ideas, aided by a disastrous first over by Alex - 4 wides and a bye they settled in. 7 runs and 2 byes off the next over sent their score to 244. Alex wisely gave his 3^rd over to Sam Kelly but the pair were in fine form and hit another 13 runs off the last two overs. With Hythe giving away 44 extras, of which 30 were supposed wides, Totton reached a good score of 261.

After a positive team talk during the break we went out to bat, confidently. We lost two wickets in the first over and therefore restarted our game in the second, score now needed 71 off 15 overs, nothing like a good start. Mitch Parker who had been bowled twice, then dug in, scoring 8 runs with his partner Archie -3 to get us back in the game with the score at 211 after 4. David Pepper , playing his second game for us hit a high no ball for 4 off his first delivery to set the pace. After 8 we were 235-2. Ali and Billy then added another 8 runs and after 12 overs we were 257 for 2. For once Alex and Harrison were not left chasing a large target. With plenty of extras to help Alex hit 11 runs and top scored and Hythe ended up at 274 -2.

The team played really well. Good calling throughout the chase and only losing two wickets gave Hythe another deserved victory. Next weeks game is cancelled due to Sway pulling out of the league. We cannot play a Dad’s V Lads next week due to the U15’s playing at home, but we can arrange it for the end of the season.

Don’t forget – no training on Tuesday, no match on Sunday – next training 8^th July

Toss Won By : Hythe

Innings of : TOTTON & ELING 261 For 4 (16 Overs)

Hythe Bowling

Innings of : HYTHE 274 for 2 (16 Overs)

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