HAMPSHIRE COUNTY DIVISION 3
| PAULTONS vs HYTHE 1st XI |
Saturday 29th July
| Howe Leads Hythe 1's Back On Track For Promotion |
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| Matt HOWE 63 |
Hythe First XI returned to form with a comfortable 6 wicket win over Paultons II's. Matt Howe lead by examle with a well put together 63.
Paultons won the toss and elected to bat first. Hythe's opening bowlers soon had them thinking otherwise as the owls lost their first 5 wickets for just 35 runs. Ossie Shaikh taking 3 wickets and Josh Mead on First team debut two wickets. J.Harris and J.Wickenden 20 took the score to 79 before Saunders had Wickenden caught by Young - 79-6.
The recovery came through veteran John Harris 65* & G.Pike 38 adding 69 for the 7th wicket. Pike falling to Richards just before the close - Paultons finishing on 174-7.
Hythe opened with Tom Richards joining Matt Young and the pair added 39 for the first wicket in 7 overs before Young was caught behind for 16. Richards fell the same way (both off Wickenden) out for 20 with the score on 51. A partnership of 66 between Matt Howe and Zac Millar in 15 overs cemented Hythe's innings. Millar out for 16 in the 30th over.
Howe brought up a fine fifty which inc 6x4's. After then hitting a six off Weaver the bowler took revenge having him caught at mid wicket for 63. Dave Guymer 23* & Rob James 17* then saw the job done adding an unbeaten 43 partnership for the 5th wicket. Hythe winning with 17 balls spare.
Toss Won by : Paultons
Innings of : PAULTONS 2nd XI - 174 For 7 (45 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | |
| 1. M.Lamb | Bowled | Shaikh | 3 | |
| 2. S.Hills | Bowled | Shaikh | 17 | |
| 3. D.Morrison | Bowled | J.Mead | 0 | |
| 4. M.Weaver | Bowled | Shaikh | 0 | |
| 5. M.Dovetto | Bowled | J.Mead | 5 | |
| 6. J.Wickenden | Ct. Young | Saunders | 20 | |
| 7. +J.Harris | Not | Out | 65 | |
| 8. G.Pike | St. Millar | Richards | 38 | |
| 9. R.Pike | Not | Out | 2 | |
| 10. S.Price | ||||
| 11. B.Warnhen | ||||
| Extras - 24 | TOTAL | 174 For 7 | ||
Fall of Wkts : 19-1, 23-2, 24-3, 29-4,35-5, 79-6, 169-7
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| O.Shaikh | 10 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| J.Mead | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| R.Saunders | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| R.Last | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| T.Richards | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| M.Howe | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Innings of : HYTHE & DIBDEN 175 For 4 (42.1 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. M.Young | Ct. Harris | Warhen | 16 |
| 2. T.Richards | Ct. Harris | Warnhen | 20 |
| 3. +Z.Millar | Run | Out | 16 |
| 4. *M.Howe | Caught | Weaver | 63 |
| 5. D.Guymer | Not | Out | 23 |
| 6. R.James | Not | Out | 17 |
| 7.T.Porter | |||
| 8. R.Last | |||
| 9. O.Shaikh | |||
| 10. J.Mead | |||
| 11. R.Saunders | |||
| Extras - 18 | TOTAL | 175 For 4 | |
Fall of Wkts : 39-1, 51-2, 117-3, 132-4
Paultons Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| S.Price | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| R.Pike | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| B.Warnhen | 10 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| M.Weaver | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| D.Morrison | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| G.Pike | 1.1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| COMPARISONS |
| Overs | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| Paultons | 19-1 | 17-3 | 37-5 | 47-5 | 87-6 | 120-6 | 145-6 | 145-6 |
| Hythe & Dibden | 26-0 | 45-1 | 50-1 | 69-2 | 97-2 | 115-3 | 133-4 | 162-4 |
RESULT : HYTHE (22pts) Beat PAULTONS (7pts) by 6 Wkts |