Sat 18th June 2011

3rd XI's 100% record goes aat last

PYLEWELL PARK II   175 - 4 (red target), SWAY III  191. Pylewell won by 6 wickets

With Pylewell missing most of Friday's downpour the game on Saturday was one of the few to go ahead, but unfortunately for Sway it ended their unbeaten start to the season and to compound matters Pylewell also took top spot form the visitors winning in the end by six wickets.

Joe Tarrent ended Pete Hammett's 100% record on winning the toss and elected to field opening the bowling himself with Ross Clark and Andy Straw becoming the fifth different opening pair used in Sway's 7 league games so far. These two got away to a brisk start ended when Tarrent ( 1 - 44 ) bowled Clark for 14 this heralded the welcome return of the Pieman Francois Joseph Frederic Charton who was straight into the buffet as he and Straw took the total on to 56 after 9 overs before an eventful 10th over during which Charton hit 2 sixes and a late call of non saw Straw run out for 25 but at 70-2 off 10 overs Sway were well placed. Jacob Moore came in at no. 4 as Charton accelerated bringing up his 50 with a six before being caught during Simon Pallister's first over having hit 3 x 6 and 6 x 4 in making 57 from 35 balls. Pallister picked up two more quick wickets bowling Moore for 11 and having last weeks hero Charlie Smith caught in the covers leaving Will Baughan and Sam Harvey to rebuild the innings, both looked in good form but after a short break for rain Baughan fell for 14 and Harvey became Pallister's 4th victim caught for 22. The last 4 batsmen dug in and managed to use up the overs as Chris Cooper 2 -24 had Jack Ford bowled and Hammett stumped with Steve Drayton hitting a quick 13 before being bowled with the final delivery leaving Matthew Brearley not out and the total on 191 which was probably less than it should have been after being 126-4 at halfway.

The adjusted score was worked out as Pylewell needing to make 172 off 38 overs and Simon Ashby and veteran Sway resident Chris Todd opened the batting getting going quickly before Todd was caught by Drayton off of Brearley ( 1 - 20 ) with the score at 27. Ashby was scoring briskly and being joined by the in form Chris Melluish Sway needed wickets but unfortunately Charton dropped an uber dolly catch offered by Ashby off of Drayton and that was effectively game over. Harvey (2-42 ) trapped the big hitting Melluish lbw for 39 ( 3 x 6 ) and also had Carl Brooks caught by Smith and Ford finally had Ashby out for 64 ( 1 x 6 and 11 x 4 ) caught by Charton but Chris and Martin Cooper saw Pylewell home being 34 and 5 not out giving Pylewell 23 points and Sway 8.