HAMPSHIRE COUNTY DIVISION 3
| HYTHE 1st XI vs PURBROOK & PORTSDOWN 2nd XI |
Saturday 14th August
| 1's Slip To Another Defeat |
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| Tom RICHARDS 51 |
Hythe First XI slipped to their third defeat of the season when they were beaten by Purbrook at Jones Lane by 20 runs.
Hythe started well and had the visitors struggling at 99 for 7 but a 101 - 8th wicket partnership between J.McCoy 94 & I.Limb 36 took Purbrook to a healthy 221 all out at the close.
For Hythe Russell Moore 4-23 off 9 bowled well as did Ossie Shaikh 1 for 27 off 10.
In reply Hythe started well 80 for 0 after 14 overs. But then Hythe lost both openers in quick succession - Richards for 51 & Matt Young for 22. Millar & Howe added 44 in 9 overs and at drinks Hythe were 110-2 compared to Purbrook's 61 for 5. Howe (batting with a runner) hit two big sixes before being bowled by McCoy senior for 27. Page 3 soon followed. G.McCoy added two more quick wickets - James 13 and Froggett 9 and Hythe were 177 for 6 with 6 overs remaining. Millar was finally bowled by McCoy for 40 - Shaikh hit a 6 in his 13* but the rest of the batting folded - Hythe 201 all out - veteran G.McCoy 6 for 37.
Toss Won by : Hythe & Dibden
Innings of : PURBROOK 221 All Out (44.4 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | |
| 1. W.Musselwhite | Bowled | Shaikh | 6 | |
| 2. C.Pay | Ct. Young | Moore | 3 | |
| 3. +L.Dennan | Ct. Last | Moore | 15 | |
| 4. J.Iles | Bowled | Froggett | 25 | |
| 5. G.Maish | Ct. Millar | Saunders | 4 | |
| 6. J.Spears | Ct. Page | Saunders | 11 | |
| 7. J.McCoy | St. Millar | Moore | 94 | |
| 8. *G.McCoy | Bowled | Saunders | 10 | |
| 9. I.Limb | Ct. Shaikh | Richards | 36 | |
| 10. C.Berry | Ct. Millar | Moore | 0 | |
| 11. J.Barbeer | Not | Out | 1 | |
| Extras - 16 | TOTAL | 221 All Out | ||
Fall of Wkts : 9-1, 9-2, 43-3, 57-4, 61-5, 81-6, 99-7, 198-8, 199-9
Hythe Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| O.Shaikh | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| R.Moore | 9.4 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| R.Saunders | 9 | 1 | 57 | 3 |
| R.Froggett | 5 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| R.Last | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| T.Richards | 8 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
Innings of : HYTHE & DIBDEN 201 All Out (43.5 Overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs |
| 1. M.Young | Caught | Musselwhite | 22 |
| 2. T.Richards | Bowled | J.McCoy | 51 |
| 3. +Z.Millar | Bowled | G.McCoy | 40 |
| 4. *M.Howe | Bowled | G.McCoy | 27 |
| 5. J.Page | Caught | Limb | 3 |
| 6. R.James | Bowled | G.McCoy | 13 |
| 7. R.Froggett | Bowled | G.McCoy | 9 |
| 8. R.Last | Bowled | Musselwhite | 3 |
| 9. O.Shaikh | Not | Out | 13 |
| 10. R.Moore | Caught | G.McCoy | 1 |
| 11. R.Saunders | Caught | G.McCoy | 0 |
| Extras - 19 | TOTAL | 201 All Out | |
Fall of Wkts : 81-1, 82-2, 126-3, 131-4, 136-5, 177-6, 182-7, 186-8, 198-9
Purbrook Bowling
| Bowler | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts |
| C.Berry | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| J.Barber | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| J.McCoy | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| W.Musselwhite | 9 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| I.Limb | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| G.McCoy | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| COMPARISONS |
| Overs | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| Purbrook | 9-2 | 24-2 | 45-2 | 59-4 | 76-5 | 101-7 | 151-7 | 180-7 |
| Hythe & Dibden | 17-0 | 49-0 | 82-1 | 97-2 | 124-2 | 131-3 | 150-4 | 180-6 |
RESULT : PURBROOK & PORTS (23pts) Beat HYTHE (11pts) by 20 Runs |