BOURNEMOUTH IV's v HYTHE 2nd XI
Hampshire Reg South West 2
Saturday 30th July
GURU ON SONG AS HYTHE 2'S MOVE INTO 2nd .
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| Sean TONGS 103* |
Hythe 2nd XI comfortably beat Bournemouth IV's by 79 Runs to move into second place in South West 2.
Despite ground confusion Hythe enjoyed a good afternoon with the bat after being put in by Bournemouth. A second wicket stand of 86 between Sean Tongs and Simon Dixon helped Hythe recover after losing Mike Bowman early on for 12. Dixon made a fine 45. The Guru then dug into put on 121 for the 3rd wicket with Dave Guymer whose 52 included 9x4's.
Tongs went onto score another fine ton - 103* inc 14 x 4's. Thats his 4th league ton putting him only behind Dave Price 7 in the all time Hythe records. Hythe finished their innings 261 for 4.
Bournemouth got off to a decent start 30 off 7 when Blackwell had Russell caught by Mills for 15. White then had Matthews stumped by Kev James for 8 - Bournemouth 46 for 2. Tufrey and Message then added 55 for the 3rd wicket before Prentice claimed both wickets. Bournemouths middle order then disintergratted largely to the bowling of Luke Mills who took 4-30. Bournemouth all out for 182. Ian Prentice took 3-39.
24 points for Hythe and with 4 games left the top of the table couldn't be closer.
| Team | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | Bat Pts | Bowl Pts | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore II | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 47 | 199 | 19.90 |
| Hythe & Dibden II | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 46 | 237 | 19.75 |
| Ellingham II | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 47 | 232 | 19.33 |
| Brockenhurst | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 43 | 188 | 18.80 |
| Totton & Eling III | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 47 | 204 | 18.55 |
Toss Won by : Bournemouth
Innings of : HYTHE 261 For 4 (42 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. S.Tongs | Not | Out | 103 |
| 2. *M.Bowman | Caught | Ruckley | 12 |
| 3. S.Dixon | Caught | Snell | 45 |
| 4. D.Guymer | Caught | Snell | 52 |
| 5. L.Mills | Stumped | Rutland | 8 |
| 6. +K.James | Not | Out | 0 |
| 7. I.White | |||
| 8. I.Prentice | |||
| 9. L.Blackwell | |||
| 10. S.Page | |||
| 11. C.Luscombe | |||
| Extras - 41 | TOTAL | 261 For | 4 |
Fall of Wkts : 19-1, 118-2, 226-3, 255-4.
Bournemouth Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkt |
| J.Palmer | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| J.Ruckley | 10 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| M.Rutland | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| J.Snell | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| S.Russell | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| D.Message | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Innings of : BOURNEMOUTH IV's 182 All Out (40.1 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. S.Russell | Ct. Mills | Blackwell | 15 |
| 2. A.Tuffrey | Ct.K.James | Prentice | 56 |
| 3. Lu.Matthews | St. K.James | White | 8 |
| 4. D.Message | Bowled | Prentice | 27 |
| 5. P.Lloyd | Bowled | Mills | 8 |
| 6. L.Matthews | Ct. White | Prentice | 3 |
| 7. J.Ruckley | St. K.James | Mills | 32 |
| 8. J.Snell | L.B.W | Mills | 5 |
| 9. M.Rutland | Ct. Luscombe | Blackwell | 0 |
| 10. P.Smith | Not | Out | 0 |
| 11. J.Palmer | Bowled | Mills | 0 |
| Extras - 28 | TOTAL | 182 All Out | |
Fall of Wkts : 30-1, 46-2, 101-3, 131-4, 136-5, 136-6, 158-7, 178-8, 179-9
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkt |
| L.Blackwell | 9 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| I.White | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| S.Page | 7 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| I.Prentice | 8 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| L.Mills | 6.1 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
RESULT : HYTHE 2nd XI (24 Pts) Beat BOURNEMOUTH IV's (8 Pts) by 79 Runs |
