Hampshire League County 2
HYTHE 1st XI vs PURBROOK & PORTSDOWN 2nd XI
Saturday 3rd July
HYTHE SLIPPING TOWARDS DANGER ZONE
Sean TONGS 57*
Five defeats in a row has sent Hythe 1st XI very close to the relegation zone - The latest a 16 run defeat to lowely Purbrook
Purbrook batted first scoring 252 for 8. Hythe in reply made 232 for 7 with half centuries for Sean Tongs 57* and Adriaan de Jager 51
Purbrook won the toss and elected to bat first on a bone dry wicket @ Jones Lane. Hythe got early breakthroughs through Froggett and Weall but half centuries from J.Holder 56 and G.McCoy 50 backed up with B.Mengham 32 and P.Hawkins 26 Purbrook were able to reach 252 for 8 off their 45 overs. For Hythe Harry Smith 3-45 was the best of the bowling well supported by Jon Weall 2-53 and Richie Froggett 2-37.
Hythe lost Matt Howe 9 early in the reply but a 92 2nd wicket partnership between Rob James and Adriaan de Jager in 20 overs kept Hythe on top. Drinks Hythe 1-3 for 1 off 23. 2 overs later de Jager fell for 51 quickly followed by Rob James 45. Hythe 114 for 3 off 26. Sean Tongs and Simon Dixon then added 77 in 13 overs before Dixon was bowled by Marsh for 38. Tom Porter made a very useful 21 - taking the score with Tongs to 229 for 6 with 1 over to go.
Hythe then lost Richie Froggett 1 and Gary Howe 0 in quick succession but the game was lost - Hythe 236 for 7 at the close - 16 runs short. Sean Tongs ending 57 not out inc 5x4's and a six.
Innings of : PURBROOK 252 For 8 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. W.Musslewhite | Ct. Tongs | Froggett | 9 |
| 2. D.Cleeve | Ct. R.James | Froggett | 21 |
| 3. A.Holder | Ct. Tongs | Weall | 21 |
| 4. D.Holder | Ct & Bd | Weall | 10 |
| 5. Ca Marsh | Bowled | de Jager | 56 |
| 6. G.McCoy | Ct. Dixon | H.Smith | 50 |
| 7. B.Mengham | Bowled | H.Smith | 32 |
| 8. P.Hawkins | Ct. Froggett | H.Smith | 26 |
| 9. K.Ellis | Not | Out | 3 |
| 10. Cr Marsh | Not | Out | 5 |
| 11. J.Price | |||
| Extras - 19 | TOTAL | 252 For | 8 |
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| J.Weall | 10 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| R.Froggett | 6 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| A.de Jager | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| R.Saunders | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| H.Smith | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| M.Howe | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Innings of : HYTHE 236 For 7 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. R.James | L.B.W | McCoy | 45 |
| 2. M.Howe | Caught | Ellis | 9 |
| 3. A. de Jager | L.B.W | McCoy | 51 |
| 4. S.Tongs | Not | Out | 57 |
| 5. *S.Dixon | Bowled | Ca Marsh | 38 |
| 6. T.Porter | Stumped | Ca Marsh | 21 |
| 7. R.Froggett | Bowled | Price | 1 |
| 8. +G.Howe | Ct & Bd | Musslewhite | 0 |
| 9. J.Weall | Not | Out | 0 |
| 10. H.Smith | |||
| 11. R.Saunders | |||
| Extras - 14 | TOTAL | 236 For | 7 |
Purbrook Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| J.Price | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| K.Ellis | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| W.Musslewhite | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| G.McCoy | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| B.Mengham | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Cr. Marsh | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ca Marsh | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
RESULT : PURBROOK & PORTS (22pts) Beat HYTHE (11pts) by 16 Runs