Hampshire South West 2
HYTHE 2nd XI vs RINGWOOD
Saturday 14th May
HYTHE WIN AS DIXON & GUYMER GO RUN CRAZY
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| Simon DIXON 103* | Dave GUYMER 82* |
| Unbeaten 200 Run Partnership | |
An unbeaten 200 partnership between Simon Dixon & Dave Guymer sealed the win for Hythe 2nd XI after they were struggling at 17 for 4 chasing 214 to win. Simon Dixon 103* scored his maiden league ton which inc 17x4's whilst the recently returned Dave Guymer scored 82* inc 14x4's.
Ringwood won the toss and elected to bat first at Jones Lane. A tight start from Luke Blackwell (0-13 off 6) and Sam Page (0-21 off 6) saw the visitors at only 34-0 off 12 overs. Both players then got reward for their hard work - Blackwell had Seymour caught by Mills for 9 and then next over Page bowled Slater for 17. Ringwood 35 for 2.
At 71 White had Leadbetter judged LBW for 16, and at drinks the visitors were 77 for 3. With spin at both ends Hythe had to wait til the 30th over to claim their 4th wicket when Jones was LBW to White for 16 - Ringwood 118 for 4 which became 119 for 5 when Mills had Pierson trapped LBW for 1.
Brockway and Binghorn then added 24 for the 6th wicket before Brockway was caught by Dixon off White for 61. - 143 for 6 but a 7th wicket partnership of 70 took Ringwood to 213 for 6 at the close. Hythe's best bowling figures Chalky White 3 for 52 off 10 whilst Blackwell 1-31 off 9 was the most economical.
Hythe got off to the worst of starts - skipper Mike Bowman out LBW to Gould for 4 in the first over. The reliable Tongs then run himself out for 2 and when Leadbetter then claimed two wickets in the 6th over the Green Caps were 17 for 4. Simon Dixon and Dave Guymer then took over. By the 10 over mark Hythe had moved onto 35 for 4 and at drinks with both batsman now in full flow - Hythe were 113 for 4.
Dixon passed his fifty with a single whilst Guymer reached his with 2x 4's. The Ringwood lads had no answer to the attacking stroke play and by the 30 over mark Hythe 176 for 4. Hythe reached their mark in just 34.3 overs with the final scoring shot bringing up Si Dixon's ton 103*. Dave Guymer finishing on 82*. A great performance by the Green Caps who were without top marksman Wayne Effeny.
Toss Won by : Ringwood
Innings of : RINGWOOD 213 For 6 (42 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. C.Seymour | Ct. Mills | Blackwell | 9 |
| 2. L.Slater | Bowled | Page | 17 |
| 3. S.Leadbetter | L.B.W | White | 16 |
| 4. M.Brockway | Ct. Dixon | White | 61 |
| 5. A.Jones | L.B.W | White | 16 |
| 6. C.Pierson | L.B.W | Mills | 1 |
| 7. M.Bingham | Not | Out | 37 |
| 8. A.Gould | Not | Out | 29 |
| 9. A.Doe | |||
| 10. T.Wilson | |||
| 11. T.Melbourne | |||
| Extras - 27 | TOTAL | 213 For | 6 |
Fall of Wkts : 35-1, 35-2, 71-3, 118-4, 119-5, 143-6
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkt |
| L.Blackwell | 9 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| S.Page | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| I.White | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| L.Mills | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| D.Guymer | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Innings of : HYTHE 217 For 4 (34.3 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. *M.Bowman | L.B.W | Gould | 4 |
| 2. S.Tongs | Run | Out | 4 |
| 3. S.Dixon | Not | Out | 103 |
| 4. J.Page | L.B.W | Leadbetter | 0 |
| 5. L.Mills | Bowled | Leadbetter | 2 |
| 6. D.Guymer | Not | Out | 82 |
| 7. +Z.Millar | |||
| 8. I.White | |||
| 9. J.Knight-Owen | |||
| 10. S.Page | |||
| 11. L.Blackwell | |||
| Extras - 22 | TOTAL | 217 For | 4 |
Fall of Wkts : 4-1, 12-2, 15-3, 17-4
RESULT : HYTHE 2nd XI (22 Pts) Beat RINGWOOD (9 Pts) by 6 Wkts |
