Worthing (139 for 4 off 20
overs) beat Horsham Trinity (132 for 8 off 20) by 7 runs
A fine sunny afternoon greeted
the two teams for what would be a thrilling encounter at the Manor Ground for a
place in the final at Sussex CCC, Hove on Wednesday. Having lost the toss
Worthing were invited to bat and got off to a solid start as Harry Dunn (20)
and Michael Askew (27) took the score to just shy of 40 before the fall of the
first wicket in the 6th over. Aaron Tugnutt coming in at No.3,
continued his form with the bat this summer hitting 36 in just 35 balls,
including 6 fours, ably supported by James Allen with a useful cameo of 24 not
out. However, with just 17 runs coming off the last 3 overs, the total, while
challenging, was not the ‘Everest’ Worthing were perhaps hoping for.
Horsham Trinity also got off to good
start equalling Worthing’s 37 in the opening 5-over power-play. Two well-taken low
catches by Martyn Swift, off the bowling of James Allen and Jamie Piper, was
enough to see the demise of the two openers while Nick Oxley, perhaps the pick
of Worthing’s attack, bowled economically making runs hard to come by in the
middle of the innings. However, David Rogers was batting well for his side and
was the mainstay of Horsham’s pursuit of victory as they closed within 12 runs
of the target at the end of the 19th over. With the game in the balance, a truly
match-turning moment as Rogers appeared to hit a straight six only for James
Allen to pluck the ball one-handed above his head running round from the long-off
boundary. It was a catch in a million for James and effectively won the match
for the home side. Due credit to Horsham Trinity who batted well throughout
their innings, who never gave up and took the manner of their defeat graciously
having been so close to winning. On such small margins……
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