Saturday 2nd XI
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Sat 31 May 2014
Addiscombe Cricket Club
Saturday 2nd XI
259/8
273/9
Purley
A's fall short on ill tempered day

A's fall short on ill tempered day

Peter Cowlin3 Jun 2014 - 09:54
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On a day where tempers frayed it was Purley who triumphed

On an overcast day the A's 2nd string won the toss and elected to field with a slightly damp pitch and the cloud cover promising movement. However they soon discovered that this wasn't to be.
Purley were able to amass a very good score after a combination of loose bowling, dropped catches, blatant umpiring mishaps and strong batting. None of the A's bowlers were particularly on song and although James Ramsey picked up four wickets, only Ali Rajah was able to restrict Purley during his spell, only going for 22. Purley finished on 273-9 from their 50 overs.
Addiscombe started their response well with Barry Lineker (52) and Craig Stevens still together at drinks and the score on 107-0. However, the A's did not accelerate quickly enough from the strong base and were eventually 20 short of their target when Usama Rajah and Pete Cowlin had been dismissed after briefly scaring Purley. A finishing total of 259-8 was a disappointing end to the day.

Next week the 2nd XI will look to put this behind them by travelling to Trinity Mid Whitgiftians looking to secure their second win of the season.

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Sat 31 May 2014

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13:00

Meet time

12:00
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