| After two games being rained off, Sheringham
were hopeful of finally completing a game against visitors Swanton Morley. Sheringham took
the field first on an overcast day and gained the wicket of Davies early on following a
fantastic throw from Garrard. Wickets seemed a forgotten virtue though as Sheringham
bowled tight lines for no reward. Forder and Packham played both played tidy innings
with a strong 66 partnership before Packham was removed by D King for 25. Skipper Garrard
then effected yet another run out with a fine direct hit to remove Thompson for 4. Forder
moved onto 51 before being well caught by J Wright to give S Hudson his first wicket. This
combination worked twice over as both Ryan and Loy gave catches to the safe hands of
Wright to give Hudson fine figures of 3-34.
This collapse saw both Newell and Cotton fall to Neave however a final flurry from
Walters and Tanner gave Swanton a respectable total of 157.
In reply, Sheringham began positively with Mckensie and Taylor moving the score along
quickly until Taylor was caught for 6. Hudson followed soon after for 0 thanks to a good
catch from Ryan. King joined the explosive Mckensie in the middle as the lobsters looked
to finish the game off quickly.
Mckensie struck the ball very firmly all around the ground to move his score along to
52 before being adjugded leg before from Forder. King (14) and Balding (1) followed soon
after with Sheringham needing 58 more runs to win but only 6 wickets left. Wright fell for
13 after another explosive performance and it was left to Hudson and W Neave to bring the
boat home. A fine performance was displayed by 14yr old Neave as he struck the ball very
firmly all around the ground to score a very quick 40 not out, well supported by S Hudson
(8) as Sheringham sealed a much needed victory by 3 wickets. |
