Worthing 267 for 5 dec (off 34
overs) beat Chichester 140 All Out (off 34.1 overs)
Worthing made their way into the
final with an assured win at the Manor Ground on what was a fine summer’s
afternoon. Having lost the toss, Worthing were put into bat and immediately
began to pile on the runs at a brisk rate. All of the Worthing top order got
good starts and on another day would have perhaps got a hundred but the
occasional slack short combined with some good catching gave the visitors a
measure of control. The pick of the batsmen were Aaron Tugnutt and James Allen
both scoring 61 against a varied Chichester attack who were willing to give
everyone a bowl on the last day of the week. Allen’s 24 in the 34th
over including three sixes was the trigger for the declaration.
Chichester started steadily
enough as their two openers took the score into the mid 40’s but a double
bowling change in the form of Nick Oxley and Jamie Piper, each bagging a pair
in quick succession, effectively saw the end of Chichester’s hopes of reaching
Worthing’s total. With the field in, James Stemp and Charlie Futcher cashed in
on some indifferent slow bowling but the return of the seamers saw the last 4
wickets go down in as many overs, Martyn Swift finishing on 3 for 22. Another
great performance from the U16s, particularly with the bat, who now look
forward to a final against Ansty on Sunday.
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