NEW FOREST INDOOR LEAGUE
Result From 15th Febrary
HYTHE & DIBDEN 1's vs NEW MILTON 1's
New Milton Take Division 1 Title In Final
Hythe 1's took Champions New Milton to the final over last night before going down by 4 wickets.
In a game that New Milton needed to win to take the title - Hythe batted first and against some good bowling made 100 for 2 off their 12 overs. Matt Howe again lead the way, retiring (26*). Mike Bowman chipped in with (10) and the innings finished with Richie Froggett (11*) and Robbie James (15*)
New Milton got off to a decent start in reply before Howe run out Armstrong for 11. Beck carried his bat to retire on (28*) putting on useful partnership with Steve Taylor (18) before Froggett run out the latter. Linge (16*) and L.Beck (13*) however saw New Milton home with 4 balls to spare despite useful bowling performances from Matt Howe 0-21 off 3 and Jon Weall 0-13 off 2.2 overs.
Hythe 1's finished the season in a respectable 6th place, superbly lead by Matt Howe who finished the season with a batting average of 114.00.
Jon Weall topped the Hythe bowling with a Economy Rate of 7.93 per over - pretty decent for the indoor game
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Hythe - 100 for 2 (12 Overs)
| *Matt Howe | Retired | Not Out | 26 |
| +James Page | Run | Out | 1 |
| Mike Bowman | Ct Linge | Beck | 10 |
| Richie Froggett | Not | Out | 11 |
| Robbie James | Not | Out | 15 |
| Jon Weall | |||
| Extras- 36 | |||
| Total - | 100 For | 2 |
New Milton Bowling
| J.Raftery | 3-0-15-0 |
| S.Taylor | 3-0-26-0 |
| L.Beck | 3-0-26-1 |
| E.Linge | 3-0-30-0 |
Innings of : New Milton - 102 For 2 (11.2 Overs)
| R.Beck | Retired | Not Out | 28 |
| C.Armstrong | Run Out | (Howe) | 11 |
| S.Taylor | Run Out | (Froggett) | 18 |
| E.Linge | Not | Out | 16 |
| L.Beck | Not | Out | 13 |
| J.Raftery | |||
| Extras- 16 | |||
| Total - | 102 For | 2 |
Hythe Bowling
| Mike Bowman | 3-0-33-0 |
| Richie Froggett | 3-0-33-0 |
| Matt Howe | 3-0-21-0 |
| Jon Weall | 2.2-0-13-0 |
Result : New Milton Won by 4 Wkts