Hampshire League County 2
HOOK & N.BASICS 2nd XI vs HYTHE 1st XI
Saturday 26th June
250 RUNS NOT ENOUGH - AS BOWLERS WILT IN THE HEAT
Sean TONGS 70
An Excellent 104* from Hooks G.Buckingham dented Hythe's hopes of a win after the Green Caps had batted first and scored 252 for 7. In a high scoring game the home side got home with 4 wickets and 5 overs to spare.
Earlier Sean Tongs (70) and Adriaan de Jager (56 inc 10x4's & 2x6's) added 88 for the 3rd wicket plus a late 46 not out from Ben Kendrick took Hythe to their highest score of the season. Kendrick's innings included 4x4's & 2x6's.
Hythe won the toss and elected to bat first on the httest day of the year so far. Robbie James and skipper Matt Howe gave Hythe a solid start with 31 off the first 8 overs before Howe was caught for 17. James and Sean Tongs then added 60 in 12 overs before James was out bowled by Batchelor just before drinks. Hythe 91 for 1 at the half way stage.
A third wicket partnership of 88 in 13 overs between Tongs and Adriaan de Jager upped the pace for the Green Caps. de Jager scored a quick fire 56 inc 10x4's & 2x6's before being caught behind off Dovey Kev Jamesd was out cheaply for 5 but Hythe passed the 200 mark with Ben Kendrick (making a welcome return) looking in good nick. At 214 Hythe lost 2 quick wickets Tongs stumped off Dovey for a very good 70 and Tom Porter 1. Hythe 216 for 6 off 42 and Kendrick let loose. He finished on 46 not out inc 4x4's & 2x6's. Hythe 252 for 7 at the close.
Hythe took to the field with confidence but an opening partnership of 94 in 18 overs set the foundation of a Hook fightback. Saunders bowled Hall for 46 and at the half way stage the homeside were 120 for 1 with Buckingham going well. The second wicket was worth 103 when at 201 Hook lost their second wicket when Allnutt was bowled by de Jager for 36. Matt Howe tried 6 bowlers trying to find a breakthrough but the green caps had to wait till the score was on 245 for the 3rd wicket - Lovelock caught off Saunders for 20. Buckingham reached his century before holing out off Saunders for 104.
Hook reached their target with 5.3 overs remaining - Rob Saunders finishing with 3-54.
Innings of : HYTHE 252 For 7 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. R.James | Bowled | Ches | 31 |
| 2. *M.Howe | Caught | Batchelor | 17 |
| 3. S.Tongs | Stumped | Dovey | 70 |
| 4. A. de Jager | Caught | Dovey | 56 |
| 5. +K.James | L.B.W | Dovey | 5 |
| 6. B.Kendrick | Not | Out | 46 |
| 7. T.Porter | Bowled | Dovey | 1 |
| 8. J.Page | L.B.W | Dovey | 1 |
| 9. B.Smith | Not | Out | 0 |
| 10. J.Weall | |||
| 11. R.Saunders | |||
| Extras - 26 | TOTAL | 252 For | 7 |
Hook & N.Basics Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| Lovelock | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bland | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Batchelor | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Ches | 10 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| B.Goodman | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| C.Lye | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| J.Dovey | 6 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| C.Hall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Innings of : HOOK & N.BASICS 255 For 4 (39.3 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. G.Buckingham | Ct. | Saunders | 104 |
| 2. C.Hall | Bowled | Saunders | 46 |
| 3. J.Allnutt | Bowled | De Jager | 36 |
| 4. K.Lovelock | Ct. | Saunders | 20 |
| 5. B.Goodman | Not | Out | 0 |
| 6. V.Gardener | Not | Out | 4 |
| 7. Bland | |||
| 8. J.Dovey | |||
| 9. C.Lye | |||
| 10. Ches | |||
| 11. Batchelor | |||
| Extras - 41 | TOTAL | 255 For | 4 |
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| A.de Jager | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| J.Weall | 8 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| R.Saunders | 9 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| B.Smith | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| B.Kendrick | 5.3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| M.Howe | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
RESULT : HOOK & N.BASICS (22pts) Beat HYTHE (9pts) by 6 Wkts