Sunday Cricket continues to struggle and trying to balance sides for a close game still remains a great balancing act for the skippers. Yet Fraser in his first season as H&D Sunday skipper is doing a great job though the gaps in the scores in July doesnt reflect that.
Touring sides are even harder to balance the sides but Earlstoke came to us having beaten Merv Hughes aussie touring side and a win on the Island. However we sent them back to Wiltshire upset with the result.
Newport Gents filled a cancellation by Verwood and were chuffed to get us back for a win earlier in the season. Phoenix beat us by 10 wkts a few seasons ago ~ this time round revenge for us. Funny old game.
Wed July 3rd ~ T20 Friendly ~ Beaulieu vs H&D XI
H&D 177-2 (D.Prentice 51*, K.Chandrasekhar 51*, T.Lambley 50*) Beat Beaulieu 101-8 (L.Mills 2-8, T.Jones 2-9, J.Stovell 2-17) by 76 Runs
July 7th ~ H&D Sun XI vs Knowle Village ~ Match Rained Off
July 14th ~ H&D Sun XI vs Newport Gents
H&D 195-8 (K.Fortune 67, B.Holbrook 22) Lost Newport Gents 196-6 (A.Azzizi 3-25, F.Smith 2-29) by 4 Wkts
July 21st ~ H&D Sun XI vs Phoenix
H&D 237-5 (T.Lambley 103*, K.Fortune 66, T.Islam 31) Beat Phoenix 144 a/o (D.Whittington 3-25, F.Smith 2-15, M.Bennett 2-27 by 93 Runs
June 28th ~ H&D Sun XI vs Erlestoke & Coulston (Wiltshire)
Erlestoke & Coulston 216 a/o (F.Smith 3-38, D.Jones 2-43, D.Prentice 2-50) Lost H&D 177-5 (B.Holbrook 92*, T.Lambley 35, K.Fortune 34*, K.Chandrasekhar 31) by 5 Wkts
July's Top Batsman
Toby LAMBLEY | 103* | vs Phoenix |
Ben HOLBROOK | 92* | vs Erlestoke & Coulston |
Keegan FORTUNE | 67 | vs Newport Gents |
July's Bowlers
Dean WHITTINGTON | 3 for 25 | vs Phoenix |
Abdul AZZIZI | 3 for 25 | vs Newport Gents |
Fraser SMITH | 3 for 38 | vs Erlestoke & Coulston |
July Leading Friendly Run Scorer | July Leading Friendly Wicket Taker |
Keegan FORTUNE ~ 167 | Fraser SMITH ~ 7 |
Toby LAMBLEY ~ 138 | Abdul AZZIZI ~ 4 |
Ben HOLBROOK ~ 114 | Dan PRENTICE ~ 3 |