Hampshire League County 2
BRAMSHAW vs HYTHE 1ST XI
Saturday 19th June
BRAMSHAW GIVE HYTHE CONCERNS WITH THRASHING
Mike EDWARDS 30 & 2 Wkts
A second consecutive 100+ run defeat for the First XI has seen Hythe slip very close to the bottom places in County 2. Bramshaw on their pint sized ground amassed 297 for 4 in 45 overs after a double century opening stand. Hythe in reply struggled to 196 all out.
Bramshaw won the toss and elected to bat first as the rounhills ground looked as picturesque as usual. A.Hart and T.Arnold scored 61 wthout loss off the first 10 overs and 135 for 0 at drinks as the Hythe bolwers toiled in the heat. Both players brought up their fifties and Hart took little time in getting to his ton inc 13x4's & 5x6's.
Hythe finally got the breakthrough in the 31st over with the score on 203. Hart bowled by Mike Edwards for 119. Arnold was then run out by de Jager for 74 in the 33rd over - 221 for 2. Edwards claimed a second wicket when he bolwed De Monte for 20. Matt Howe picked up Ridgeway thanks to a catch from Robbie James for 25. Bramshaw finishing on 297 for 4. Hythe's most economical bowler - Matt Howe 1-35 off 7.
With a daunting chase a head Hythe - Robbie James got them off to a flyer scoring 2x4's and a 6 in the first 2 overs. But revenge was round the corner and Reeve bowled Matt Howe for 0. Straight after James was also walking up the roundhills slope to the pavilion - caught off Coombes for 14. A partnership of 81 then occured between Mike Edwards & Addie de Jager before Edwards was caught off M.Reeve for 30 - Hythe 97 for 3 off 17. At the same stage Bramshaw were 110 for 0.
Kev James joined de Jager and after a 38 run partnership de Jager finally went - bowled by Arnold for 65. James soon followed for 8 - Hythe 138 for 5. Richie Froggett then run out skipper Dixon for 9 and Tom Porter picked up a duck 166 for 7. Froggett scored 19 before being caught off Muray @ 182-8. Tom Barge and Rob Saunders could only manage 1 each leaving Ben Smith stranded on 14 not out. - Hythe 196 all out
Innings of : BRAMSHAW 297 For 4 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. *A.Hart | Bowled | Edwards | 119 |
| 2. +T.Arnold | Run (de Jager | ) Out | 74 |
| 3. Z.DeMonte | Bowled | Edwards | 20 |
| 4. A.Ridgeway | Ct. R.James | M.Howe | 25 |
| 5. M.Reeve | Not | Out | 25 |
| 6. M.Alford | Not | Out | 5 |
| 7. L.Reeve | |||
| 8. B.Arnold | |||
| 9. J.Murray | |||
| 10. J.Martin | |||
| 11. J.Coombes | |||
| Extras - 29 | TOTAL | 297 For | 4 |
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| A.de Jager | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| R.Froggett | 6 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| B.Smith | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| R.Saunders | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| M.Edwards | 7 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
| M.Howe | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
Innings of : HYTHE 196 All Out (38.1 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. R.James | Caught | Coombes | 14 |
| 2. M.Howe | Bowled | L.Reeve | 0 |
| 3. A. de Jager | Bowled | Arnold | 65 |
| 4. M.Edwards | Caught | M.Reeve | 30 |
| 5. +K.James | Caught | Arnold | 8 |
| 6. *S.Dixon | Run | Out | 9 |
| 7. R.Froggett | Caught | Murray | 19 |
| 8. T.Porter | Bowled | Arnold | 0 |
| 9. B.Smith | Not | Out | 14 |
| 10. T.Barge | Caught | Arnold | 1 |
| 11. R.Saunders | Caught | Martin | 1 |
| Extras - 36 | TOTAL | 196 All | Out |
Bramshaw Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| L.Reeve | 6 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| J.Coombes | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| J.Martin | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| M.Reeve | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| B.Arnold | 10 | 3 | 26 | 4 |
| Z.DeMonte | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| J.Murray | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
RESULT : BRAMSHAW (24pts) Beat HYTHE (7pts) by 101 Runs