Worthing 119 for 6 after 20 overs lost to Chichester by 5 wickets, 120 for 5 after 20 overs.
Worthing came out 2nd best in this tightly contested Quarter-Final which went all the way to the last ball. Played on Friday evening under a perfect blue sky at the Manor, Worthing got off to a bright enough start having been put into bat. The two openers, Harry Dunn and Martyn Swift, had the score up to 52 after 7 overs but when they departed in quick succession, the run rate faltered as Worthing, partly through some careless play lost crucial wickets. Critically, 3 overs passed in the mid-innings with only 2 runs added and it was left to James Allen and Mason Crane in the lower mid-order to boost the total to a respectable, if not outstanding, 119 at the close, on what looked a good track.
Chichester got off to a solid enough start as their two openers, untroubled, took their reply past 50 in the 9th over. The arrival of Mason Crane, the pick of the Worthing bowlers, saw the first wicket fall on 52 and hereafter the game hung in the balance as runs and wickets were exchanged between the two sides. It has to be said that Worthing fielded very well throughout which only served to highlight the occasional lapse as the run chase gathered momentum. When the 5th wicket went down in the 18th over with the score on 107 the game looked to be within Worthing's grasp but with only 5 runs required from the last over, MOTM, Jim Wild, steered Chichester home with a single off the last ball.
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