Hampshire League County 2
HYTHE 1st XI vs SARISBURY ATH 2nd XI
Saturday 24th July
HYTHE LOSE OUT DESPITE SUPER SHOW FROM DE JAGER & HOWE
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| Adriaan de JAGER 132* | Matt HOWE 111 |
| 9x6's 4x4's | 12x4's 1x6 |
| 175 Run Partnership | |
579 Runs scored in 90 overs for the loss of just 8 wickets - a brilliant 175 partnership between Adriaan de Jager and Matt Howe ( his first league ton) yet Hythe still end up on the losing end by 11 runs. Now with a 2-9 record Hythe go to Ropley next week in what has to be a must win game. Ropley lie one position below Hythe 2 places above the drop zone.
Sarisbury went into the game on the back of a 2 consecutive defeats and batted first on a dust bowl of a wicket. C.Day and J.Hoskins put on 164 for the first wicket in 29 overs as Hythe fielded like a side out of dads army. Ben Smith captured the wicket of Hopkins for 78 and Hythe had to wait until the 35th over with the score on 209 to get a second. - Day caught by Tom Porter off Matt Howe for a very good 105.
M.Bond was run out by Froggett for 10 with the score on 254 and Hythe captured another bowling point when at 280 - Saunders bowled Evans for 13. Sarisbury finishing on 295 for 4 - Richie Froggett 0-45 off 10 the most economical for the Green Caps.
Needing 6.5 an over Hythe were back to the Rob James - Matt Howe opening partnership. The pair added 49 before James was caught off Bond for 12 in the 7th over. Sean Tongs was then run out for 1 and another Hythe collapse looked on the cards. But a brilliant 175 run partnership in 30 overs between Matt Howe and Adriaan de Jager kept Hythe in the game. Howe reached his first league century inc 11x4's and a six before falling to a catch off Hoskins.
Hythe then lost Wright bowled by Hoskins for 5 before De Jager brought up his ton inc 6x4's & 4x6's. Richie Froggett and de Jager added 47 in 6 overs but with 31 needed off the last proved too much and Hythe finished 11 runs short. de Jager finishing on 132 not out - 9x6's & 4x4's
Innings of : SARISBURY ATH 295 For 4 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. C.Day | Ct. Porter | Howe | 105 |
| 2. J.Hoskins | Bowled | Smith | 78 |
| 3. M.Reeves | Not | Out | 62 |
| 4. M.Bond | Run (Froggett) | Out | 10 |
| 5. A.Evans | Bowled | Saunders | 13 |
| 6. J.Floyd | Not | Out | 3 |
| 7. D.Millward | |||
| 8. K.Hammond | |||
| 9. T.Kitcher | |||
| 10. R.Cooper | |||
| 11. F.Moon | |||
| Extras - 24 | TOTAL | 295 For | 4 |
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| A.de Jager | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| R.Froggett | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| B.Smith | 8 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| R.Saunders | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| S.Wright | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| M.Howe | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
Innings of : HYTHE 284 For 4 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. R.James | Caught | Bond | 12 |
| 2. M.Howe | Caught | Hoskins | 111 |
| 3. S.Tongs | Run | Out | 1 |
| 4. A. de Jager | Not | Out | 132 |
| 5. S.Wright | Bowled | Hoskins | 5 |
| 6. R.Froggett | Not | Out | 13 |
| 7. T.Porter | |||
| 8. *S.Dixon | |||
| 9. B.Smith | |||
| 10. +K.James | |||
| 11. R.Saunders | |||
| Extras - 10 | TOTAL | 284 For | 4 |
Sarisbury Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| F.Moon | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| T.Kitcher | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| M.Bond | 10 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| J.Hoskins | 10 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| K.Hammond | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| C.Day | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
RESULT : SARISBURY ATH (21pts) Beat HYTHE (9pts) by 11 Runs