New Forest Indoor Cricket
Division 3
Sunday Decmber 5th 2010
Hythe 3's vs Sway 2's
Tough To Take As Tie Turns Into Defeat
Tom HUXLEY 1-19
Disappointed about throwing away a win Hythe 3's went home across the forest thinking they'd tied their game with Sway 2's - only to find out they lost on taking less wickets.
Sway batted first scoring 111 for 5 - Hythe were set for a win with two overs to go but the Sway bowlers fought back to earn a win by bowling Hythe all out for the same score.
Jonjo Stovell won the toss and elected to field first. Hythe opened the bowling with Kev McCarthy who was telling me on the way over that he'd only bowled 1 wide all season. Shouldn't have said that Kev - 7 runs came off the first over including a wide followed by two more wides later (to the amuzement of Dave (pie chucker) Hurrell.
A 51 opening stand for the first wicket in 6 overs gave Sway a good platform before Stevenson was bowled for 15 by Hythe's best bowler on the night Tom Huxley. Two balls later How retired bringing in 15 year old Andrew Straw to join veteran Dave Marshall. 12 came off the 6th over then in the 7th - Marshall was run out by Sam Mead for 13.
In the 9th - Straw was run out by Josh Mead for 5 - Sway 86 for 3 and two runs later older brother Sam Mead run out S.Drayton 6. With Hythe on top How returned to join Steve Keen with just over two overs to go. How quickly moved onto 40 with a six off Kev McCarthy - but super Kev got his own back next ball with a clean bowled. 107-5. Keano saw out the final two balls with some well run 3's finishing on 10 not out. Sway 111 for 5
Tom Huxley bowled 10 dot balls in his 1-19 off 3 whilst Josh Mead 0-29 off 3 deserved better, but it was a much better performance by Hythe in the field this week and it gave them a good chance.
Hythe got off to a good start in reply with 19 coming off the first 2 overs. In the 3rd though North was needlessly run out for 9. Sam Mead and skipper Stovell pushed the score along. 37 off 4 and 60 off 6. At 65 Mead was run out for 24. Josh Mead joined Stovell who thought he was playing in Adelaide hitting everything up in the air including a six (his first ever - as he turned round to tell the audience), and a dozen 1's off the roof. 7 more runs were added in the 7th over but in the 8th the impressive Straw bowled Josh Mead for 3 - Hythe 76 for 3. 13 runs came off the 9th thanks to Sways generosity with wides. Huxley added to the excitement when he was run out for 5 at 96. Stovell was then to be joined by inform Kev McCarthy.
With 9 needed off 2 overs the only runs Hythe could achieve was 2 wides off coach Marshall and then Stovell was run out for 22 leaving McCarthy looking for the 4 winning runs. Drayton surprisingly gave us a wide to bring the scores level but with 3 balls left and Super Kev looking like he couldn't hit a beach ball - was bowled by Drayton and the game was tied. An exciting game before the xmas break.
Draytons 1-19 with 9 dot balls was Sways best bowler whilst young Straw's 1-28 inc 7 dot balls proved he can perform amongst the seniors.
Toss Won By : Hythe 3's
Innings of : SWAY 2''s - 111 For 5 (12 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| R.How | Bowled | McCarthy | 40 |
| D.Stevenson | Bowled | Huxley | 15 |
| D.Marshall | Run (Sam Mead) Out | 13 | |
| A.Straw | Run (Josh Mead) Out | 5 | |
| S.Drayton | Run (Sam Mead) Out | 6 | |
| *+S.Keen | Not | Out | 10 |
| Extras - 22 | TOTAL | 111 For | 5 |
FAW: 1-51, 2-74, 3-86, 4-88, 5-107
Hythe Bowling
| Ov | D/B | Runs | Wkts | |
| K.McCarthy | 3 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
| J.Mead | 3 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| J.Stovell | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| T.Huxley | 3 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
Innings of : HYTHE 3's - 111 All Out (11.4 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| S.Mead | Run | Out | 24 |
| +T.North | Run | Out | 9 |
| *J.Stovell | Run | Out | 22 |
| J.Mead | Bowled | Straw | 3 |
| T.Huxley | Run | Out | 5 |
| K.McCarthy | Bowled | Drayton | 3 |
| Extras - 45 | TOTAL | 111 All | Out |
FAW: 1-19, 2-65, 3-76, 4-96, 5-106
Sway 2's Bowling
| Ov | DB | Runs | Wkts | |
| S.Drayton | 2.4 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| D.Marshall | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| A.Straw | 3 | 7 | 28 | 1 |
| D.Stevenson | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
RESULT : Sway Beat Hythe on Fewer Wickets Lost